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Kensington Place reopens with new menu and communal table

Information: 07 October 2011

Following a fortnight's closure, Kensington Place reopens today with a fresh design. The new-look interior comes courtesy of former Conran Shop creative director Polly Dickens who's brought in a new...

Valrhona launch Cooking With Chocolate book at Claridges

Information: 07 October 2011

The cream - or should that be crème - of the chocolate and patisserie world were at Claridges last night to celebrate the launch of the new Valrhona Cooking With Chocolate cookbook. Pierre Hermé,...

Heston Blumenthal and Jason Atherton are London's Michelin Star winners for 2012

Information: 06 October 2011

There were no new three stars in the 2012 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland, but London did pretty well with four new one-star restaurants which are Dinner by Heston, Pollen St Social, Hakkasan Mayfair and...

Eat St Market brings Big Apple Hot Dogs and more to Kings Cross

Information: 06 October 2011

The revitalisation of King's Cross continues apace with the news this week that a new street market will be held weekly to the north of the station. The launch of Eat St market in King's Boulevard...

First look at new Covent Garden Barrafina opening on Drury Lane

Information: 05 October 2011

Anyone who's ever stood in line at Sam and Eddie Hart's Barrafina on Frith Street silently willing those scoffing on stools to move on will no doubt be pretty excited at the thought of a second...

Les Deux Salons celebrates its first Birthday with the launch of Sunday brunch

Information: 04 October 2011

In honour of the first birthday of Les Deux Salons, Anthony Demetre and Will Smith’s French Brasserie are now going to be open for brunch on Sundays between 10am and 5pm. And they're offering free...

First peek at new-look Knightsbridge Rib Room

Information: 04 October 2011

We reported a while back about the imminent unveiling of Knightsbridge steakhouse The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, focusing in particular on the introduction of a £19 set...

Rookery opens on Clapham Common with soft launch offer

Information: 03 October 2011

The Rookery on Clapham Common has now opened and the good news is that they're running a soft launch from today until Sunday 9th October with 50% off food prices. Dishes when they're at full whack...

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...

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