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Hawksmoor at Home book has kimchi burger and lobster roll recipes

Information: 11 August 2011

Details were announced today on what sort of content we could expect from the upcoming Hawksmoor cookery book. Hawksmoor at Home which will be published on 13 October sounds like a must-read for any...

Good Food Guide 2012 awards rate Pollen Street Social above Heston's Dinner

Information: 11 August 2011

In a world where what people tweet and blog about what they've eaten just minutes after a restaurant opens its doors, a printed guide has to do what it can to reclaim the headlines and the Good Food...

Trying out Michelin-starred frozen food at the N-Ice pop-up

Information: 10 August 2011

An instant paradox: the cold interior decor and a very warm welcome at Monday’s opening of the frozen food pop-up restaurant N-Ice was a somewhat bizarre summertime journey into an ambient winter...

Gordon Ramsay opening multiple Las Vegas restaurants

Information: 10 August 2011

Back in December we reported that Gordon Ramsay had plans to open a steakhouse in Las Vegas. Those plans are still underway - he'll be opening in the space currently occupied by Les Artistes at the...

London's restaurants defying riot fears to stay open

Information: 09 August 2011

While we're not suggesting if you live in an area where police are advising you to go (and stay) home that you shouldn't follow their advice, there are probably some Londoners out there who don't...

Michelin-starred Ledbury restaurant attacked by rioters

Information: 09 August 2011

Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury became a focus of the wrong kind of attention last night when it was targeted by looters during the riots in London. The first news that something had...

Cinnamon Square popping up in Devonshire Square

Information: 09 August 2011

Following hard on the heels of Street Kitchen which has been wooing diners with its innovative lunch dishes over on Finsbury Avenue Square, we now hear that Cinnamon Square is taking to the streets...

New parking laws in central London to add to cost of dinner out

Information: 08 August 2011

The cost of eating out in some parts of London, if you're the type who likes to drive rather than take London transport, has risen significantly after Westminster Council voted last week to change...

Sloane Square oyster bar pop-up with Chapel Down

Information: 08 August 2011

There's nothing worse than arriving back in London after a lovely summer holiday and realisation dawning that nothing good stands between here and Christmas. Thankfully, Chelsea restaurant The...

Brett Redman, the man behind new opening Elliot’s Cafe, Borough Market’s new unofficial market restaurant

Information: 03 August 2011

Brett moved to London from Australia on a whim in 2005 and has been here ever since. He first opened a cafe Elliot’s on Bethnal Green Road where he met Rob Green, his business partner who he then...

Jamie Oliver to launch Union Jacks at Central Saint Giles

Information: 02 August 2011

Jamie Oliver's latest restaurant chain, Union Jacks, has been confirmed as launching at Central St Giles this Autumn. He'll be joining Zizzi, Byron and Peyton & Byrne among others at the new...

French Launderette supper club sets out to challenge Keller

Information: 02 August 2011

Yesterday's announcement about Thomas Keller's Harrod's installation was long-rumoured, but what came as a big shock was the price. At £250 a head, the pop-up suddenly went way over the budget of...

Italian pasta maker Giovanni Rana to open first UK restaurant in NW1

Information: 02 August 2011

In Italy, Giovanni Rana is the face of fresh pasta, a chef who made a name for himself with a groundbreaking ad campaign in the 1980s. He has 24 restaurants in Italy including spots in Rome and...

Summer pop-up at The Banqueting House in Whitehall

Information: 02 August 2011

If you think the look of where you eat is just as important as what you eat, you'll be wanting to pop down to Westminster where, over the next few weeks, Pop up at the Palace takes over the Great...

Thomas Keller planning London pop-up restaurant at Harrods

Information: 01 August 2011

Update: Keller has now confirmed the pop-up which will be at Harrods for ten days from 1 October 2011. The French Laundry at Harrods will offer a £250 nine-course meal for lunch and dinner. There...

Le Caprice closes this summer for a revamp

Information: 01 August 2011

Le Caprice is 30 years old and as befits a restaurant entering its middle years, it's going for the catering equivalent of a nip and tuck. The restaurant will close for just over three weeks this...

Hazraj opens in Kentish town for tiffin and chaat

Information: 28 July 2011

As anyone who lives or works in Kentish Town will tell you, it's a bit of a wasteland when it comes to decent places to eat out, so Hot Dinners was pleased to spot a promising new opening in the...

Start sustainable pop-up launches at Lancaster House

Information: 27 July 2011

Approaching the grand, imposing entrance to Lancaster House, you don't immediately sense that you're entering a pop-up restaurant, least of all one that is focused on sustainability. However, this...

Win Heston Blumenthal as a mentor and have your food served on BA

Information: 26 July 2011

There's just one more day for entries into British Airways Great Britons competition which offers mere mortals the chance to create dishes that will be served up on BA's flights from economy to...

Gordon Ramsay's US swearathon riles Ofcom

Information: 26 July 2011

A viewer who contacted Ofcom to complain about Gordon's Ramsay's effing and blinding on the TV programme Hell's Kitchen USA has had their complaint upheld. The viewer apparently contacted the...

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