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Test Driving the new bar menu at Lyle's in Shoreditch

Information: 01 March 2018

We make a return trip to Lyle's in Shoreditch to try their brand new - and ever-changing - bar menu.

The St Pancras Brasserie and Champagne Bar is getting its own Champagne school

Information: 01 March 2018

Just in time for this year's celebrations of the 150 year anniversary of St Pancras Station, the station's St Pancras Brasserie and Champagne Bar by Searcys is getting a fresh new look. Just over a...

Worth a walk to Lambeth - we Test Drive the Garden Museum Cafe

Information: 01 March 2018

Down by the river in Lambeth, this museum cafe has been slowly growing a reputation for its cooking - we went for a look.

Honest Burger team up with The Cheese Truck for their next cheesy special

Information: 01 March 2018

We have to admit, Honest Burgers really do know a thing or two about creating some damned fine sounding burger specials - and this latest one is no exception, oozing with cheesy goodness. This time, they've...

Bleecker Burger plan a charity day for Hospitality Action

Information: 28 February 2018

Life is tough and for some folk it can be even tougher - so the work of Hospitality Action, which does brilliant work to help support and build awareness around mental health and addiction in the...

Sketch's Mourad Mazouz and Pierre Gagnaire celebrate its 15th birthday

Information: 28 February 2018

To Sketch last night where chef Pierre Gagnaire and restaurant Mourad Mazouz threw a party in the two Michelin-star The Lecture Room & Library to celebrate the Mayfair restaurant's 15th birthday. In a...

Arepa and Co's second Venezuelan restaurant is on Paradise Row, Bethnal Green

Information: 28 February 2018

It's the second restaurant from people behind the Original Arepa & Co, this time in Bethnal Green. Expect lots of Venezuelan style sandwiches and lots more.

Two Tribes KX mixes street food with a craft brewery and live music space

Information: 28 February 2018

Two Tribes in King's Cross will epitomise multi-tasking with its brewery, recording studios, events space and alfresco spot for street food and parties.

Patty and Bun now have a vegan burger - the Whoopi Goldburger

Information: 28 February 2018

Patty & Bun have just launched their first ever vegan burger. Intrigued? Well, if you're minded to go and try it this week, the Whoopi Goldburger consists of a tempeh (that's fermented from soya...

Fat Tony's fresh pasta pops up for two months at Bar Termini Centrale

Information: 27 February 2018

Updated 3/4/18 with revised opening times Ahead of its permanent restaurant opening up in South London this summer, fresh pasta joint Fat Tony's is bringing fresh pasta to central London for two...

Passyunk Avenue brings Philly-style cheesesteak sandwiches to Fitzrovia - updated

Information: 27 February 2018

From humble beginnings as a Spitalfields food truck to a full blown sandwich restaurant and dive bar in Fitzrovia, Passyunk Avenue has arrived in its new bricks-and-mortar form to ply us with...

A Marylebone classic with a new look - we Test Drive The Orrery

Information: 27 February 2018

For its 21st birthday, Marylebone classic The Orrery got a new look and new menu - we went to check both out.

Lebanese restaurant Abd el Wahab Belgravia comes to London

Information: 27 February 2018

Abd el Wahab is a popular group of Middle Eastern restaurants and has come to London - bringing along a mix of Lebanese and Middle Eastern cooking with it.

Cheeky AND squeaky - Nando's introduce halloumi sticks to the menu

Information: 26 February 2018

You know it's not all tasting menus and wine pairing here at Hot Dinners HQ. We'd be lying if we didn't admit to being just as partial as the next person to a cheeky Nando's. So it's only to be...

Naughty Boy teams up with Shake Shack for his own chicken burger

Information: 26 February 2018

So this is an interesting collaboration - MOBO-award winning Naughty Boy has teamed up with Shake Shack to create his own burger. Burger development is a new string to Naughty Boy's bow - he's...

London's first vegan Crosstown doughnut store is about to open

Information: 26 February 2018

London's vegans are getting their own Crosstown coffee and doughnut bar opening in the heart of the West End

Marcus Wareing has a new lunch menu planned with produce from his own farm

Information: 23 February 2018

You've got to hand it to Marcus Wareing - that man does not like to stand still. His latest idea combines the introduction of a new lunch menu at his two Michelin-starred restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel...

Soho House are opening a Cecconi's Pizza Bar on Old Compton Street

Information: 23 February 2018

Soho House are taking the classic Italian restaurant and going for a more laid-back experience, serving up pizzas and cocktails

Ex-Dabbous chefs bring Bristol's Wellbourne Brasserie to White City

Information: 23 February 2018

They have restaurants in Bristol and Spain, and now Wellbourne are coming to London. It's an all-day brasserie affair by chefs with an impressive pedigree and a pretty great sounding menu too.

Osh is bringing central Asian food and cocktails to Beauchamp Place

Information: 23 February 2018

Taking over three floors of a townhouse on Beauchamp Place, Osh will mix in traditional Uzbek food with more international dishes and there'll be a top floor cocktail lounge too

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