News & reviews

Now this is the kind of festival we like. The Adam and Eve in Homerton - one of the pubs with a kitchen led by the great Cornwall Project - has a special beer snacks festival taking place over the...

In 2015 we had the sad, but not wholly unexpected news that The Criterion - one of London's oldest restaurants - had gone into administration. But the historic restaurant's fortunes took a turn for...

A Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 16/3/16 with opening date A very promising new restaurant is heading Farringdon-way, courtesy of chef Mark Jarvis (previously head chef at the Bingham in Richmond and,...

There's a new restaurant coming from Kurt Zdesar, who's also behind Soho's Chotto Matte - The Black Roe Poke Bar and Grill - and it's taking over the space once held by Bouillabaisse.  And if you're...

Updated 16/3/16 with news on the soft launch One of the best things about St Pancras station is definitely Sourced Market which has fuelled many of Hot Dinners' trips from that station. And now we...

Mr Bao beings a taste of Taiwan to Peckham - and lots of bao buns too, of course. We head down to check it out. 

Hill and Szrok, best known for their butcher and kitchen on Broadway Market, have opened a very meaty pub near Old Street. We take a look. 

Update 14/3/16 - a report back from the bar itself. We were invited to Little Bat Bar during its opening week to give their drinks list a run through. Inside, the Callooh Callay team have taken the...

Updated 14/3/16 with a report back from the bar We'd been meaning to pop into The Gibson ever since it opened over the Christmas holidays, but with one thing and another hadn't been down Old Street way...

Updated 14/03/16 with soft launch details. If you've been paying attention to our Coming Soon pages, you'll have seen news that Cubitt House (the people behind Percy & Founders) were planning to...

We have to admit to being rather partial to the snack section in Japan Centre (we really, REALLY can't get enough Pockeys or Hello Panda biscuits). So when we heard that they were planning a...

We've already had some of the UK's top sommeliers join together at the Town Hall Hotel's Typing Room for a special matched dinner - now it's the turn of the cocktail makers. This next dinner will...

Already set up in Soho, there's a big new Yoobi on the way to Oxford Circus too.As before, it's a Japanese/Brazilian mash-up with a big focus on temaki rolls, maki rolls and sashimi. And their new...

We've been waiting a LONG time for a good influx of Mexican cuisine in London, but we're finally seeing something of a trend - with the latest being Santo Remedio (aka "Holy Remedy"). It's been in...

Just launched in Soho, Bukowski Grill are now adding breakfast to the menu - and they've a 50% off food launch offer too.  Their early breakfast includes: Rolls - merguez with roast pepper salsa &...

JaguarShoes Collective are expanding their empire further north, taking over pie and mash spot Manze on Chapel Market for two months. Every evening the beautiful art deco cafe will transform into a...

Updated 10/3/16 with a look at the menu It's all about the whisky at the moment - with incoming news that the same people behind the Worship Street Whistling Shop are opening Black Rock, a whisky...

So this is interesting. Launceston Place has a hot new Chef Patron in the kitchen. When head chef Tim Allen left the restaurant last summer, we were wondering who would take over from him. Now we...

As anyone who likes a good steak dinner in London will know, such tastes can run to rather pricey meals. So it'll be interesting to see what Cafe Rouge's 32oz 35-day dry aged Charolais Cote Du Boeuf...

It's one of our favourite food events of the year and it raises the most enormous amount of money for charity - yes Auction Against Hunger is back and this time it's bigger than ever. The event is...