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My Hot Dinners - Guy Pelly picks his favourite London restaurants

Information: 14 September 2012

Nightclub owner Guy Pelly first shot to fame with his first club Mahiki which he opened in 2005 and which quickly became the party venue of choice of Britain's young royals. A close friend of Prince...

Guy Pelly to open Tonteria Mexican bar on Sloane Square

Information: 14 September 2012

Guy Pelly, the man behind Mahiki and Chelsea nightclub Public is about to open a huge Mexican bar and restaurant on Sloane Square. Tonteria, which he'll open with fellow nightclub entrepreneur Marc...

Boundary Rooftop to reopen in Spring as year-round bar and grill

Information: 13 September 2012

It was one of the first proper rooftop places to eat and drink when Shoreditch took off, now the Boundary Rooftop bar and grill is going to have a fresh look when it reopens in early Spring 2013. The...

Cloudy Bay Shack pops up at Canary Wharf

Information: 13 September 2012

The end of summer is upon us - but there's still time and just enough sun for a few more outdoor pop ups. The first one we have news of today is the welcome reappearance of the Cloudy Bay Shack. This is...

Terroirs and Brawn team to take over the Green Man and French Horn on St Martin's Lane

Information: 12 September 2012

[Updated 12/9/12 with opening date and more menu details] Big news from the team behind Terroirs, Brawn and Soif - Hot Dinners hears that their next restaurant will be taking over the Green Man &...

Chooks chicken restaurant set to open in Muswell Hill

Information: 12 September 2012

Burgers have had it good for a while, but there's a new trend in town that's rivalling them for new openings. Restaurants focused on chicken have been steadily increasing in popularity, although...

Old Bengal Warehouse opening on New Street Bishopsgate

Information: 12 September 2012

[Updated 12/9/12 - All the restaurants are now open for soft launch - with 50% off food till Saturday evening] Come September, City workers will have an absolutely massive new food and drink venue...

Pitt Cue Co Best Newcomer in 2013 Zagat Survey

Information: 10 September 2012

Hot Dinners popped down (or rather up) this morning to join some of the industry’s top chefs and restaurateurs at the newly opened Duck and Waffle restaurant on the vertigo-inducing 40th floor of...

Burger Breakout to open at the Old Crown on New Oxford Street

Information: 10 September 2012

Burger Breakout was a success at its one-day pop-up event at St Chad's Place earlier this Summer. Now the man behind it, Dave Aherne (aka Cork Gourmet Guy) is joining up with the Old Crown pub on...

Nopi, Cut and Viet Hoa Mess among winners at Restaurant & Bar Design Awards

Information: 07 September 2012

The prestigious Restaurant & Bar Design Awards were held in town last night and out of 620 entries from over 60 countries, London did pretty damned well when it came to winners. City bar The Drift...

Singleton and Hix join up for a free whisky tasting pop-up

Information: 07 September 2012

Want to know what the perfect environment for tasting whisky is? Well, whisky maker Singleton is joining forces with Mark Hix and others and launching a free two-day food and whisky tasting pop-up...

Condesa tapas bar to open on Maiden Lane Covent Garden

Information: 07 September 2012

Covent Garden's Opera Quarter continues its food boom with another new restaurant opening up this month. Condesa is a tapas bar opening on Maiden Lane later this month from the people behind Barrio...

Boy Who Bakes Edd Kimber launches Maltby St Market stall

Information: 06 September 2012

Like so many other people, we freely admit to being glued to the screens during The Great British Bake Off, and when we met Mary Berry in person last year we totally lost it and became gibbering fan...

Canteen launches 1950s style transport cafe pop-up

Information: 06 September 2012

Already a dab hand at pop ups, having recently completed a long residency in Covent Garden (followed by a permanent place there), Canteen are now producing the ultimate canteen, a transport cafe in...

Danish Bar pop-up on New Oxford Street for design showcase

Information: 05 September 2012

Danish cuisine couldn't be more of the moment, so you should be excited about the prospect of a special week-long pop up from Denmark heading London's way. The Danish Bar will be on New Oxford...

Pizarro gets the double at the Food and Travel awards

Information: 04 September 2012

Food and Travel magazine's inaugural awards took place last night, with the best in the industry there to pick up their gongs. No real surprises here, with the Ledbury and Dabbous getting awards and...

Sunday Service breakfast 'lie in' at Dalston Roof Park

Information: 04 September 2012

In keeping with our breakfast-themed newsletter this week (didn't get it - sign up here) we loved the idea behind Sunday Service - a new pop-up by Le Petit Paris. They'll be dishing up breakfasts at...

Angler and 3 South Place restaurants opening up in Moorgate

Information: 03 September 2012

Update 3/9/12 - South Place is now open, with a 50% off food offer for the first week. See them on twitter.com/southplacehotel for more details. Hard on the heels of the opening of Sushisamba and...

Experimental Food Society returns with food weaponry and human cakes

Information: 03 September 2012

Last year they brought us camel ice cream and exploding cakes - and this November the Experimental Food Society Spectacular is back for more mind-bending tricks with food. The exhibition will take...

The Perkin Reveller opens right next to the Tower of London

Information: 31 August 2012

For a city that's full of some of the best museums and tourist attractions, it can be surprisingly hard to find good places to eat near London's tourist traps. So, it's always good to hear about...

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