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The Goring goes all Parks and Recreation with their Shetland pony Teddy

Information: 20 August 2021

In a real life homage to Parks and Recreation's Lil' Sebastian, The Goring has only gone and got itself a little old Shetland Pony for the summer. Teddy belongs to the Goring family who run the...

Gino d'Acampo's Luciano restaurant goes viral on TikTok

Information: 20 August 2021

Gino d'Acampo's new London restaurant Luciano may have been eviscerated in a review by the Evening Standard, but a new video on TikTok could change the restaurant's fortunes. Kiwi songwriter Natalie Te...

MasterChef finalist Santosh Shah is bringing a Nepalese pop-up to Cinnamon Kitchen

Information: 20 August 2021

He got to the final of MasterChef The Professionals last year, and now chef Santosh Shah is launching a Nepalese pop-up at his old stomping ground, Cinnamon Kitchen City (he was Head Chef there). Running...

Tuck Shop is Hackney Wick's new grocer and bottle shop on Fish Island

Information: 20 August 2021

Hackney Week residents looking for somewhere locally to buy groceries and household goods that are ethical and sustainable now have a new place to shop. Tuck Shop, which opened its doors last...

Creams Cafe are launching a dessert poke bowl

Information: 20 August 2021

There's no getting past the fact that poke bowls have become a thing in London of late. Creams Cafe have clearly noted that as well - however, they seem to have (deliberately) misread the brief. So...

Stevie Parle's Joy is back, in Marylebone

Information: 19 August 2021

After being moved on from Portobello (only after he'd made a dormant site successful again), Stevie Parle has brought back Joy, this time to Marylebone in a new guise. Joy is now going to be both a...

Trying The Egerton Slurp - a masterclass in martini making at The Egerton House Hotel

Information: 19 August 2021

As long time readers of Hot Dinners will be aware, there's nothing we like more than an expertly prepared martini. Over the boring days of lockdown, we kept our spirits up with the promise of...

Test Driving Bibo Shoreditch - Dani Garcia's first London restaurant

Information: 19 August 2021

Much-lauded Spanish chef Dani Garcia has picked Shoreditch as the site of his first London restaurant. We went along to see if the Bibo concept has survived the journey.

Nando's start closing restaurants as supplies dry up - this has not gone down well...

Information: 18 August 2021

Londoners have put up with a lack of loo roll and a paucity of pasta in the shops on and off over the past year or so, but will the closing of Nando's be the thing that really brings home the...

The Ethical Butcher kicks off a residency at Hackney's Spurstowe Arms

Information: 18 August 2021

They've popped up at the pub before in the guise of Ground Burger, and now The Ethical Butcher is back for a full residency at The Spurstowe Arms in Hackney. The Ethical Butcher, as the name gives...

Design District Canteen is a food hall where you can dine among tree tops on the Greenwich Peninsula

Information: 18 August 2021

Things must be starting to get back to normal if we're talking about food halls opening in London. While some, like Arcade and Market Hall West End were initially victims of the lockdowns (returning in new...

Oxeye from Sven Hanson Britt is a restaurant, bar and gallery in Embassy Gardens

Information: 18 August 2021

Chef Sven Hanson Britt (recently seen at Homestead) is bringing his restaurant Oxeye to life, which has previously run as a residency at Carousel. It's coming to Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms (where...

Test Driving Park Row - Gotham City and Batman come to London

Information: 17 August 2021

Park Row is a huge, immersive Batman-themed restaurant in London. But what's it like? We popped along to find out.

Moor Hall tops the UK's 100 best restaurants list for 2021

Information: 16 August 2021

For the second year in the row Mark Birchall's Moor Hall has come in at number one on the National Restaurant Awards top 100 UK restaurants list. The list, which took a break last year due to the...

Gordon Ramsay brings Bread Street Cafe to Ealing

Information: 16 August 2021

Gordon Ramsay is continuing with his relentless march across London, opening as many restaurants on the way as he can. Not content with opening lots of Gordon Ramsay Burgers or Gordon Ramsay's...

BAO are doing breakfast for the first time, at Café BAO in King’s Cross

Information: 16 August 2021

If you've ever really, REALLY fancied a bao for breakfast and have had to wait until BAO opened the doors on one of their restaurants at midday, then we have glad tidings for you. From the August...

There's an alfresco Oktoberfest beer hall taking over Paddington's Pergola this autumn

Information: 16 August 2021

We may be some way away from Oktoberfest, but Pergola Paddington will be starting off the festivities a little earlier. From mid-September, they're transforming into Wunderbar - an alfresco...

Look for the hot pink NATASHKINOltd cafe popping up at Harvey Nichols

Information: 16 August 2021

Normally, you'd have to head to Mayfair to enjoy the signature F*ck Off honey cakes from designer Natasha Zinko from her flagship store. But right now, there's another way to try the delights of her...

Gunpowder and their Kashmiri lamb chops head for Soho

Information: 13 August 2021

Following their two restaurants (Spitalfields and Tower Bridge) and a strong lockdown/delivery game with Empire Biryani and more, Gunpowder are getting ready to open their next Indian restaurant - this...

Residency restaurant Carousel moves to Fitzrovia, and adds a wine bar

Information: 13 August 2021

Carousel, the space from brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton that holds rotating chef residencies, is on the move. They're moving on from Marylebone to Fitzrovia, taking on a bigger space in Fitzrovia -...

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