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Craft Guild of Chefs announce their 2012 shortlist

Information: 23 April 2012

The Craft Guild of Chefs may be an industry guild, but it's always interesting to see who other chefs rate in their profession. The guild, which sees over 1500 chefs and restaurant workers vote in...

René Redzepi to launch London pop-up "A Taste Of Noma at Claridge’s"

Information: 23 April 2012

[Updated 8/5/12 - the pop-up sold out in record time] The restaurant at Claridges has been the focus of much speculation as Gordon Ramsay's tenure is due to end this year. While we're waiting to...

Workshop Clerkenwell opens for evening meals and bar snacks

Information: 20 April 2012

Looks like East London's coffee houses are expanding their market. Workshop Coffee Co (formerly known as St Ali) is the second place we've heard of in as many weeks (Shoreditch's Ozone was the...

London French Dip stall launches at Brixton Market

Information: 20 April 2012

If you're around in Brixton at the weekend, you might want to swing by the market for a new stall that's opening up this Saturday. London French Dip will serve up LA-style meat sandwiches in...

Chase Distillery to launch new terrace bar at Harvey Nichols

Information: 19 April 2012

Chase Distillery have been making a name for themselves recently, not least for their marmalade vodka. And soon they're coming to town with a new terrace bar in Harvey Nichols. The idea is to evoke...

Valentine Warner launches new pizzas at PizzaExpress

Information: 18 April 2012

Back in the 1990's a young man by the name of Valentine Warner indulged his love of pizza by working as a waiter in his local PizzaExpress restaurant. Fast forward two decades and Valentine is back...

Eat St goes west with new residency at Chelsea's Imperial Arms

Information: 17 April 2012

Big news for fans of London's street food collective, Eat St: they're heading for a new London residency, but this time it's Chelsea rather than Peckham. Last year various vans set up shop at the...

Reform Social and Grill opens in Marylebone with British bar snacks

Information: 17 April 2012

We particularly like the sound of the British bar snacks that'll be on offer at a new hotel restaurant spot, the Reform Social and Grill in Marylebone. Located in the Mandeville Hotel on Mandeville...

Wright Bros' Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim will be GM at Balthazar London

Information: 17 April 2012

[Update 7/1/13 - with new GM details] More news on Keith McNally's Balthazar this morning. Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim, currently Operations Director at Wright Bros, has been confirmed as Balthazar's...

Feng Sushi to open restaurant in West Hampstead in June

Information: 16 April 2012

Quality sushi restaurant chain Feng Sushi has just announced it'll be opening its eighth restaurant this summer - this time in West Hampstead. The West Hampstead branch will have seats for 34 people...

Critics cook for chefs in Action Against Hunger’s 2012 "Too Many Critics" dinner

Information: 16 April 2012

Some of the nation’s finest Chefs gathered last night at Hawksmoor Guildhall for Action Against Hunger’s ‘Too Many Critics’ dinner. Chefs Pierre Koffmann (Koffman’s), Ashley Palmer-Watts (Dinner by...

Ex-Roganic chef Ben Spalding to run Roast Sunday pop-ups

Information: 16 April 2012

If you've been wondering what Roganic chef Ben Spalding's been up to since leaving his job as Head Chef there a few weeks ago, then we have the answer. He's teamed up with Burger Monday's Daniel...

Greg Malouf launches his debut menu at Petersham Nurseries Cafe

Information: 13 April 2012

He's been in London now for a few weeks and now Australian chef Greg Malouf, who's taken over from Skye Gyngell at Michelin-starred restaurant Petersham Nurseries Cafe, has unveiled some of his...

Ozone Coffee Roasters Cafe opens up on Leonard Street, Shoreditch

Information: 12 April 2012

Clearly Shoreditch just doesn't have enough coffee houses - as a press release has just landed on Hot Dinners' desk from a new spot opening on Leonard Street. Ozone Coffee Roasters will be open for...

Hix Soho to open up for new weekday breakfast

Information: 12 April 2012

Anyone who watched this week's Great British Menu will know that sea buckthorn is one of those 'challenging' ingredients. So it's particularly interesting to find it on a breakfast menu. The menu in...

Soho Food Feast scores a stellar line-up for 2012

Information: 11 April 2012

Last year's inaugural Soho Food Feast was a standout success, bringing together chefs and restaurants from London's most vibrant food quartier (despite what Aldo Zilli thinks) to raise funds for the...

We talk to James Knappett about the upcoming Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table

Information: 10 April 2012

Noho is fast becoming one of the most exciting place to eat in London. First we had Dabbous which quickly became the hardest place to book a table after wall-to-wall great reviews. Next up we have...

Mark Hix launches Titanic centenary menu at his Selfridges restaurant

Information: 09 April 2012

As part of the run-up to this week's 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic - Saturday 14th April since you ask - Mark Hix is this week launching a special Titanic Centenary menu at his...

American chefs to open Lowcountry on Fulham High Street

Information: 05 April 2012

Looks like the trend for American country cooking is set to continue in London with the opening of Lowcountry in Fulham next month. Chefs Michael Kirk and Jennifer Ryan - both US natives - will be...

Cinnamon Club launches Beer & Spice menu

Information: 05 April 2012

Vivek Singh's latest opening, Cinnamon Soho, may be getting all the attention at the moment, but his Westminster spot Cinnamon Club also has some tricks up its sleeves this Spring. They've just...

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