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Five minutes with: Guy Watson from Riverford Farm

Information: 18 June 2010

Hot Dinners finds out what makes a farmer from Devon decide on bringing his own take on the ethical restaurant to London

Pierre Koffmann talks about his new restaurant at The Berkeley

Information: 17 June 2010

It’s one of the most-anticipated openings this Summer and now Pierre Koffmann has been revealing details of his restaurant, Koffmann’s at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge to trade title Caterer...

Mayor Boris applauds winner of Taste of London's ice-cream competition

Information: 14 June 2010

If the weather holds up for the Taste of London festival this week - there'll at least be a refreshing way to cool down. After asking the public to come up with suggestions for a special...

Staff at a Tower Bridge restaurant make secret Mellor recording

Information: 10 June 2010

There's a great story today in The Mirror - staff at a Tower Bridge restaurant apparently got so fed up with ranty abuse from former cabinet minister David Mellor, that they taped him. According to...

Thompson Hotels plan new 80-seat restaurant for Belgravia

Information: 09 June 2010

Following hard on the heels of yesterday’s story about Manhattan restaurateurs heading our way, Hot Dinners now hears that hip hotel chain Thompson Hotels will be opening an 85-bedroom hotel in...

Ramsay, Boulud and Hartnett head up London Eye dining at London Restaurant Festival 2010

Information: 08 June 2010

Top New York chef Daniel Boulud will be joining 10 London chefs cooking up a storm at this year's London Restaurant Festival in one of the London Eye capsules. The full line-up of chefs taking part...

More New York restaurants look to open in London

Information: 07 June 2010

There are several New Yorkers who must have been watching the successful Spring launch of Daniel Boulud's Bar Boulud at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge particularly carefully. It seems...

Heston names his new Mandarin Oriental London restaurant

Information: 04 June 2010

Here at Hot Dinners, like many other foodies, we would easily rate our lunch at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck as the best lunch we've ever had. So we're keeping a close eye on the Mandarin Oriental, where...

Hell's Kitchen USA winner will land Savoy Grill job

Information: 03 June 2010

'The contestants include an Italian who doesn't know how to make pasta. A woman who burned Ramsay's lips by laying on the hot sauce when a few drops would have worked. A Hannibal Lecter wanna-be (he...

Jermyn Street restaurant claims biggest rosé list in Europe

Information: 02 June 2010

As we write this, the rain is sluicing down on the Hot Dinners roof, but we're an optimistic bunch and apparently summer is on its way back this weekend. So what better reason do you need than the...

Joel Antunes returns to London at the Park Plaza

Information: 01 June 2010

Zut Alors! There's a French invasion of London happening. We've already had successful openings from Daniel Boulud and Bruno Loubet this year. Pierre Koffman is gearing up for launch in...

Restaurant critic Fay Maschler to open her first London restaurant

Information: 28 May 2010

Evening Standard restaurant critic Fay Maschler is passing over to the other side - she's just announced the opening of her first restaurant project. Maschler, in partnership with Simon Davis - who...

London Restaurant Festival 2010 reveals key events for this year

Information: 27 May 2010

If we haven't already whet your appetite for the London Restaurant Festival, then let us do better. This morning, the festival organisers revealed a few more key details for this year's festival...

Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi wants to open a new gastropub

Information: 27 May 2010

Home county foodies alert - Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi, whose restaurant recently entered the World's 50 Best Restaurant list, has new plans to open a gastropub somewhere around London. In an...

Michelin Possible: Claude Bosi is aiming for three stars

Information: 26 May 2010

We find out from Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi about the effect of being on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and aiming for three Michelin stars....

Caprice Holdings open Mount Street Deli in Mayfair

Information: 25 May 2010

If Hot Dinners had a pied-a-terre in Mayfair (we wish) then we’re pretty sure Mount Street Deli would soon be on speed-dial. Opening tomorrow, this venture brings together dishes from some of...

Top chefs gather to celebrate 25 years of Michelin success at Waterside Inn

Information: 19 May 2010

It’s just as well the landing stage outside the Waterside Inn in Bray was up to the cumulative weight of hundreds of chefs. This cracking shot was sent to us, courtesy of Yes Chef! Magazine, showing...

Bocca di Lupo to open new espresso bar, deli and gelateria in Soho

Information: 18 May 2010

Eagle-eyed blogger goodforlunch spotted a familiar looking graphic in the window opposite Bocca di Lupo.’Too far to be Spuntino’ he posited. So Hot Dinners called up BdL to find out what was going...

Riverford roving restaurant hits Islington this summertime

Information: 17 May 2010

If you're too busy, lazy or just too much of a committed Londoner to be tempted into the English countryside over the summer, we've just heard about a farm event set on bringing the taste of the...

Burger news, Goodman expands and Marco gets a pasting

Information: 16 May 2010

A round-up of this week's London foodie news: Let’s start off on a positive note with the Independent’s story that burgers may not be bad for you after all. According to a series of new scientific...

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