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Patty&Bun to open on Liverpool Street

Information: 08 April 2014

8/8 - updated with launch details - free burgers! There'll be a lot of happy burger fanatics at today's news that Patty&Bun have confirmed the opening of their second site. The new place at 22-23...

Cherry blossom pop-up bar to open at Sake No Hana

Information: 08 April 2014

8/8 - The pop-up has now launched and we've updated the article with a gallery of pics. Sadly we've never scraped together enough money for a trip to Japan to check out the Spring blossoms. On the...

Goodman to open Beast king crab and steak restaurant in Marylebone

Information: 08 April 2014

It wasn't so long ago that the folk behind Goodman came up with a cunning wheeze to sell burger and lobster for the fixed price of £20 in Mayfair. "It'll never work!" laughed the naysayers who have...

Trying out the 3D chocolate printer at Harvey Nichols

Information: 08 April 2014

When Harvey Nichols got in touch with Hot Dinners offering to make a 3D chocolate model of one of us, it wasn't a case of whether we'd be interested, rather how quickly we could hotfoot it to...

Georgian in Mayfair - Test Driving Marani

Information: 08 April 2014

We head to Marani, a Georgian restaurant in Mayfair.

Eat 17 restaurant, burger bar and convenience store to open on Clapton's Chatsworth Road

Information: 07 April 2014

The family behind the award-winning Walthamstow Spar, neighbouring Eat 17 bistro and cult condiment ‘Eat 17 Bacon Jam’ have designs, it seems, on the rest of London. They'll be launching a...

Ben Tish to host first Rotisserie Takeover at LeCoq

Information: 07 April 2014

We rather love the fact that Islington's LeCoq aren't content to sit on their laurels. Which is why, despite their usual rotisserie fare being so popular they're taking it off the menu entirely for...

James Lowe to open Lyle's restaurant in Shoreditch

Information: 07 April 2014

7/8 Updated with opening date and menu details. James Lowe is a chef we've been following ever since a first, hugely impressive dinner back in the mists of time at the Loft Project when he was one...

Mark Hix brings Hixter Chicken and Steak to Bankside

Information: 04 April 2014

Mark Hix's original chicken and steak venture Tramshed has been a big hit in Shoreditch, since spawning a City successor, Hixter. Now he's continuing to roll that out with a new Hixter coming to...

Primeur to open on the borders of Islington and Stoke Newington

Information: 03 April 2014

It's impossible to keep news of a new restaurant quiet - particularly when it's in an area that up to now hasn't had many decent places to eat out. Sandwiched between Stoke Newington and Highbury...

Rotorino restaurant and wine bar by Stevie Parle opening on Kingsland Road in Dalston

Information: 02 April 2014

Stevie Parle's new restaurant Rotorino (which opens on 10 April) has been heralded as somewhere to challenge the perception of Dalston as a place where cocktails are only to be served out of jam...

Busaba Eathai launches its first cocktail bar at Old Street - we take a look

Information: 02 April 2014

After a rapid refurbishment, Thai chain Busaba Eathai reopened its Old Street branch last week with the addition of its first dedicated cocktail bar, tucked away at the back of its bustling...

Check-on open The Pearl above the Dead Doll's House in Hoxton

Information: 02 April 2014

News reaches us of another pop-up that's grown roots as Check On settles down with a restaurant above the Dead Doll's House on Hoxton Square. Check On are George Craig ("singer, Burberry model and DJ/club...

Auction Against Hunger 2014 kicks off with tickets for Street Feast event

Information: 02 April 2014

Update 2/4 - tickets are now on sale Last year Hot Dinners was very proud to be a part of Auction Against Hunger, set up by Ben Maschler in aid of Action Against Hunger. That auction raised over...

Kurobuta Japanese pub to open in Marylebone

Information: 01 April 2014

We first heard about Kurobuta opening in July of last year. Since then, Scott Hallsworth, the former head chef of Nobu and recently Wabi London, has run an extremely successful preview of the...

Jason Atherton reveals City Social at Tower 42 details

Information: 01 April 2014

Updated 1/4/14 with details of dishes We've known for a while that City Social was on the way, taking over the Tower 42 restaurant that used to be Rhodes 24 and then became an interim Anthony...

A very modern take on the Italian: our classic Test Drive of Murano

Information: 01 April 2014

Mixing Mayfair glamour with an Anglo-Italian welcome, it's no surprise that Angela Hartnett's Murano continues to pull in the crowds.

Westminster Council plan to crack down on London's restaurant queues

Information: 01 April 2014

There's been much talk about London restaurants, no bookings and queues over the past week or so - particularly responding to articles in both the Guardian and The Times. But that may all be coming to an...

Mode restaurant launches a restaurant in chapters in Notting Hill

Information: 01 April 2014

If we're not hearing about new restaurants, the next biggest thing seems to be restaurant revamps. Now we hear about MODE, a new restaurant coming to Notting Hill that's taking things a bit further...

When Mac Met Cheese opens in Bayswater

Information: 31 March 2014

You may have encountered the talents of When Mac Met Cheese at various pop-ups and market stalls around town over the past few years. Now they're stepping things up a notch with a three month...

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