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Win dinner for two at RIBA after the Design Bites talk

Information: 05 June 2011

It's all very well putting great food on the plate, but if the place you're eating in looks like a dog's dinner, then there's no question that it detracts from the joy of eating out. Good restaurant...

Weekend edit: South Bank BBQ, alfresco spots, riverside lunch and New Forest getaway

Information: 03 June 2011

Top foodie things worth trying this weekend Forget firing up the barbecue yourself. Head on down to the South Bank where Pitt Cue Co are doing a storming business out of a custom trailer under...

Polpo, St John and Meat Wagon join forces for Soho Food Feast

Information: 02 June 2011

As anyone with a school-age child will be able to tell you, raising funds for a school is all down to the calibre of people you can persuade to sit on the event committee. So we're pretty impressed...

Revamped Tapas Brindisa to launch in Soho with 20% off soft launch

Information: 31 May 2011

With Jose Pizarro busy winning accolades for his newly-opened restaurant in Bermondsey, his previous venture Tierra Brindisa has been getting an overhaul in Soho. Previously a fully-fledged Spanish...

Playboy Club opens in London with a vintage feel

Information: 27 May 2011

Hot Dinners braved the placard-wielding demonstrators to try out The Playboy Club in Mayfair last night. Truth be told, once inside, you'd see more flesh on any episode of The Only Way Is Essex than...

Massive new Jamie's Italian opening at Angel Islington this summer

Information: 27 May 2011

Jamie Oliver’s empire building continues apace with the news today that his Jamie’s Italian chain is to open a massive new restaurant in Islington. The new restaurant will be just a stone’s throw...

Simon Rogan opening Roganic pop-up restaurant in London

Information: 26 May 2011

Update. You can now email your reservation requests to: info@roganic.co.uk and the reservations phone line opens on June 6. The restaurant opens mid-June. Twitter was all of a flutter just before...

Darroze and Mazzei join chef line-up for London Restaurant Festival Pop-Up in the Sky

Information: 26 May 2011

An already impressive line-up of names due to cook at the London Eye for the 2011 London Restaurant Festival has been boosted by the arrival of two new chefs. We hear that Hélène Darroze and...

MasterChef finalist Tom Whitaker cooks this weekend at High Timber

Information: 24 May 2011

MasterChef finalist Tom Whitaker may have lost out on the big trophy, but he's jumped straight back into the kitchen. The advertising exec from Putney has been spending time working at City...

Hawksmoor Guildhall to open on Basinghall Street in October

Information: 23 May 2011

Given the total meltdown London's foodie network went into the last time the chaps behind Hawksmoor opened a new restaurant, we fully expect news that a third Hawsksmoor is on the way will send...

News round-up; Street Food at the Rye, Lassi bars and Kate Moss at Dinner

Information: 22 May 2011

Street food in PeckhamNorth Londoners are going to have put on their trekking boots if they want to be part of one of the buzziest food events in town. The event in question is Street Food @ The Rye...

Heston launches new ice-cream at Waitrose Summer Party

Information: 19 May 2011

All manner of foodies descended on the V&A last night for the Waitrose Summer Party. Hot Dinners spotted Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal and Saturday Kitchen’s wine buff Olly Smith in the crowds as well...

Farringdon gets a Peruvian pop-up Limanation in June

Information: 18 May 2011

You've got to love London. How many other cities in the world would you find a Hawaiian sandwich shop and a Peruvian pop-up to entertain the foodie massive? The pop-up in question is Limanation, a...

Red Dog Saloon American BBQ restaurant opening on Hoxton Square

Information: 17 May 2011

Hot on the heels of our exclusive that Pitt Cue Co would be running a BBQ trailer under Hungerford Bridge on the South Bank for four months, launching on Friday, comes news that another barbecue...

Heston Blumenthal creates Ultimate Burger for Waitrose

Information: 16 May 2011

The genius marketing partnership that is the tie-in between Heston Blumenthal and Waitrose continues with news today that Heston has created a very special burger for the supermarket...just in time...

Pitt Cue Co launch barbecue trailer on London's South Bank

Information: 16 May 2011

We know how fond Londoners are of their meat, so we'll expect queues round the block when Pitt Cue Co unveil their BBQ trailer on the South Bank this coming Friday (20 May). The trailer is the...

Wright Bros Soho launch two oyster summer feasts

Information: 13 May 2011

We'll have to admit, until we went to Wright Bros Soho last week, we thought oysters should be firmly off the menu from May to August because of the old 'No R in the month' rule. Restaurant owner...

Finding out what's new at Taste of London 2011

Information: 13 May 2011

It's always one of our favourite foodie events of the summer and this year's Taste of London looks set to be an unmissable affair. Hot Dinners spent a lovely lunchtime this week flitting between...

Selfridges' Project Ocean lines up top chefs for workshops

Information: 12 May 2011

As part of its Project Ocean season to promote sustainable fishing, Selfridges has persuaded a frankly stellar line-up of top chefs to put on seafood demonstrations at its Oxford Street Store over...

Hot Dinners talks to MasterChef 2011 winner Tim Anderson

Information: 11 May 2011

Hot Dinners caught up with MasterChef 2011 winner Tim Anderson to find out what sort of restaurant he is planning on opening, why he had to quit his job and where he likes to eat out in London.

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