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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...

Gordon Ramsay's charity pop-up this Friday on Brick Lane

Information: 03 February 2011

Take an extra long lunch break tomorrow (Friday 4th February) and head down to Brick Lane where Gordon Ramsay will be volunteering his services at a pop-up curry stall in aid of Red Nose Day 2011. Ramsay,...

London gets first champagne enomatic at Galoupet in Knightsbridge

Information: 02 February 2011

Hot Dinners can still remember how excited we were the first time we got to put the enomatic machine at Selfridges Wonder Bar through its paces (and are in mourning for the disappearance of Bar...

Four Seasons London reopens with a special Italian afternoon tea

Information: 31 January 2011

As we happened to be wandering around Park Lane last Friday, we took the opportunity to take a quick look around London's revamped Four Seasons Hotel before the hordes descended. The hotel, which...

Extra booking dates released for Heston's new restaurant

Information: 31 January 2011

If you're a subscriber to the Hot Dinners newsletter, you'll know that our last missive eulogised the benefits of following us on Twitter or Facebook. Well just over a week after sending that out,...

First look at menus for Dinner by Heston at the Mandarin Oriental

Information: 31 January 2011

So the menu for Dinner by Heston is now up on the restaurant's website giving Hot Dinners a chance to peruse the menu as the restaurant opens its doors to diners this lunchtime. The set lunch, which is a...

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