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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?...

RIBA's Design Bites tours kick off with Arsenal's Emirates, Dock Kitchen and Inamo

Information: 13 September 2011

Whether you're a die-hard Gooner or not, the chance to see inside the posh members-only bit of Emirates Stadium and have canapes overlooking the pitch sounds like fun. The opportunity is part of a...

Polpetto launches new menu and starts taking evening reservations

Information: 12 September 2011

We've loved Polpetto since it first opened but the tiny restaurant above the French House isn't the easiest place to get a table. Up until now, bookings have only been taken for lunch with dinner...

Details on José Pizarro's new restaurant Pizarro in Bermondsey

Information: 12 September 2011

[Updated 29 November 2011] Pizarro will open on Monday 5 December 2011. José Pizarro's tiny tapas place in Bermondsey, José, already has a huge following but if there's one thing that irks, it's not...

Welsh beach forager wins Street Food Awards and coveted Olympic Village spot

Information: 12 September 2011

A Welsh streetfood van in the first year of operation won a coveted trading spot in London's Olympic Village when it came top of the British Street Food Awards 2011 this weekend. Cafe Môr from...

Camel ice-cream and exploding cakes at the Experimental Food Society

Information: 09 September 2011

Want to try some camel ice cream? Yes, that's camel, not caramel. Or perhaps you've always fancied taking a bite out of a chocolate Eiffel Tower? Feeling particularly adventurous? How about some...

Cocoa Club dessert plan Harvest Festival pop-up at Dalston's Avo Hotel

Information: 09 September 2011

Forget celebrating Harvest Festival with a random selection of assorted canned fruit. Head over to Dalston instead where East London chocolatiers Niko B Organic Chocolates are going to be hosting a...

Pont de la Tour puts on Paul Bocuse dinner for 20th birthday celebrations

Information: 08 September 2011

Tickets have just gone on sale for an amazing one-night-only dinner that will allow London diners to enjoy the cuisine from Lyon's legendary Paul Bocuse restaurant without having to leave the city. As a...

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