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Borough Market’s Borough Plates pop-up to use exclusively Market-sourced produce and chefs

Information: 18 January 2017

What: Borough Plates In a nutshell: Borough Market opens a pop-up, which will only use produce and chefs from the Market. Summing it all up: For two months, Borough Plates will be popping up in the...

Test Driving Palatino - a modern Roman canteen in Clerkenwell

Information: 17 January 2017

This modern Italian dining room is an exercise in good taste, from design to what's on the plate

Talking to Dan Barber about the wastED pop-up at Selfridges

Information: 17 January 2017

The Dan Barber pop-up, wastED London on the roof at Selfridges, is going to be one of the food highlights of the year in London, but don't just take our word for it. We caught up with the chef...

Bethnal Green's Typing Room gets 4 AA rosettes

Information: 17 January 2017

Twice a year the AA awards rosettes to the best restaurants in the country and the first set of awards for 2017 have just been released. London has four new restaurants on the list, two East London...

The Woodford's Ben Murphy joins Launceston Place as head chef

Information: 17 January 2017

Ben Murphy is now the Kensington hotspot Launceston Place’s new head chef. Ben, one of Britain’s fastest rising young chefs and *definitely* one to watch, is bringing with him a wealth of experience (and...

Grind comes to Exmouth Market

Information: 16 January 2017

What: Grind at Exmouth Market In a nutshell: Knock out coffee and legendary espresso martinis. Summing it all up: Grind’s eighth branch in Exmouth Market branch will have all of the above, plus a...

The Baluchi at The Lalit brings ultra-luxe Indian dining to SE1

Information: 16 January 2017

What: The Baluchi at The Lalit In a nutshell: High-end Indian comes to town Summing it all up: The Baluchi is best known abroad as a high-end Indian restaurant that's in luxury hotels throughout...

Club Mexicana sets up a residency at Pamela in Dalston

Information: 16 January 2017

The next residency at Dalston's Pamela is about to kick off as Club Mexicana takes over. They are, as the name suggests, all about Mexican food - but it's all vegan too. They're on a mission to show...

Extra Fancy comes to London at the Blues Kitchen for three nights only

Information: 16 January 2017

Another New York restaurant is making the trip to London as New York's Extra Fancy is popping up in the Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch for three nights only. They're a very popular Brooklyn seafood and...

Special deals to cheer you up on Blue Monday in London

Information: 16 January 2017

Yes it's officially* the most depressing day of the year. If that isn't enough to make you dive back under the duvet, then take heart from a range of rather nice little deals London's restaurants...

Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns is bringing his food pop-up wastED to London's Selfridges

Information: 13 January 2017

So this is a BIG story - and a huge coup for Selfridges. Top American chef Dan Barber - he of Blue Hill at Stone Barns fame - is bringing his food waste pop-up, wastED, to London this Spring. [Read our full...

Bel-Air brings wholesome LA-fare to Farringdon with their second branch

Information: 13 January 2017

What: Bel Air Farringdon In a nutshell: Healthy food, fast. Summing it all up: Bel Air's an LA food inspired space that opened originally in Shoreditch serving salads and more. This sees them...

Creme Egg season is here with the Creme Egg Hunting Lodge

Information: 13 January 2017

Fans of Cadbury Creme Egg Cafe from 2016 are in for a treat. Not only is it *already* the official start of Creme Egg season, (according to Cadbury’s), but they’re bringing back their cafe, this...

Personalised cocktails with a twist at new Bletchley Park-themed bar from the naked restaurant team

Information: 12 January 2017

Naked restaurant The Bunyadi was never going to be an easy act to follow, but the team behind that are giving it a go with a WW2-themed cocktail bar where you decode your own personality to work out...

Test Driving Hopscotch - a great drinking and dining den in Brick Lane

Information: 11 January 2017

Brick Lane has a fun new 'dining room and drinking den' that's worth taking note of

Tonkotsu announces series of ramen collaborations with guest chefs

Information: 10 January 2017

Not content with merely opening a new restaurant, Anzu, a few months ago, the folk behind Tonkotsu are keeping busy by completely organising a series of ramen collaborations with guest chefs. First up,...

Pip & Nut’s nut butter bar pops up at Selfridges

Information: 10 January 2017

If you’re having a crack at Veganuary, but haven’t yet discovered the wonder of nut butters, step right up to Selfridge’s where Pip & Nut are now running a pop up bar in the Foodhall. As the joke...

Rum, pizza and board games at 70s-themed Bobby Fitzpatrick in West Hampstead

Information: 10 January 2017

What: Bobby Fitzpatrick In a nutshell: Rum cocktails and pizza in West Hampstead Summing it all up: This West Hampstead spot comes from the same people behind Coil Laundry in Exmouth market. Expect rum...

The Bare Bones Bus Tour invites meat lovers to climb aboard for a London day out

Information: 10 January 2017

Vegans, look away now. Vegetarians too, actually. In fact, this advice applies to everyone who’s not immediately intrigued at the sound of a new ‘bad-ass BBQ shack on wheels.’ Hyper-macho hot...

Shake Shack and Berber & Q team up for a special burger to launch Shake Shack at Canary Wharf

Information: 10 January 2017

We do like a Shake Shack burger here at Hot Dinners, and if you're like us you'll be pleased to learn that a shiny new Shake Shack is on the way to Canary Wharf this week. And to celebrate the...

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