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London Restaurant Festival 2011 tickets go on sale

Information: 25 July 2011

The ticket line for the London Restaurant Festival has opened this morning to all (after a brief period for Amex users only), with a host of events available for booking. The big one is obviously the...

Yauatcha launches new bar and menu at Broadwick Street

Information: 22 July 2011

If you're around Soho this summer, it might be worth popping down to Broadwick Street where Yauatcha has made a few changes. The first thing to talk about is the opening of a new ground floor bar...

Masterchef's tattooed contestant James Perry announces London pop-up

Information: 21 July 2011

If you're a fan of TV cooking competitions, you might be interested in a new London venture which gives contestants (and other homegrown chefs) the chance to run their own pop-up restaurant. Pipe...

Morrisons launch hay-smoked ham and crackling turkey for Xmas

Information: 20 July 2011

One of the more bizarre annual rituals of the food world are the various Christmas in July events put on for folks in the magazine world who work months in advance. So Hot Dinners found ourselves...

World's biggest McDonalds opens in London for 2012 Olympics

Information: 20 July 2011

We're normally all about the best places to eat in London, but we had to make an exception today for a story about one of the biggest places to eat in London. McDonalds has just released details for...

Boisdale launches burger delivery in Canary Wharf

Information: 19 July 2011

So you're a modern-day master (or mistress) of the universe (well Canary Wharf) but in order to do your job properly you're looking for something more substantial at lunchtime to keep your blood...

Ex-Nobu head chef behind Brick Lane Japanese street food pop-up

Information: 18 July 2011

It seems as if barely a day goes by without news of some new pop-up or temporary bar or restaurant opening up in London and this week begins in similar fashion with the news that Kirin beer are...

London's top Thai restaurants take over Selfridges Food Hall

Information: 16 July 2011

The Senses of Thailand promotion opened at Selfridges last night in a blaze of colour, exotic ingredients and Singha Mojitos. For the next two weeks the Selfridges Food Hall will be crammed with...

Weekly restaurant deal - free dessert and wine at The Gilbert Scott

Information: 15 July 2011

If you've got a bit of a sweet tooth you'll be interested in this week's restaurant deal. The Gilbert Scott at St Pancras is launching Mrs Beeton's Mondays at their restaurant during July and...

Amaranto serves up London's freshest Bellini

Information: 14 July 2011

If you're looking for seasonality in your cocktails, and who amongst us isn't, then head on over to Amaranto at the Four Seasons London on Park Lane and order yourself one of their fresh peach...

Bompas & Parr create boating lake on Selfridges roof

Information: 13 July 2011

There's definitely a watery theme developing with the extraordinary food experiences created by Bompas & Parr. First they came up with the Courvoisier punchbowl you could row across, then they...

Frozen food pop-up with Michelin chefs in Westminster

Information: 12 July 2011

This August, for one week only, Michelin-starred chefs Atul Kochhar and Galton Blackiston (of Norfolk's Morston Hall) are teaming up with Something for the Weekend’s Simon Rimmer to lend their...

New this week - Drift Bar and more...

Information: 11 July 2011

Here's Hot Dinners' latest guide to the week ahead. This week, the first bar at the new Heron Tower on Bishopsgate opens...

Indian short-ribs and bone marrow flan on the menu for Wolfgang Puck's London Cut

Information: 11 July 2011

Update 2/8/11: The opening date for Cut has just been confirmed - it will open on 1 September 2011. One of the great joys of London in recent years has been the opening of several great steak...

London loses out in Restaurant & Bar Design Awards

Information: 08 July 2011

There may have been 28 London bars and restaurants shortlisted for this year's Restaurant & Bar Design Awards but just four managed to pick up an award last night - and two of those were in the...

Tom Aikens closes his Chelsea restaurant for a summer revamp

Information: 08 July 2011

Seizing his chance as the denizens of Chelsea decamp en masse for their villas and yachts, chef Tom Aikens is closing his restaurant on Elystan Street, SW3 for the summer. While the doors are...

Vintage Britain food and drink celebration comes to the South Bank

Information: 07 July 2011

From the 29th – 31st of July 2011 the Southbank Centre will play host to a celebration of vintage Britain - bringing a taste of British food, fashion, music, art and dance from eight decades...

Heston Blumenthal's new Xmas hidden clementine Christmas pudding

Information: 07 July 2011

Last July we ran a story about Heston's Christmas pudding, and how it was destined to be the hit of Christmas. "too early!" you cried, and while yes, it is a little hard to visualise Christmas in...

Ledbury, Square and Garrison top Cateys Awards for 2011

Information: 06 July 2011

Caterer Search, the restaurant industry's top trade website, unveiled its 2011 awards at a chef-studded event, The Cateys, held at Grosvenor House Hotel last night. It's a big deal for chefs and...