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There's a launch party tonight, hosted by supermodel Jourdan Dunn, and a soft launch next week - but for the earliest preview of Marcus Wareing's next restaurant, destined to be one of the big...

"This will be a once in a lifetime experience...enjoy the ride!" This was breakfast, like you've never had it before...sitting around a table on a platform suspended a hundred feet from a crane...

London's locally produced food and drink industry has grown at an impressive rate over the last few years as the trend towards 'locavorism' has seemingly hit its peak. Nowhere is this truer than in...

Updated 10/9/14 with booking details The restaurant and bar at the new Mondrian Hotel in the iconic Sea Containers building on the South Bank both promise to be among the biggest openings of Autumn. We...

9/9/14 - updated with launch date and menu details This September, boutique hotel Artist Residence (already in Brighton and Penzance) is coming to London.  It'll be in Pimlico, a short walk from...

It's been almost a year since Rita's Bar and Dining opened up its permanent spot in Hackney, which we loved. Now they're opening up the space in the basement, previously kept back for private...

West End workers looking for something different to kickstart their day should take note of the new Wahaca opening on Great Portland Street this week. On the menu will be no less than three...

Back from your hols and feeling blue? Why not chase away the Autumn doldrums with the rather fine new special at Byron? The Shady was inspired by the classic cheeseburgers at the iconic Shady Glen...

Months after Lee Westcott took over the two restaurants at the Town Hall Hotel from Nuno Mendes comes news that he's appointed a Head Chef to take over the Corner Room. This is the more casual...

The second edition of Meatopia proved without a doubt that meat is still well and truly on the menu for Londoners. Thousands of carnivorous revellers poured into Tobacco Docks yesterday to see the...

On the eve of a trip to New York, what better way to say goodbye to London than a glass of excellent champagne on the banks of the Thames? That's where Hot Dinners found ourselves last night,...

The cream of a new crop of foodies were in town last night for the unveiling of the YBFs 2014 (that's Young British Foodies in case you were wondering). Chloe Scott Moncrieff, food journalist and...

Over in South Kensington, rib restaurant Crib de Rib is aiming to be "more than just a rib shack" with a completely new menu courtesy of a chef from La Bodega Negra.

They've been running pop-ups around the capital for a few years, but now Senor Ceviche are moving to a permanent site in Soho. Here's what to expect.

Another addition to London's growing Peruvian scene is coming to Marylebone in October with Pachamama. The restaurant is promising "dishes that reflect the spectrum of influences in Peruvian cuisine using...

City workers have what sounds like a seriously swanky restaurant heading there way in the form of M on Threadneedle Street. Here's what you need to know about it.

Welcome to our first run-down of what we've been up to this week, picking the best from our posts on Twitter and Instagram. Follow us there for the latest info and to see what we get up to on next...

Proof that there very much is a God and that he's been listening to the prayers of the Hot Dinners team, is the opening of Fink's in our manor. Blackstock Road is a great place to get flatbreads and...

We're very much creeping towards a more Autumnal feel, so the idea of the Glorious 12 - a pop up featuring game and whisky sounds about right. The event is a mashup featuring The Scotch Malt Whisky...