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Soho House does rotisserie chicken with Chicken Shop in Kentish Town

Information: 20 June 2012

We've known for a while that Soho House was planning to open a new Pizza East in Kentish Town (surely a Pizza North?) but what really caught our interest at the time was the promise of a brand new...

Shortlist for 2012 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards

Information: 20 June 2012

The shortlist for the UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has just been announced and there are loads of London restaurants and bars among the finalists - we've picked them out in...

Duck & Waffle announced as 24 hour top floor restaurant at Heron Tower

Information: 20 June 2012

The company behind Sushi Samba, which will be opening on the 38th and 39th floors of the Heron Tower in the City in July, has just announced its plans for the top floor spot. Duck & Waffle will be a...

Green Goat food offer a very British street food experience

Information: 20 June 2012

With so much attention being given to the burger and all things BBQ it's a refreshing change to hear about a new street van focusing on seafood and underused cuts of meat. Green Goat Food company is...

Wahaca launching pop-up container restaurant on July 4

Information: 19 June 2012

It's all happening on the South Bank at the moment. There's the Electrolux cube, where top chefs are cooking a meal with a view, Pitt Cue co has made a triumphant return and the Lebanese restaurant Yalla...

Slow Food Week includes canape crawl round East London

Information: 19 June 2012

We're always madly busy here at Hot Dinners, so the idea of Slow Food Week which runs from 18-24 June 2012 certainly appeals. And there are a number of events on around London which you can take...

Beard to Tail restaurant to launch in Shoreditch - we take in a preview

Information: 18 June 2012

The team behind the Shoreditch cocktail institution, Callooh Callay, gave East London a high-spirited preview of their forthcoming restaurant and whisky bar at a pop-up last week. Beard To Tail set...

Pizza Pilgrims to kick off summer-long Forzawin rooftop supperclub

Information: 18 June 2012

[Updated 26/7/12 - Forza Win are moving from their current location. See their website for up-to-date details] They're the toast of Soho and their pizza van in Berwick Street is the must-have street food...

Oliver Peyton, Mary Berry and Lanesborough chef honoured by Queen

Information: 16 June 2012

Congratulations to Oliver Peyton, judge on the Great British menu and Chairman and Owner of the restaurant company Peyton and Byrne who was today awarded an honorary OBE for services to the...

My Hot Dinners - Bloomberg's Richard Vines picks his favourite London restaurants

Information: 15 June 2012

Richard Vines is Bloomberg's food critic, Chair of the UK & Ireland panel for the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and all round friend of the chefs. It wouldn't be over-the-top to say he seems to...

Try a real Olympian's food with Triple Jump sliders at Christopher's

Information: 15 June 2012

There'll be all manner of stories going up between now and August on where to eat during the Olympics (hell, we'll probably do one ourselves) but in the meantime, you could always pop down to Covent...

Writers & chefs join Rowley Leigh for special dinner team-ups

Information: 14 June 2012

Rowley Leigh, chef and owner of Le Cafe Anglais (which we can't think of without imagining its amazing parmesan custard and anchovy toast) is kicking off a series of celebrity foodie team-ups next...

Top international supperclubs partner in London for one-off dinners with Supperclub Summit

Information: 14 June 2012

[Updated 27/6 - booking now open] The list of supperclubs throughout London continues to grow and many rival some of London's best restaurants. Now foodie Florian Siepert is using his company...

Firmdale hotels opens English brasserie the Potting Shed at Dorset Square Hotel

Information: 12 June 2012

Firmdale Hotels is behind some of the nicest boutique hotels in London, their most famous probably being the Charlotte Street Hotel (and we're also fans of New York's Crosby Street hotel too). Now...

Dach & Sons and a second Purl bar come to Hampstead

Information: 11 June 2012

Fluid Movement are the people behind hit bars Purl and the Worship Street Whistling Shop and they're about to expand their empire with a move further north to Hampstead with a brand new venture...

Where to celebrate World Gin Day in London

Information: 09 June 2012

It's the rather wonderfully-named World Gin Day today - so here are some quick suggestions of where to celebrate it in London. Oxford CircusWe'll be writing up our full story on Head Barman Alex...

Caravan takes over the restored Granary Building in King's Cross

Information: 07 June 2012

There's been a gradual improvement over the past few years, but recently the regeneration of King's Cross has been increasing in pace. We've had the opening of King's Cross Central, the arrival of...

Chrysan Japanese restaurant opens in Broadgate West

Information: 06 June 2012

Way back in March we reported that top Kyoto chef Yoshihiro Murata was headed to London to open a restaurant called Chrysan in the City. Since then we've had loads of readers wanting to know more -...

New York's STK steakhouse to open at the Me by Melia London

Information: 01 June 2012

One lasting gift of the Olympics will be the huge amount of big new hotels opening up in London this year. And of them, one of the more interesting is ME by Melia, opening up in the old BBC Marconi...

Galvin at Windows new look bar opens for business

Information: 01 June 2012

Hot Dinners popped along to the top floor of the Park Lane Hilton this week to check out the new-look Galvin at Windows bar. The bar (and restaurant) are renowned for both their spectacular views...

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