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French Launderette pop-up raises over £3200 for Action Against Hunger

Information: 03 October 2011

While Thomas Keller has been wowing them with his French Laundry pop-up at Harrods, Hot Dinners popped across town last night to a slightly more affordable affair. Originally starting off as a joke...

Win a place at Michael Caines restaurant pop-up at Oxo tower

Information: 29 September 2011

His Gidleigh Park restaurant has four AA rosettes and two Michelin stars, and now chef Michael Caines is bringing that magic to London in the form of a pop-up restaurant at the Oxo Tower. The Fairy...

Five minutes with: Saturday Kitchen's Olly Smith

Information: 28 September 2011

Hot Dinners popped over to Mayfair last night for the launch of a massive food and wine event, The Big Wine Festival, at Benares. The festival's ambassador, TV's wine buff Olly Smith was happy to...

Marcus Wareing shifts the Berkeley to a British focused menu

Information: 28 September 2011

Following on from the very British affair that is the Gilbert Scott, Marcus Wareing is changing the direction of his flagship restaurant at the Berkeley. The two star Michelin restaurant has...

Time Out Eating and Drinking 2011 awards winners revealed

Information: 27 September 2011

It's clearly awards season with the AA Awards being announced last night, Michelin next week and now Time Out reveals its own winners. They've been drip feeding us the shortlist for a number of...

Galvin brothers pick up top chef's gong at AA Awards

Information: 27 September 2011

Chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers were out in force at London's Park Lane Hilton last night for the AA Hospitality Awards where London and the South East did pretty well thank you very much. Probably...

Harrods opens new Steakhouse restaurant in the Food Halls

Information: 27 September 2011

It's all go at Harrods. Not only are they about to welcome uber-chef Thomas Keller for his French Laundry pop-up, but they've just opened up a brand-new meatfest experience in the foodhall. The...

Hawksmoor Guildhall soft opening dates announced

Information: 26 September 2011

Details for the soft opening dates for Hawksmoor Guildhall have just been tweeted by co-owner Will Beckett today. It's 50% off all food, so well worth trying to get a table for it. The soft opening...

The Rookery bar and restaurant to open on Clapham Common

Information: 24 September 2011

(Updated) The Rookery, a new dining and drinking spot, is opening soon in Clapham Common. We caught up with Mark Angell, who's behind the project, to find out his plans. "It's a small venture, with...

Head chefs announced for Mayfair's Novikov and Fulham's Manson restaurants

Information: 23 September 2011

News reaches Hot Dinners today of two rather interesting appointments in the restaurant world. The first is finding out who the Head Chef will be in the Asian Room at upcoming Mayfair spot Novikov...

Harvey Nichols launch cocktail pairing menu for British Food Fortnight

Information: 22 September 2011

In honour of British Food Fortnight (17 Sept - 2 Oct 2011), the Fifth Floor Bar at Harvey Nicks is serving up a marvellous-sounding cocktail and food pairing menu throughout September. You can try: a...

Boris pizzas, butchery demos and ski bar all part of London Restaurant Festival's Side Orders

Information: 22 September 2011

In addition to all the official events happening over the fortnight that is this year's London Restaurant Festival, Hot Dinners was given an exclusive early look at some of the more interesting fringe...

London's top chefs to cook for Redhook's Cornish Grill lunchclub

Information: 20 September 2011

If your idea of a perfect Sunday lunch starts with someone else making it for you, then you'll probably like the idea behind The Cornish Grill, a new lunchclub lauching at Redhook in Farringdon this...

Bid for a table for two at the French Laundry pop-up at Harrods

Information: 20 September 2011

If you weren't lucky enough to get a table at the upcoming French Laundry pop-up at Harrods next month, another chance to book has just turned up. Every night of the ten-night pop-up, a table for...

Bill Granger heads up London Restaurant Festival's Eat Film

Information: 19 September 2011

Can't wait till November to try out Bill Granger's new restaurant? Then the London restaurant festival will give you an opportunity to meet the man as he presents his fave foodie movie as part of...

Polpo's Russell Norman to open Jewish deli Mishkin's in Covent Garden

Information: 16 September 2011

Update - find out more about the menu here. Polpo's Russell Norman and Richard Beatty have, after much speculation, finally announced their fifth restaurant in just over two years. Steering away from the...

The Balcon Parisian brasserie to open on Pall Mall

Information: 16 September 2011

We're rather excited to learn this morning about a beautiful new dining room which is set to open in London next month. The Balcon, which will be on Pall Mall, sounds absolutely fabulous. Designed...

Hawksmoor Guildhall opens on October 31 with Beef Tasting Menu

Information: 15 September 2011

Opening on October 31 2011, the new Hawksmoor Guildhall in the City has a few surprises up its sleeve. Although the original Hawksmoor in Shoreditch skirted the edges of the City, the new restaurant at...

Heston, Ledbury and Wolseley top Zagat 2012 awards

Information: 14 September 2011

Zagat launched their 2012 restaurant guide for London at Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Dorchester Collection this morning, amongst a throng of top London chefs and restaurateurs. Tim and Nina Zagat...

Restaurant and Cafe guide: where to eat and drink at Westfield Stratford

Information: 14 September 2011

It's the biggest retail therapy opening in London this year, but what does the shopping city on the Olympic Park's doorstep in Stratford have to offer Londoners in the way of decent places to eat?...

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