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Gordon and Marco alumni turn Folkestone into foodie destination

Information: 05 January 2011

The London scene may be anticipating a raft of big name openings this year, but it's not alone. The seaside town of Folkestone has three big openings planned for this year which should put the south...

Angela Hartnett takes on Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room

Information: 05 January 2011

Three months after she announced her departure from Gordon Ramsay Holdings, Angela Hartnett today revealed her first solo business venture. She's just signed up as a consultant to trendy East London...

ZTH destination cocktail bar to open at Zetter Hotel

Information: 20 December 2010

Hot Dinners exclusive As if having the marvellous Bistrot Bruno Loubet wasn’t enough of a draw, the Zetter Hotel in Clerkenwell is adding a destination cocktail bar when it opens its Georgian-style...

Momo opens its doors for a special take on Afternoon Tea

Information: 20 December 2010

Frazzled last-minute Christmas shoppers - or anyone planning to head into the West End for the January sales - should take note of a new haven at Momo on Heddon Street. The Moroccan restaurant has...

Celebrity NY chef Jean-Georges to open Leicester Square restaurant

Information: 17 December 2010

[Update: Spice Market London opened on 14 February 2011] On the site of what used to be the Swiss Centre, New York celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten recently announced he's opening a London...

Marlon Abela confirms plan to open A Voce in London

Information: 17 December 2010

Marlon Abela - the man behind The Greenhouse and Umu in London and A Voce in New York, among others, is planning two new restaurants for London in addition to his latest venture, Cassis, which...

New champagne bars for Paddington and Paramount

Information: 17 December 2010

It's the festive season and what better way to celebrate Christmas than with a glass of two of fizz? Perfect timing then for the new champagne bar which opened yesterday at Paddington station. It's...

Paddington curry house fined for fake Fay Maschler review

Information: 13 December 2010

There's a gem of a story in the Metro about a Paddington curry house which has just been done for writing its own fake reviews. Anyone passing by The Connoisseurs Indian Tandoori on Norfolk Place...

Skyroom bar opens for Christmas on Tooley Street

Information: 10 December 2010

If you're bored of the usual bars and looking for somewhere extraordinary to take a pre-prandial drink this weekend, you might want to take a wander down Tooley Street. Eagle-eyed denizens of London...

Burger King opens standalone dessert bar in London's Westfield

Information: 10 December 2010

At Hot Dinners we are usually more interested by London's finer dining establishments, but we find ourselves strangely drawn to the idea of the new Burger King dessert bar which has just opened in...

A sneak peak at the South Bank Chocolate Festival

Information: 10 December 2010

Nestled among the Christmas markets and party revellers on the South Bank this weekend, the Chocolate Festival will be providing some pre-Christmas indulgence on a grand scale. Some of the best...

Sketch pop-up cafe launches at the Royal Academy

Information: 07 December 2010

Last week, Hot Dinners was invited to the launch of the new GSK Contemporary – Aware: Art Fashion Identity exhibition at the Royal Academy. What has this to do with food, you might ask? Well, for...

Gordon Ramsay to open Las Vegas steakhouse

Information: 07 December 2010

Updated: 13 January 2012: Gordon's first Las Vegas restaurant will be called Gordon Ramsay Steak and is expected to open in Spring 2012. The steakhouse will have 274 covers and includes a large bar...

Bougie Macaron launches in Covent Garden's Russell Street

Information: 03 December 2010

Hot Dinners braved the snow on Wednesday to head down to the launch of the recently-opened Bougie Macaron & Tea at 3 Russell Street in Covent Garden. Run by Frenchman Jean Nedelec, the West End...

Quo Vadis to open QV bar in January

Information: 02 December 2010

We’re liking the sound of the new QV Bar opening on the ground floor of Quo Vadis in January. According to a press release the bar will be run by award-winning mixologist Paul Mant, who’s presided...

Heston’s London restaurant causes booking meltdown

Information: 01 December 2010

Table bookings for Heston Blumenthal’s new Knightsbridge restaurant almost brought booking lines down today as more than 4000 covers were booked in the first five hours of the telephone lines...

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal open for booking

Information: 01 December 2010

At 9am this morning (December 1st) the booking lines opened for Heston Blumenthal's eagerly awaited London restaurant - Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. Given that it's the first London restaurant to be...

Wolseley Mark Two will open its doors next November

Information: 30 November 2010

It was one of the biggest restaurant stories of the past few weeks, that Jeremy King and Chris Corbin had finally signed a deal to open a sibling restaurant to their massively successful Piccadilly...

Trine Hahnemann hosts Danish embassy's Yule party

Information: 26 November 2010

Hot Dinners is full of the festive spirit following a party over at the Danish embassy last night where cookery writer Trine Hahnemann presided over a splendid spread for the Ambassador’s Nordic...

Ottolenghi opens Soho venture in February called NOPI

Information: 25 November 2010

Anyone who's a fan of Ottolenghi, whether it's their restaurants or the cookbook, will be pleased to hear that they're branching out by opening a standalone restaurant called NOPI in Soho next year. As...

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