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Free Prosecco at London gastropubs post-Xmas present swap

Information: 25 January 2011

If you’re despairing of ever receiving your January paycheque then the clever people at First Restaurant Group have come up with an idea for making your money go further this month. They’re putting...

Spitalfields brasserie picks up award for drinking while dining

Information: 25 January 2011

Spitalfields brasserie Le Bouchon Breton was picked as the UK’s best place for a drink whilst out dining in trade title Harpers Wine & Spirit’s 2011 Drinking Out Excellence Awards (that must have...

Searcy's champagne bar at Paddington launches

Information: 23 January 2011

Hot Dinners rarely – if ever - say no to anything involving champagne, so we were pretty happy to be invited to the launch of Searcy’s new champagne bar at Paddington station. Set in the glassed-off section...

New Polpo Cicheti bar to open downstairs at Polpo

Information: 21 January 2011

We’re huge, huge fans of Russell Norman’s Polpo and Polpetto (and let’s face it, who isn’t) so we’re properly excited to hear that they’re expanding Polpo. Anything that helps improve the chances of...

Raymond Blanc Restaurant protégées JJ and James open London Cocktail Club

Information: 21 January 2011

The winners of the most recent series of Raymond Blanc’s reality show The Restaurant have just opened a bar on Goodge Street. JJ and James’s new joint – the London Cocktail club at 61 Goodge Street...

Fancy buying Jamie Oliver or Marcus Wareing's houses?

Information: 19 January 2011

There are many items for sale which the merest whiff of association with a celebrity chef can help shift - books, saucepans, stock cubes, to name just a few. However its seems as though London...

Ramsay gains a star as Britain Guide 2011 celebrates most Michelin stars ever

Information: 18 January 2011

All the speculation in the world couldn't persuade Michelin UK to reveal who'd got a Michelin star this year ahead of today's announcement. So we were all gathered at Michelin House to find out...

Heston's bargain £25 set lunch at the Mandarin Oriental

Information: 17 January 2011

Eager diners who were quick off the mark to book a table at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental may have to rush online to book a second table as Heston revealed today that the...

The Michelin Man

Information: 16 January 2011

Hot Dinners finds out from outgoing Michelin Guide Editor Derek Bulmer what propels a restaurant into the stars.

Opera Tavern opens next week with soft launch promotion

Information: 14 January 2011

We're looking forward to the opening next week of Opera Tavern, the new Covent Garden offering from the people behind Salt Yard and Dehesa, particularly now we've found out it will open with a soft...

Richard Caring wins battle to open Covent Garden restaurant

Information: 14 January 2011

There must have been jubilation all round at Caprice Holdings last night, when the news broke that Westminster Council had finally agreed to give Richard Caring a licence to open a massive new...

Ferran Adria to open Tickets tapas bar in Barcelona

Information: 14 January 2011

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, so when Hot Dinners read the headlines yesterday that Ferran Adria, he of El Bulli fame, was opening a tapas restaurant, we presumed that someone had...

Viajante, Gauthier and Koffmann pick up three AA rosettes

Information: 13 January 2011

Just as the awards season in Hollywood is getting into gear at the moment, January is also the month when many of the big restaurant guides begin to announce their gongs for the year. First up is...

Are you being served? Michel Roux Jnr interview

Information: 12 January 2011

Michel Roux Jnr talks to Hot Dinners about his new TV show, which London restaurants he really rates and reveals his opinion of Masterchef spoof filmmakers.

January deals and offers in London restaurants

Information: 07 January 2011

For Hot Dinners, January is far from being a depressing month. With a large number of Londoners steering clear of bars and trying to tighten their purse strings, the field is left clear for us to...

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...

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