News & reviews

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...

Bar Boulud London marks a triumphant arrival for Daniel Boulud

Information: 19 May 2010

Judging from the sheer weight of positive tweets and blogs flooding the internet since it opened its doors just over a week ago, Bar Boulud will be a huge success. And why wouldn’t it, when you...

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...

Secret London Restaurant Festival project for Jun Tanaka

Information: 13 May 2010

AA Gill may not have worried about revealing details from this year’s London Restaurant Festival when he blurted out his invitation to take part in a French food debate, but chef Jun Tanaka is much...

Talking to Jun Tanaka

Information: 12 May 2010

Chef Jun Tanaka talks about what goes on behind the swing door in London's best restaurants.

Galvin La Chapelle is Tatler's Best Restaurant 2010

Information: 11 May 2010

There were some interesting results at last night’s Tatler Laurent-Perrier & Taste of London Restaurant Awards 2010. While Best Kitchen for Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley wasn’t a real surprise, perhaps...

Marcus Wareing to open second London restaurant

Information: 11 May 2010

Marcus Wareing has announced plans to open a second restaurant in London next year. In an interview in today's Guardian, Wareing tells the paper he'll be following his former mentor Gordon Ramsay's...

World's most expensive omelette goes on sale in London

Information: 09 May 2010

Should the Tories finally hammer out an agreement with the Lib Dems, they may wish to celebrate in style by ordering the gulls’ egg omelette on the menu for a very limited period at their favourite...

Polpo owner names his new Soho restaurant Spuntino

Information: 05 May 2010

Polpo owner Russell Norman today confirmed that he’ll be opening another Italian restaurant in Soho later this Summer. Spuntino will open up just off Brewer Street at some point over the next couple...

Polpo's EnoClub Wine tasting

Information: 02 May 2010

One of the most interesting developments we’re seeing in the London restaurant scene right now, is the increase in restaurants coming up with innovative ways to get the punters in, particularly on...

Reaction to the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2010 List

Information: 01 May 2010

Reaction to the publication of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010 List has, in the main, been pretty much what you'd expect. First off, thousands of restaurant collectors and foodie tourists...

Fifteen and River Cafe alumni opening Italian Trullo restaurant in Islington

Information: 30 April 2010

Exciting news for Islington residents as the site of a once well-loved restaurant, Gill Wing Cafe, has an exciting new future as a neighbourhood Italian with two River Cafe and Fifteen alumni behind...

Casa Brindisa Monday supperclub review

Information: 28 April 2010

It's been twenty years since Brindisa first began importing the best of Spanish food and drink to London. Now, in addition to their Borough Market stall they have three Tapas restaurants, one of...

Election Eclairs at the Arch London

Information: 28 April 2010

When we set out to the Arch London hotel to review the election éclairs – a very topical take on the hotel’s bar snacks which had been creating something of a stir in London’s bar circles – we...

Claude Bosi talks to Hot Dinners about joining the World's 50 Best Restaurants

Information: 27 April 2010

As the chef behind the only new British entry in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Claude Bosi was in a pretty good mood when Hot Dinners spoke to him this morning. So how are you feeling...

World's Best Restaurant 2010 won by Noma

Information: 26 April 2010

The organisers for this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants awards must be heaving a sigh of relief. First there was the volcano which threatened to keep the best chefs in the world from heading over...

Bid for dinner at Noma and other World Top 50 Restaurants

Information: 26 April 2010

Well I think we can guess some of the restaurants taking part in Action against Hunger’s ebay auction in conjunction with tonight’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The auction is offering...

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