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Damn it Janis - restaurant runner banned from posh London postcodes

Information: 23 November 2010

Hot Dinners have been following with interest the story of the penniless Latvian filmmaker who embarked on a fortnight of scamming some of London's most expensive restaurants by enjoying lavish...

Visa woes put Hell's Kitchen winner Holli's Savoy Grill job on hold

Information: 21 November 2010

When single mother Holli Ugalde won Hell's Kitchen USA there was a lot of buzz over the fact that she'd be working for Gordon Ramsay at the much-anticipated reopening of the Savoy Grill. But the...

Five minutes with North Road chef Christoffer Hruskova

Information: 19 November 2010

Hot Dinners grabs five minutes with North Road chef Christoffer Hruskova to discover that his culinary influences range much wider than his Danish upbringing.

Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver on South Park

Information: 19 November 2010

You know you've really made it in America when you're worthy of being cast in South Park, which is just what's happened to Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver. Our cheffing duo feature in an episode of...

007 gets Harvey Nicks to ban foie gras from restaurant menus

Information: 18 November 2010

As 007 he was licensed to kill, but now Roger Moore has gone all touchy-feely in getting Knightsbridge store Harvey Nichols to ban foie gras from its restaurant menus. The store made a head start in...

If it's Wednesday, it must be free Welsh Whisky

Information: 17 November 2010

Kate and Wills may be one of the few newly-engaged couples in the country not worrying about the cost of their upcoming nuptuals, but for the rest of us, looking after the pennies and pounds is...

London Evening Standard's most influential foodies list

Information: 17 November 2010

The London Evening Standard last night held a glitzy party in town to celebrate the release of its annual list of movers and shakers - London's 1000 most influential people. Naturally, there were...

Wolseley to have sister restaurant at No 1 Kingsway

Information: 17 November 2010

Jeremy King and Chris Corbin have just signed on the dotted line to open a sister restaurant to The Wolseley in Aldwych. The new 'European-style brasserie' will be in the No 1 Kingsway building,...

Galloping gourmets arrested after trying to scam another restaurant

Information: 16 November 2010

Yesterday we reported on the story of the couple who took Michelin-starred restaurant L'Autre Pied for £572 after they skipped paying the bill through a combination of making a booking under a false...

Con couple cheat L'Autre Pied out of £572 bill

Information: 15 November 2010

The hunt is on for a couple of champagne-guzzling con artists who cheated London restaurant L'Autre Pied out of £572 worth of food and drink. According to the article in today's Standard, the couple...

Free meals, prime time snacks and menus at Millennium prices

Information: 14 November 2010

Some interesting restaurant deals and menu promotions on offer in London this week: Bar snacksPalm restaurant wouldn't perhaps spring to mind as a place for a cut-price meal, but their new Prime...

Dragon's Den film edition of Come Dine With Me for Children in Need

Information: 13 November 2010

Fans of Come Dine With Me - and we know they are legion - will be thrilled to learn there's going to be a Dragon's Den special of CDWM for Children in Need.The show, which was filmed yesterday, will...

Cantinetta in Putney opens with soft launch promotion

Information: 12 November 2010

We wouldn't like it to be said that here at Hot Dinners we're all about what's going on north of the river, so here's news of a soft-opening launch down in Putney next week for our readers south of...

Porsche on a plate: the launch of the new restaurant at Silverstone

Information: 12 November 2010

When fast expensive cars and Michelin-starred food meet under the same roof, all is officially right with the world. This week, Hot Dinners was invited to check out the launch of the newest program...

Gastronaut Stefan Gates hosts dinner at the Draper's Arms

Information: 10 November 2010

Fans of Gastronaut TV presenter Stefan Gates should head for Islington gastropub The Draper's Arms next month where the TV chef will be hosting an out of the ordinary dinner. Gates, whose new...

Gordon Ramsay issues public letter on father-in-law spat

Information: 09 November 2010

The astonishingly public spat between Gordon Ramsay and his father-in-law and former CEO Chris Hutcheson has taken an even stranger turn today with the chef issuing a public letter to Hutcheson's...

Marcus Wareing to open The Gilbert Scott brasserie at St Pancras

Information: 09 November 2010

Update - see our preview of the Gilbert Scott here. There's still no word yet on who will take on the main restaurant at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel at King's Cross, but Marcus Wareing today...

Back for good? The return of Pierre Koffmann

Information: 08 November 2010

Hot Dinners talks to one of the most celebrated chefs in London from his new London base, Koffmann's at The Berkeley...

Fastest pop-up in the West as Franny's opens on Frith Street

Information: 04 November 2010

Another day, another pop-up. But we quite like the 'let's do the show right here'-style approach of the team behind Franny's in Soho. Almost overnight (well a week actually), a bunch of do-fooders...

Jason Atherton launches posh chocolate range exclusively for Fortnums

Information: 04 November 2010

It's no secret that here at Hot Dinners we've got a bit of a sweet tooth - we're not the kind of people who would ever turn down a dessert course. So we were interested to hear that former Maze chef...

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