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While Roux at Parliament Square has had some mixed reviews since its opening, most of the criticisms were aimed at the décor and design as opposed to the cooking itself.  So it was a surprise to hear...

Islington gets a pinch of River Cafe magic, and we talk to the men responsible...

Taking a leaf from the American food movement Outstanding In The Field, Harvey Nichols restaurants across the UK will be taking diners out of the city and into the countryside to eat food where it's...

Hot Dinners was over at Westfield last night for a celebratory glass of Pommery champagne (or two) in honour of the opening of an extension to the Searcy's Champagne Bar. Recession - what recession? The place...

Tickets go on sale today for this year's London Restaurant Festival Gourmet Odyssey tours. There are four tours to choose from on Saturday 9 October 2010, and for your £135 you get a glass of Mumm...

Hot Dinners was full of the festive spirit (and food) last night when we attended the Christmas launch for Waitrose in Fitzroy Square. While it was rather surreal checking out the latest gifts and...

There was an air of confusion on Twitter yesterday when news broke of the opening of another offering from Polpo owner Russell Norman. We'd been aware for a while that Polpo would be opening a...

Iconic London restaurant Christopher’s Bar and Grill looks set to get a bit of an image overhaul following its sale to Ambar Paul, son of the Indian industrialist and British peer Swraj Paul. In...

The weather might be slightly off the boil at the moment, but you can pretend you’re in sunnier climes this week (and get a free drink to boot) by taking part in the Tio Pepe tapas trail. Many of...

Ye Gods – how is it possible that in summer 2010, a  survey by TripAdvisor could choose London as being the worst place to eat out in Europe? And if that wasn't insulting enough, brace yourself to...

A few more tantalising details have emerged today about the new Hawksmoor restaurant opening in Seven Dials this Autumn.In addition to all the usual meaty goodness you’d expect from a Hawksmoor...

Hot Dinners was up in Soho bright and early this morning to see foodmarket impresario Henrietta Green preside over the launch of the new Foodlovers market on Rupert Street (just north of Shaftesbury...

Alas, there's been more bad news for Gordon Ramsay over the past week.  First off there was the announcement regarding the latest chef to leave his empire. James Durrant, the Executive Chef of Maze...

He's already a well-known face to any regular at the Ivy restaurant, now Caprice Holdings Director Fernando Peire is trying his hand at television. Peire's the star of a new pilot show, being made...

The government may be dissing his work with school dinners, but his peers still think Jamie Oliver is doing the right thing. The chef has just been voted the UK's most powerful and influential...

He may have had to close one of his gastropubs this week, but Gordon Ramsay should take heart that he's still a source of inspiration in America. Only it's not to the catering industry, but the film...

It’s been rumoured for a while that TV chef Silvena Rowe would be launching a restaurant at the celebrity haunt, May Fair Hotel. Now we hear from industry title Caterer Search that the restaurant...

Just weeks ahead of the opening of his new restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel, Pierre Koffmann has just picked up a lifetime achievement award from the Craft Guild of Chefs. Koffmann was given the...

One of the big stories today was the decision by Gordon Ramsay to close his pub in Chiswick, The Devonshire. However, a quick Google on the subject reveals this may looks like a story almost 18...

The most beautiful restaurant in London? The 2010 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards were announced this week and London restaurants picked up five gongs - pretty good considering there were nearly 400...