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Barbecue in Soho - talking to Pitt Cue Co's Tom Adams

Information: 03 January 2012

Photos by thomasbowles.com When the Pitt Cue Co. Trailer opened on the South Bank under the Hungerford Bridge last summer, it was to almost instant (and widespread) acclaim. The trailer immediately...

Pitt Cue Co to open Soho restaurant in mid January

Information: 03 January 2012

Last summer, London's shack/trailer food scene really took off - but there was one trailer that ruled them all. The Pitt Cue Co. trailer under the Hungerford Bridge had huge queues from day one and...

New Year round-up of London's restaurant news

Information: 02 January 2012

Welcome back! If you've been out of town for most of Christmas and New Year, you might be wondering what - if anything - you've missed while you've been away. Well here's what happened: The best of...

Modern Pantry's Anna Hansen an MBE in New Year Honours

Information: 31 December 2011

The Modern Pantry's Anna Hansen heads up the handful of food-related people recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Hansen, who was born in Canada and brought up in New Zealand and now runs...

Boundary reopens on Twelfth Night with Epiphany dinner

Information: 30 December 2011

January's always such a miserable month, so we applaud anyone who tries to make the best of it. Our gold star for effort today goes to Shoreditch restaurant Boundary who are holding a special...

Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse appoints Arnaud Bignon as chef

Information: 21 December 2011

It's musical chairs over at Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse with the news today that their chef of six years, Antonin Bonnet, is leaving in early 2012. In his place, Arnaud Bignon has been...

Ledbury rioters charged: 14-year-old pleads guilty

Information: 20 December 2011

It was one of the defining stories of this year's London riots - kitchen staff at the World's Best Restaurant ™ The Ledbury fighting off rioters who'd stormed the restaurant to mug diners as they...

L'Etranger to expand next door with Meursault lounge bar and dining room

Information: 16 December 2011

L'Etranger restaurant in Kensington is to expand next door with a new lounge bar and dining room, called Meursault. The new place, which takes its name from a Burgundy wine (and also the lead...

Christmas at Downton DVD launches with Edwardian canapes

Information: 16 December 2011

'Tis the season for parties, and we loved the idea behind the one last night to publicise the imminent release of Christmas at Downton on DVD. The PR folks got Hus Vedat, Executive Chef at...

Foodie treats at Circus 11 Christmas market in Shoreditch

Information: 15 December 2011

To add to our growing list of Christmas markets around London with a decided food bent, we've just heard about Circus 11 which launched yesterday in Shoreditch and will run until 18 December. It's...

Dstrkt restaurant and club opens on Piccadilly's Rupert Street

Information: 14 December 2011

There’s stealth openings and then there’s uber-stealth openings. This week a massive new development opens just off Piccadilly with almost no advance word. Dstrkt is a £25 million restaurant, bar...

St John restaurant teams up with Secret Cinema to launch Secret Restaurant

Information: 14 December 2011

Oh now this is interesting. The Secret Cinema has been around for a while in London, popping up in different venues, with the film (and venue) you're about to see only being revealed on the night...

London's street food markets plan Christmas festivities

Information: 13 December 2011

This weekend looks to be the perfect one for street food lovers. Not only is Friday the last day of Dalston's insanely successful The Long Table, but over in Kings Cross Eat St are planning a rather...

Mark Hix opens Hix Belgravia with a new Mark's Bar

Information: 12 December 2011

28/1/12 - Updated with menu info. Rumours of a new Mark Hix restaurant have been in the mix for a while (and been on our Coming Soon page for a couple of months) but today official word has come...

Bidding about to open for The Mince Pie Project

Information: 08 December 2011

If you're looking for a mince pie with a difference this Christmas - and no, we don't mean Heston's pine-tree scented ones - then head on over to The Mince Pie project right now. This brilliant...

Turner Prize artist to take over Sketch restaurant

Information: 08 December 2011

Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed will be joining forces with Mayfair's Sketch to take over the Gallery restaurant in an artwork that blurs the boundaries between art and food. Creed's Work...

Léon De Bruxelles moules frites to open on Cambridge Circus

Information: 07 December 2011

Update - Léon de Bruxelles is having a soft launch from 17-20 Jan with 50% off food. Belgian restaurant chain Chez Léon have just announced they'll be opening a Léon De Bruxelles moules frites joint on...

We try out the first of Bar Boulud London's new wine tastings

Information: 06 December 2011

Bar Boulud at the Mandarin Oriental has one of the most engaging wine lists, and experienced sommeliers, within any London hotel. With hotel restaurant wine lists so often a source of painful...

Tsuru launches ramen nights in the City

Information: 02 December 2011

Fans of the humble ramen soup throughout London, get ready to rejoice. This criminally underepresented comfort food is about to gain a new foothold as sushi mini-chain Tsuru introduces a dedicated...

Jeremy Lee to join Soho's Quo Vadis in January

Information: 01 December 2011

UPDATE - Quo Vadis re-opens to the public on January 10. Interesting news reached Hot Dinners with the announcement that Jeremy Lee of Blueprint Cafe (aka the friendliest chef Hot Dinners has had...

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