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Hot Dinners talks to Odette's Bryn Williams

Information: 02 March 2011

Hot Dinners sits down with Bryn Williams to find out how he squares TV fame with operating a neighbourhood restaurant and why Odettes is both a place for vegetarians and game lovers.

Trishna's new chef launches Not Your Average Curry Night

Information: 01 March 2011

It's not usually advisable to accept an invitation to any event on a Monday night which involves tasting 30 different wines, but when Hot Dinners found out we'd be helping put together the final...

World-famous butcher Dario Cecchini hosts dinner at Fifteen London

Information: 01 March 2011

It seems wrong describing someone as Butcher To The Stars, but that's a good description of Dario Cecchini. Just google him and you'll find out that Elton John once paid him $2500 for a single steak...

Claude Bosi teams up with Sat Bains and Noma's René Redzepi

Information: 01 March 2011

Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi's clearly a popular fellow, teaming up with not one but two Michelin-starred chefs for a couple of unmissable dinners - a sort of cheffy BOGOF if you like - over the next...

How to get a table at Dinner by Heston

Information: 28 February 2011

If you're starting to get a little irritated (or plain jealous) reading all the critics' glowing reviews for Dinner by Heston when you despair of ever getting hold of a table there, we think may...

Château Lafite for a fiver at the Laithwaites Lucky Dip

Information: 24 February 2011

Here's a date to put in the diary if you're partial to particularly good wines. On the 26th March, following the success of last year's event, Laithwaites wine company are holding their second...

Richard Corrigan's St Patrick's Day culinary celebration

Information: 22 February 2011

March is just around the corner, which means all celtic-blooded people in London ought to be in training for the annual festival of the Irish, St Patrick's Day. Now while Hot Dinners has nothing but...

Russell Norman's Spuntino to open on Rupert Street in March

Information: 18 February 2011

The path to the opening of Russell Norman's new venture Spuntino has been anything but smooth. Originally intended to open in the summer of last year, the project stalled to due to lease issues and...

Tom Aikens talks about this year's Great British Menu

Information: 17 February 2011

Hot Dinners popped on over to Somerset House last night for a tasting of Tom Aikens new cheesy recipes for Long Clawson Dairy. The Michelin-starred chef has just published Cooking Creatively With...

First look at Marcus Wareing's St Pancras brasserie and menu

Information: 16 February 2011

Update - read our latest Gilbert Scott preview with details of the final menu. St Pancras has to be our favourite building in London and, like English Heritage, we'd want to come down like a ton of...

José Pizarro to open sherry and tapas bar in Bermondsey

Information: 15 February 2011

Update - José is now open at 104 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UB. It's not taking reservations, so just turn up and wait for a table. José Pizarro, the man who brought us the brilliant Tapas...

Franco Manca opening at Westfield, Brick Lane and Covent Garden

Information: 14 February 2011

The Observer memorably described their pizzas as 'the best in Britain' and certainly if the drooling reviews of our fellow foodies on Twitter are anything to go by, Franco Manca's pizzas are,...

Holy cow! NY restaurant offers diners chance to buy handbag made from animal they've just eaten

Information: 11 February 2011

Here in London we have nose-to-tail eating courtesy of St John's, but we're a tad behind our friends across the Pond who've taken the concept of using the whole animal that one step further. Marlow...

Jason Atherton and Simon Rogan pair up for Good Food Guide dinner

Information: 11 February 2011

If you were inspired by Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan's TV restaurant tour The Trip, you might want to schedule a trip of your own next month to one of the restaurants featured on the show, L'Enclume. As part...

Raymond Blanc and Bruno Loubet team up for charity dinner at The Zetter

Information: 10 February 2011

They were last seen in a kitchen together for the 10-10-10 lunch during London Restaurant Festival, now Raymond Blanc is returning to the kitchens at Bistrot Bruno Loubet for a special charity lunch...

Bruno Loubet planning to open second London restaurant

Information: 09 February 2011

Hurrah and huzzah! Bruno Loubet, whose Bistrot Bruno Loubet won Best of the Bunch in Hot Dinner's 2010 Awards, is apparently already looking to open a second restaurant. It's barely a year since...

Iron chef Judy Joo takes on Playboy Club London

Information: 08 February 2011

She’s worked with Gordon Ramsay and endured the challenges of Iron Chef, now Judy Joo is taking on the kitchens at the new Playboy Club in London. The club’s member-only restaurant, called The...

Fred and the Magic Touch – Hot Dinners interviews Fred Sirieix

Information: 08 February 2011

Hot Dinners caught up with Fred Sirieix, General Manager of Galvin at Windows to talk about his passion for good service and the all-important Magic Touch.

Bistro du Vin opens in Clerkenwell with Danielle from Service as sommelier

Information: 07 February 2011

We've been a fan of Hotel du Vin since the earliest days of the boutique hotel chain, when Robin Hutson (now at Lime Wood) and Gerard Basset (2010's World's Best Sommelier) opened their first place...

Westbury Hotel lures Marcus Wareing's head chef to open restaurant

Information: 07 February 2011

The competition amongst London hotels to have the hottest chefs working in their restaurants ramped up this month when Heston Blumenthal opened at the Mandarin Oriental. But other establishments...

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