News & reviews

Atul Kochhar launches Colony Bar and Grill

Information: 17 February 2010

To Marylebone this evening for the launch of the Colony Bar and Grill - the latest venture from Atul Kochhar. It's been a hectic few weeks for Atul - less than a month ago he presided over the...

Waitrose Food Illustrated gets a makeover

Information: 16 February 2010

In the week it lost out in the Twitter poll by Quadrille Food for Best Food Publication to newbie Fire & Knives, the publishers of Waitrose Food Illustrated have just announced a new direction for...

Hot Dinners visits the revamped Benares

Information: 16 February 2010

After attending the recent re-launch of Atul Kochhar's Benares, Hot Dinners were recently invited back to try out the restaurant itself. Situated in the heart of Mayfair on Berkeley Square, the...

Petrus reopening date announced for March

Information: 15 February 2010

After much shifting and rescheduling, a new date for the reopening of Petrus has been announced. According to a press release just out, it will open its doors for business on for 29th March 2010...

Make sure you put this Putney pop-up in your diary

Information: 15 February 2010

If there’s one website you should bookmark this week (other than our own, dear readers) it’s www.putneypopup.co.uk which will have details on how to book your seat at the mother of all pop-up...

Bruno Loubet interviewed - the chef takes a second turn at London

Information: 15 February 2010

Hot Dinners catches up with chef Bruno Loubet just before the opening of his eponymous restaurant Bistrot Bruno Loubet at the Zetter Hotel in Clerkenwell

Has Ferran Adria really closed El Bulli for good?

Information: 14 February 2010

[UPDATE: On Midnight the same day this story broke - it seemed we were right to wonder if this really is the end. Ferran has now told El Pais that the New York Times got it all wrong. 'We're not...

Hix's Nick Strangeway hosts Islington cocktail class

Information: 12 February 2010

You may have enjoyed his cocktails at Hawksmoor or lost an evening or two trying his concoctions at his present home in the bar at Hix Soho, now top mixologist Nick Strangeway is teaming up with the...

London restaurants form new ethical association

Information: 09 February 2010

According to a survey by the newly-formed Sustainable Restaurant Association almost 70% of British diners think that restaurants aren’t doing enough to tackle social and environmental issues. Clearly it’s...

Daniel Boulud eats his way round London's restaurants

Information: 04 February 2010

Manhattan chef Daniel Boulud is in town getting Bar Boulud London ready for its May launch at the Mandarin Oriental and he’s making the most of every minute of his visit. On his first night he was...

Arbutus owners Demetre and Smith bring new launch to Covent Garden

Information: 04 February 2010

There had been rumours circulating for weeks, but today Property Magazine has confirmed that Anthony Demetre and Will Smith, the pair behind the successful Wild Honey and Arbutus restaurants are to launch...

Half price dining as Soho's Red Fort reopens

Information: 04 February 2010

If you have a keen eye for a bargain, get out your diary and make sure you put 3-10 February 2010 in your diary. According to Eat Out magazine, that's when Soho's Red Fort restaurant will be...

One day - two London underground restaurants

Information: 02 February 2010

One day, two London underground restaurants and a lot of calories.... The fact that we really need to get a grip of Google Calendars was brought home to Hot Dinners this weekend when we managed to...

Gwyneth Paltrow names her favourite London restaurants

Information: 01 February 2010

Gwyneth Paltrow may be as slim as a reed, but apparently she knows her elderflower cordial from her artisan bread when it comes to eating out in London. In the latest newsletter sent out by her...

Gordon Ramsay's first tweet leaves followers cold

Information: 01 February 2010

Hmmn, perhaps Gordon Ramsay hasn’t quite got the hang of Twitter yet. The chef, who made much of the fact he was taking lessons in Twitterquette before he started – posted two tweets in quick...

Vintage vodka tasting with BobBobRicard

Information: 31 January 2010

When someone invites you to a Vintage Vodka Tasting you should always say yes – but what you should also do the minute you accept such an invitation, is to block book two days off for the...

Vineet Bhatia plans third restaurant for London

Information: 26 January 2010

Put the Bolly on ice and fetch the Beluga - the recession is over! As Britain hefts itself out of recession, Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia today revealed plans to open a third restaurant in...

Ferran Adria confirms El Bulli's closure for two years

Information: 26 January 2010

Three months ago, chef Ferran Adria hinted at the fact there might be major changes afoot at El Bulli. ‘I have to reinvent myself,’ he told Londoners, of the possibility he might only open for one...

Jamie Oliver's barbecue restaurant gets a name

Information: 25 January 2010

Does Jamie Oliver's St Paul's collaboration with NY chef Adam Perry Lang already have a name? The M&C report - a catering industry news service - is reporting that it's going to be known as Barbecoa and...

L'Anima chef heads to Pizza Express and Earl C takes on the Oriel

Information: 24 January 2010

Hot Dinners' news round-up By far one of the most entertaining stories of the week was that of Earl Cadogan vs the Oriel. The Earl managed to elicit the envy of many a reviewer suffering after a bad...

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