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Guardian's Food blogging course has Hix, Henderson and Hopkinson on board

Information: 03 November 2010

The Guardian has nabbed some pretty high profile food and wine writers, chefs and mixologists to take part in its launch series of masterclasses. The two day Eating Your Words course has Tom...

Booking line opens for the Savoy Grill

Information: 01 November 2010

Gordon Ramsay may have had a less than happy weekend with his father-in-law going on the warpath, but the week starts off on a brighter note as the booking line for the long-awaited Savoy Grill is...

Gordon's father-in-law; 'I know where the bodies are buried'

Information: 31 October 2010

The fallout between Gordon Ramsay and his former CEO (and father-in-law) Chris Hutcheson went up a notch today with an no-holds-barred interview with Hutcheson in the Mail on Sunday. In it, Gordon's...

Ledbury and Marcus Wareing make the top 5 in Sunday Times Food List

Information: 30 October 2010

There's going to be a lot of discussion this week over the Sunday Times' publication today (Sunday 31 October) of its Food List - a list of the Top 100 restaurants in the UK, in conjunction with...

From Tuscany to Tinello – talking to Max and Federico Sali

Information: 24 October 2010

Hot Dinners caught up with brothers Max and Federico Sali the week they opened Tinello, their first joint venture in Pimlico...

Gordon’s Right Hand Man: Stuart Gillies interview

Information: 22 October 2010

Hot Dinners talks to Gordon Ramsay's right-hand man Stuart Gillies about the reopening of the Savoy Grill and life at Gordon Ramsay Holdings.

Exclusive: Gordon Ramsay’s One New Change restaurant Bread Street Kitchen to open in 2011

Information: 22 October 2010

After much speculation that Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant at the One New Change development would be a second version of his Heathrow eaterie Plane Food, Hot Dinners can exclusively reveal that it...

Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law Chris Hutcheson quits

Information: 20 October 2010

Twitter is buzzing with people wondering what on earth provoked Gordon Ramsay's business mentor and father-in-law Chris Hutcheson to walk out on Gordon Ramsay Holdings last week. 'Everyone wants to...

Hugh Hefner returns to London to open Playboy Club in Mayfair

Information: 20 October 2010

We can't tell whether this is a sign that we're all going to hell in a handbasket, or that London - despite the Spending Review - is booming, but Hugh Hefner is returning to these shores to reopen...

2010 London Restaurant Festival Awards - the winners

Information: 19 October 2010

Rising stars of London’s restaurant industry joined seasoned pros as the London Restaurant Festival 2010 came to a glittering conclusion last night. Casual Soho eateries mingled with fine dining...

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2010 winners announced

Information: 15 October 2010

The great and the greedy turned out last night for the annual Observer Food Monthly awards at the Freemasons Hall in Covent Garden. Hot Dinners spotted chefs Pierre Koffmann, Benares' Atul Kocchar...

Jamie Oliver wants more women chefs in top restaurants

Information: 15 October 2010

He's a busy chap is Jamie Oliver - not only was he working too hard to accept his award for Best Food Personality at the Observer Food Monthly Awards last night because he was filming in Yorkshire,...

Tanqueray hold a dinner for London Cocktail Week

Information: 14 October 2010

As sore heads all over town celebrate another London Cocktail Week, classic gin brand Tanqueray kept the drinks flowing with an upscale dinner at Babylon Restaurant at the Kensington Roof Gardens...

Is French cuisine a spent force? The Big Debate reviewed

Information: 14 October 2010

Have you ever arrived back from enjoying the delightful boulangeries and charcuteries of France, only to be greeted in Gatwick by the depressing smell of “abattoir slurry” that, according to food...

Exclusive: Inside look on what to expect at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Information: 13 October 2010

There's really no competition: 2011's most anticipated restaurant by a city mile has got to be Heston Blumenthal's new restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge. So when Hot Dinners...

Preparing Heston's Blumenthal's Dinner - an exclusive interview with Ashley Palmer Watts

Information: 12 October 2010

Hot Dinners gets a red-hot exclusive on what we can expect at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal from its Head Chef Ashley Palmer Watts

Anne Robinson chairs London Restaurant Festival Big Quiz

Information: 12 October 2010

Quizmeister Anne Robinson cowed the unruly masses at the London Restaurant Festival's Big Quiz last night which was held at Le Cafe Anglais. Changing tack from last year's festival quiz which pitted...

Ledbury ousts The Fat Duck as UK's No 1 restaurant

Information: 12 October 2010

Notting Hill restaurant The Ledbury has ousted The Fat Duck from its spot as National Restaurant of the Year, according to Restaurant Magazine. In their 2010 awards, announced in London tonight, The...

Angela Hartnett buys Murano from Gordon Ramsay

Information: 11 October 2010

It's been the poorest-held secret in restaurant circles that Angela Hartnett wanted her freedom. Today she finally announced that she's buying her restaurant Murano from Gordon Ramsay Holdings and...

Anthony Demetre on Arbutus, Wild Honey and the opening of Les Deux Salons

Information: 08 October 2010

Chef Anthony Demetre is best known for the highly successful Soho and Mayfair restaurants he runs with partner Will Smith, Arbutus and Wild Honey. On the eve of the opening of the duo's new...

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