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Zilli Soho closes - is Richard Caring's Bill's Cafe moving in?

Information: 04 April 2012

Aldo Zilli's not a happy bloke. Announcing the closure of his two remaining London restaurants, Zilli Fish and Zilli Cafe, he tells the Evening Standard today that rising rents are turning Soho into...

David Baddiel to host top chef charity do following Jamie Oliver chef's suicide

Information: 04 April 2012

An incredibly starry line-up of chefs is turning out at the end of the month for a charity do to raise fund for CALM, the charity working to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men under 35. The...

Chicken and steak on the menu at Hix at the Tramshed

Information: 03 April 2012

(Updated 3 April with more details.) Mark Hix has launched a fair few ventures in the last few years, but one of them has caused more trouble than the others. His project at the Tramshed in...

Nicola Horlick teams up with Trinity's Adam Byatt to open Barnes restaurant Georgina's

Information: 02 April 2012

She was the City's original superwoman - the mother of six who also held down one of the financial world's top paying jobs. Now Nicola Horlick is turning to food and opening a cafe/restaurant in...

Ben Spalding announces his departure from Roganic

Information: 01 April 2012

So the big news this weekend was the announcement by Roganic's Head Chef Ben Spalding of his departure from the restaurant. Spalding, who left Roganic on Friday tweeted the following day; "To set...

Gregg Wallace's plans for Maltby Street Market

Information: 01 April 2012

[Updated 12.00pm - Yes, you guessed it - this was our April Fool] Undaunted by critical reaction to his new restaurant in Bermondsey, Gregg Wallace is taking to the streets. Hot Dinners hears that...

Richard Corrigan and Darina Allen booked for Selfridges' Delicious Ireland event

Information: 29 March 2012

A range of top chefs (and world-famous cooks) will be heading to London next month for a special event to celebrate the best of Irish food. Selfridges is putting on the three week Delicious Ireland...

New wine tasting menus for Anna Hansen's Modern Pantry

Information: 29 March 2012

Having enjoyed Anna Hansen's dishes at her recent collaboration with Atul Kochhar at Benares, we're keen to try more of her food and the launch of a series of wine tasting menus at her Clerkenwell...

Best afternoon tea in London award for 2012 goes to The Athenaeum Hotel

Information: 28 March 2012

Looking for a top spot to take a bit of afternoon tea? You could do worse than trying The Athenaeum Hotel on Piccadilly which has just picked up a gong from the Tea Guild for 2012's Best Afternoon...

Pizarro launches Sunday brunches with Iberico burger and starts reservations

Information: 27 March 2012

May the gods that look down on London's diners be praised - one London chef has decided to take pity on those who hate walk-ins only restaurants and start taking reservations. José Pizarro's Pizarro on...

London Adam & Eve gastropub serves up pizza saltier than the sea

Information: 27 March 2012

Would you Adam and Eve it? (sorry - we honestly couldn't help ourselves) A pizza spot, the Adam & Eve gastropub in North London has hit the headlines for selling a pizza saltier than seawater. The poor old...

Vinoteca Soho to open on Beak Street

Information: 26 March 2012

[Updated 26th April 2012] Following hard on the heels of the opening of their second spot in Marylebone, the team behind Vinoteca will be opening a third restaurant in Soho next month. Vinoteca Soho...

Texture's Agnar Sverrisson and Xavier Rousset to open second 28-50 wine bar in Marylebone this June

Information: 22 March 2012

[Updated 15/5/12 - Reservations are now open on 0207 725 1330] The pair behind Michelin-starred restaurant Texture have announced plans to expand their wine-bar offshoot 28°-50° to Marylebone this...

Bar Boulud London launches new BB burger and afternoon menu

Information: 20 March 2012

When Bar Boulud London opened, it quickly became known for featuring some of the best burgers in London, and Hot Dinners has personally tried them enough times to be able to say they're worth the...

Street Kitchen to run Riverford Organic Sunday lunch pop up in Battersea

Information: 16 March 2012

A few summers ago we had the great good fortune to be one of the lucky few at a Riverford Organic roving restaurant event which turned an urban farm in Islington into a buccolic English dining spot...

London restaurant invents The Beast - Britain's biggest burger

Information: 16 March 2012

We're not regular readers of The Sun or Daily Mail here at Hot Dinners, so forgive us for not spotting the story earlier this week about a London burger joint that's come up with the mother, father...

Benito's Hat in King's Cross introduces breakfast menu

Information: 15 March 2012

Everyone's talking about the swanky new concourse at King's Cross station, so why don't you make a trip to look at the architectural wonder (Europe’s largest single span station structure...

British Airways to launch pop-up restaurant with Heston Blumenthal and Simon Hulstone in Shoreditch

Information: 14 March 2012

Last year, British Airways ran a competition to find three "Great Britons" in the fields of cinema, art and food. With all three chosen, they are being brought together in a special pop-up...

Fratelli La Bufala mozzarella restaurant opening on Shaftesbury Ave

Information: 14 March 2012

London already has a few restaurants devoted to mozzarella - Obika opened its second London spot in Canary Wharf just a month or so ago. Now we hear that Fratelli La Bufala are opening their second...

Sonny's in Barnes to reopen as Sonny's Kitchen

Information: 13 March 2012

Following on from the success of Kitchen W8 - the last joint venture between restaurateur Rebecca Mascarenhas and chef Philip Howard - the pair are joining forces for a second venture. They'll be...

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