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Alkebulan Dining Hall will be a London food hall celebrating African cuisine

Information: 07 January 2022

London hasn't had a brand new food hall since the pandemic started - and much of what we do have has been closed on and off over the past two years. So it's good news on all fronts to hear about a...

Abandon Ship sails from Scotland to Covent Garden

Information: 05 January 2022

Abandon Ship are pretty big in Scotland (there are two Abandon Ship bars there already and the group behind them has 13 in total) and now they're getting ready to launch in Covent Garden. Taking over what...

Stem & Glory brings plant-based food to Broadgate Circle

Information: 04 January 2022

22/9/22 - Updated with the opening date Stem & Glory, the plant-based restaurant in The City, moved pretty far afield for their second restaurant, opening in Cambridge. For their third opening,...

Cicchetti is coming to Knightsbridge

Information: 04 January 2022

San Carlo already have two Cicchettis in London (and a few more restaurants too) and now they're gearing up for a third - this time in Knightsbridge. As with their previous restaurants, it'll all...

Michel Roux Jr joins Dishpatch for his first meal kit offering

Information: 04 January 2022

Restaurant meal kits just went up a whole new level with the news this week from Dishpatch that they'd signed up none other than Michel Roux Jr to their roster. The chef patron of Le Gavroche will be...

Hartnett, Roden, Hutson and Maan head up New Year Honours list

Information: 01 January 2022

Updated 2/1/22 with the addition of Amrit Maan Four people who are definitely starting 2022 on a high are the chef Angela Harnett, hotelier Robin Hutson, cookery writer Claudia Roden and...

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners in 2021

Information: 29 December 2021

As the year winds down, here are the stories that were the most popular reads on Hot Dinners in 2021...

Wolfox cafe and wine bar eyes up the old Savoy Taylors Guild on the Strand

Information: 20 December 2021

It's been home to a tailors since the early 20th century and its distinctive frontage on the Strand is Grade II listed, but next year the historic Savoy Taylors Guild is going to switch from cutting cloth...

All we want for Christmas is Calum Franklin's Christmas pudding pork pie

Information: 19 December 2021

If you're not one of the hordes who've already escaped London for the holidays, you're about to be rewarded for your loyalty. Because there are only two places in the country that you can get one of...

Test Driving the new Carousel wine bar - the residency restaurant's permanent Fitzrovia home

Information: 16 December 2021

Residency restaurant Carousel has moved from Marylebone to Fitzrovia and added a brand new wine bar in the process. We went down to check it out.

Ugly Dumpling are opening a second restaurant in Fitzrovia

Information: 15 December 2021

After success in Carnaby, Ugly Dumpling are branching out and opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia (right next door to Lima). If you're unaware of Ugly Dumpling, they are as you might expect, a...

Pastry God Cedric Grolet picks The Berkeley for his first London patisserie

Information: 15 December 2021

With a reputation that precedes him, world-renowned pastry chef Cedric Grolet is heading to London, opening his first UK patisserie (and the first outside France) at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge...

Emilia's Crafted Pasta is opening in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf

Information: 15 December 2021

Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games...

Honest Burgers go vegan with new V Honest restaurant

Information: 15 December 2021

Updated 11/1/21 with opening date After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant. The menu...

Test Driving The Plimsoll - Four Legs' Finsbury Park boozer with great food

Information: 14 December 2021

The Four Legs team have opened their own pub in Finsbury Park. Hot Dinners scored a hard-to-get seat and went to check it out.

Shutters opens at One Canada Square with its Cali-Cornish seafood mix

Information: 13 December 2021

It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just...

Dear Grace sees the Pergola team expand to White City

Information: 13 December 2021

Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening. Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space...

Half Cut Market is a hot new corner shop and bar for Camden

Information: 10 December 2021

If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes. Now Camden...

The London popup Champagne bar where a glass is just £2.33

Information: 09 December 2021

Popping up briefly in St Christopher's Place this week is a Champagne bar with a difference. The signage out front doesn't give the game away but Veuve is actually a popup from Aldi, selling the...