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We Test Drive Simon Rogan's Fera at Claridge's

Information: 13 May 2014

We head to Claridge's to try out Simon Rogan's new restaurant Fera at Claridge's.

Argentine butcher and wine shop Abasto opens in Connaught Village from the people behind Zoilo

Information: 12 May 2014

Diego Jacquet has had great success with the Malevo Group with Casa Malevo and particularly Zoilo being very well received Argentine restaurants. Now he's expanding further, as Abasto, an Argentine...

The Blues Kitchen comes to Shoreditch

Information: 12 May 2014

A popular blues and BBQ joint in Camden has gone south to Shoreditch - opening fully this week. It'll be offering Texan BBQ, live music seven nights a week and is also promising "one of the biggest...

Heston Blumenthal's The Perfectionists' Cafe at Heathrow's T2 - Ashley Palmer-Watts dishes the details

Information: 12 May 2014

A Hot Dinners Exclusive. Let's be honest, Heston Blumenthal could open an edible envelope and there'd be a host of foodies there to document it - so when word got out that he was opening a...

Shad Thames and Covent Garden get a little beach style for the summer

Information: 09 May 2014

As London creeps towards a more summer clime, two parts of the city are gearing up to greet it beach-style. Down by Tower Bridge, the Pont de le Tour have redone their outside space, launching it as a...

My Hot Dinners - Adam Tihany picks his favourite London restaurants

Information: 09 May 2014

Adam Tihany's work has, for decades, influenced the global luxury market. In this new book Tihany: Iconic hotel and restaurant interiors he offers readers an in-depth tour of his most spectacular...

1235 Donuts is moving from Columbia Road to the Lockhart

Information: 08 May 2014

Just when we were thinking of making a trip to Columbia Road to try out Lockhart chef Brad McDonald's doorstop business 1235 Donuts, we hear they're moving the business West. For a while Brad and...

Ox heart and deviled kidneys - Eating with the Chefs on the St John family meal

Information: 08 May 2014

If you've ever wondered what the chefs and waiters in your favourite restaurant had for their lunch, then a new book out by Phaidon has the answer. Eating with the Chefs by Per-Anders Jörgensen goes...

Shack Corn Dog hits Shake Shack London for the first time

Information: 08 May 2014

This, my friends, is the Shack Corn Dog, coming to a Shake Shack near you (OK - so the only one near you in Covent Garden). On for a brief period only, between 23 May and 1 June it's a beef hot dog...

London Wine Sessions 2014 features Sager + Wilde, Lyle's, Mayfields and more

Information: 07 May 2014

If you love food and you love good wine (who doesn't?), then get your Google Calendars up because we have a red hot event you'll want to diarise. The second Wine Sessions is taking place in Hackney...

A pop-up goes permanent - we Test Drive Kurobuta

Information: 07 May 2014

After a successful venture on the King's Road, Scott Hallsworth brings Kurobuta to its main home in Marylebone. We check it out.

Chiltern Firehouse is Tatler's Restaurant of the Year 2014

Information: 06 May 2014

While Hot Dinners were ignoring vertigo and pressing our noses up against the window in the Shangri-La Shard doing the traditional "where's my house?" motions, across town there was another...

Shrimpy's outdoor bar and grill opens in King's Cross for summer with Kimchi hotdogs and more

Information: 06 May 2014

With Summer only just round the corner, Shrimpy's in King's Cross is reopening its terrace and adding something new to the menu too. They're kicking things off on the concourse with kimchi hotdogs, frozen...

Wright Bros Soho launch new Surf Boards for speedy lunches

Information: 06 May 2014

This little beauty is a Surf Board - a new lunchtime offering from Wright Bros Soho. Aimed at those among us who can't skip out for three hour lunches, these combos of seafood, salads and side...

St John Bakery Rooms to open on Maltby Street

Information: 06 May 2014

Hot Dinners Exclusive. One of the great lures of Maltby St Market is getting there early enough to ensure you walk away with a stash of St John's legendary custard doughnuts. Following the opening...

New and upcoming restaurants - May update

Information: 02 May 2014

It's time for another round up of the movers and shakers on our exhaustive new and upcoming restaurants list. As you all know, dates are changing all the time and the amount of new restaurants being...

Retro 90s menu at 90s prices on offer at Randall & Aubin

Information: 02 May 2014

Payday may have only just been and gone, but you'll be glad to know about the new Retro menu at Randall & Aubin later in the month when you're not feeling so flush...

May Fair Kitchen to open at the May Fair hotel

Information: 02 May 2014

A Hot Dinners exclusive Eagle-eyed Mayfair workers this morning may have spotted something new about the May Fair Hotel. New awnings have just gone up on the hotel for a restaurant they're unveiling later...

Singleton Whisky holds night market with Hix and ForzaWin

Information: 02 May 2014

This sounds like a pretty good evening out. For one night only Singleton are running a night market dedicated to single malt whisky. The Singleton Whisky Night Market takes place on Thursday 15 May,...

Ben's Canteen heads for Earlsfield

Information: 01 May 2014

Ben's Canteen has been a big hit in Battersea, not least because of its Scotch Eggs and the sausage rolls which recently came top in the 2014 Sausage roll-off. Now they're heading further south as a...

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