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Hedone's chef picks up Bravery award at LRF 2011

Information: 18 October 2011

Ashley Palmer Watts, head chef at Dinner by Heston, crossed town last night from his kitchen in Knightsbridge to pick up his third award in as many weeks. Dinner was given the award for Pioneer at...

William Curley opens Chocolate Box pop-up at St Martin's Lane Hotel

Information: 17 October 2011

There was no better time than the middle of Chocolate Week to open a new store dedicated to all things cocoa so chocolatier William Curley was looking rather pleased with himself when Hot Dinners...

Islington's Trullo to start opening for lunch on Fridays

Information: 14 October 2011

For anyone who's ever tried in vain to get a table at Islington's Trullo restaurant at short notice, we bring tidings of great joy. The restaurant is about to start opening for lunch on Fridays. Hot Dinners...

Goodman to launch Burger and Lobster in Mayfair

Information: 13 October 2011

Hot Dinners exclusive: They've proven themselves as masters of steak, now the folks behind Goodman are branching out. Their next restaurant will be called Burger and Lobster and they've taken it...

Hix Bar, Dinner and Koya win at Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011

Information: 13 October 2011

The great, the good...and Hot Dinners were at the Observer Food Monthly Awards last night in London to celebrate the best food producers, chefs and restaurants in the country. In addition to it...

Heston, Atherton and Graham headline charity dinner at The Savoy

Information: 12 October 2011

If you tried (and failed) to get hold of a seat at the recent French Laundry pop-up and still have that £250 burning a hole in your pocket, why not buy a ticket to the Art and Food gala dinner at...

Hardeep Singh Kohli turns stallholder in Spitalfields market

Information: 12 October 2011

If you've ever moaned about the price of your lunchtime sarnie, you might want to head down to Spitalfields market this week where TV presenter Hardeep Singh Kohli is turning stallholder at a rather...

Kitchen Joel Antunes to open at the Embassy Mayfair

Information: 11 October 2011

When Joel Antunes returned to the London dining scene in mid 2010, the reaction to his food at Brasserie Joel was highly positive but critics were less enthused about the location. As it was...

Pret a Diner launches dinner at The Minotaur in the Old Vic tunnels

Information: 11 October 2011

As part of both Frieze and the London Restaurant Festival, Pret a Diner aims to scratch both itches by offering a Michelin Star pop-up in the heart of a winding maze of artwork and film in the Old...

Raymond Blanc serves up dinner in Harrods window display

Information: 11 October 2011

Taking window dressing to a whole new level, the two-Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc will be serving up dinner to a group of celebrity guests in a specially designed dining room in Harrods...

The Ledbury heads up the 2011 National Restaurant Awards

Information: 11 October 2011

At last night's National Restaurant Awards, the Ledbury beat off all-comers to retain the title of best restaurant in Britain while Pollen Street Social was the highest new entry at number two. The...

Barrica launching tapas bar Copita in Soho

Information: 10 October 2011

Successful Spanish restaurant Barrica (and winner of the 2010 Time Out award for best Spanish restaurant) is expanding into Soho with a new tapas bar, launching this Friday. Copita is on D'Arblay...

Kensington Place reopens with new menu and communal table

Information: 07 October 2011

Following a fortnight's closure, Kensington Place reopens today with a fresh design. The new-look interior comes courtesy of former Conran Shop creative director Polly Dickens who's brought in a new...

Valrhona launch Cooking With Chocolate book at Claridges

Information: 07 October 2011

The cream - or should that be crème - of the chocolate and patisserie world were at Claridges last night to celebrate the launch of the new Valrhona Cooking With Chocolate cookbook. Pierre Hermé,...

Heston Blumenthal and Jason Atherton are London's Michelin Star winners for 2012

Information: 06 October 2011

There were no new three stars in the 2012 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland, but London did pretty well with four new one-star restaurants which are Dinner by Heston, Pollen St Social, Hakkasan Mayfair and...

Eat St Market brings Big Apple Hot Dogs and more to Kings Cross

Information: 06 October 2011

The revitalisation of King's Cross continues apace with the news this week that a new street market will be held weekly to the north of the station. The launch of Eat St market in King's Boulevard...

First look at new Covent Garden Barrafina opening on Drury Lane

Information: 05 October 2011

Anyone who's ever stood in line at Sam and Eddie Hart's Barrafina on Frith Street silently willing those scoffing on stools to move on will no doubt be pretty excited at the thought of a second...

Les Deux Salons celebrates its first Birthday with the launch of Sunday brunch

Information: 04 October 2011

In honour of the first birthday of Les Deux Salons, Anthony Demetre and Will Smith’s French Brasserie are now going to be open for brunch on Sundays between 10am and 5pm. And they're offering free...

First peek at new-look Knightsbridge Rib Room

Information: 04 October 2011

We reported a while back about the imminent unveiling of Knightsbridge steakhouse The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, focusing in particular on the introduction of a £19 set...

Rookery opens on Clapham Common with soft launch offer

Information: 03 October 2011

The Rookery on Clapham Common has now opened and the good news is that they're running a soft launch from today until Sunday 9th October with 50% off food prices. Dishes when they're at full whack...

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