Latest news

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...

My Hot Dinners - Jay Rayner picks his favourite restaurants right now

Information: 01 June 2012

The Observer's restaurant critic Jay Rayner has just published a Penguin Shorts ebook on his worst meals out. To help excise the memory of those 20 tragically bad meals, we asked him to share with...

David Chang to cook at St John Hotel in London this summer

Information: 31 May 2012

We knew he was going to be in town for Taste of London, but the hottest of hot news today is that David Chang will be doing a series of dinners at St John Hotel this summer. "I'm delighted to say...

Food scribes celebrate at the Guild of Food Writers awards

Information: 31 May 2012

We've been covering awards for the young and upcoming recently but last night was a chance for the more seasoned members of food world to get glammed up and give each other gongs. The Guild of Food...

The Calf pub pops-up in Stratford Westfield for the Olympics

Information: 30 May 2012

Just in time for the Olympics, Geronimo Inns is opening a pop-up pub inside Westfield Stratford. They already have The Cow which overlooks the Olympic site, but The Calf (geddit?) will be inside the...

YBF Awards name Britain's rising stars of the food world

Information: 30 May 2012

For the second time in a week, Hot Dinners found themselves in a room of gilded youth all connected with the food industry. Last week it was Zagat's 30 under 30, this week we were celebrating the...

Polpo Smithfield incoming - Russell Norman to open latest restaurant in July

Information: 29 May 2012

[Updated - for the opening preview deal details - click here] A bit like James Goldsmith's saying about mistresses, whenever Russell Norman opens a restaurant he creates a vacuum for London foodies...

Dehesa in Soho extend terrace and introduce weekly barbecues

Information: 28 May 2012

While the weather holds, you should think about popping down for the first Basque-style barbecue from Salt Yard Group's Dehesa on Ganton Street, just off Carnaby Street, tonight. They've just...

Latest news

Also see...