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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...

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...

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