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Bobby Chinn does Vietnamese in Soho - we Test Drive House of Ho

Information: 05 February 2014

TV star Bobby Chinn comes to England for his latest venture - the Vietnamese restaurant House of Ho in Soho. We head along to check it out.

Mayfair's The Westbury hotel launches Laurent-Perrier paired dinners

Information: 05 February 2014

For the first time, The Wesbury's four chefs - including Eric Chavot and Alyn Williams join forces for a very special series of dinners.

Lobster House and champagne bar opening by Wandsworth Park

Information: 04 February 2014

South Londoners are about to get a new seafood fix when new restaurant Lobster House opens next week. Opening as part of the Point Pleasant development to the east of Wandsworth Park and right by...

Ritz Paris Bar Hemingway to spend week-long residency at The Connaught Bar

Information: 04 February 2014

We may now be linked to France with a tunnel, but there's no reason to head to Paris when it can come to London. Which is exactly what's happening this Spring when the Ritz Paris’s Bar Hemingway...

Dinner by Heston gets hit by the Norovirus

Information: 02 February 2014

After the huge amount of press that a breakout of the norovirus at Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck in 2009 got - it's particularly bad news for Heston that today sees his London restaurant Dinner...

Celebrate National Pisco Sour Day in London's bars and restaurants

Information: 01 February 2014

Perfectly timed for the first day after dry January National Pisco Sour Day is, if nothing else, a great reason to go and enjoy one of our favourite drinks around London today. Places doing...

Wiltons of St James' reopens with new oyster bar menu

Information: 30 January 2014

You've got to sit up and take notice when a press release breezily describes a restaurant as 'older than America'. The establishment in question is Wiltons in St James' - a place that began life...

Karam Sethi's Trishna reopens after a revamp

Information: 30 January 2014

Karam Sethi's had a good time of it recently, with universal acclaim for Gymkhana from both the critics and Hot Dinners readers. For his next task, he's about to reopen his original restaurant,...

Ben's Canteen comes top in the 2014 Sausage Roll off

Information: 29 January 2014

Congrats to Battersea's Ben's Canteen which walked away from last night's Sausage Roll Off at the Red Lion in Barnes with the top prize. Chef Chris Bumby won with his all day breakfast roll served...

Stevie Parle launches Korean 'Seoul food' menu at Dock Kitchen

Information: 28 January 2014

A heavenly new Korean menu goes on offer at the Dock Kitchen - we went to try it out.

The Wolseley prepares to reopen after a major revamp

Information: 27 January 2014

One of London's institutions closed down for a huge revamp earlier this month. The Wolseley took January off to give itself a considerable spruce up for its tenth anniversary. Now we've found out a...

Rome's Assunta Madre seafood restaurant comes to London

Information: 24 January 2014

It's been a very successful seafood restaurant in Rome, but rather than expanding locally, London has been chosen as the location for the second Assunta Madre. The original in the Campo de Fiori...

Sunday lunch on Haymarket - we try out Chop Shop's Rib Chop Sundays

Information: 24 January 2014

Push your way through the throng of tourists down in Piccadilly on a Sunday lunchtime and while the rest of the hordes pop into an Angus steakhouse, congratulate yourself for having booked lunch at...

Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop opening on Broadway Market

Information: 24 January 2014

Coming to East London's Broadway Market in March is a new 2 in 1 establishment - butchers by day and restaurant - or "cookshop" - by night. The man behind it is Luca Mathiszig-Lee (from The Eagle...

Strand Dining Rooms British restaurant to open on Trafalgar Square

Information: 23 January 2014

Central London looks set to get a swanky new restaurant in early summer. You may have spotted that the huge building on Trafalgar Square (the rather marvellously named 1-3 Grand Buildings) as you...

Islington's Naamyaa Cafe to become Busaba

Information: 23 January 2014

Confirmed by the group today, Alan Yau's Naamyaa cafe is no more. The Thai restaurant opened in Islington last year and was expected to be Alan Yau's next big rollout after Busaba. Despite good to...

MasterChef winner Ash Mair to open Bilbao Berria in London

Information: 23 January 2014

23/1/14 - Updated with a preview of the menu. Australian chef Ash Mair, winner of 2011's MasterChef - the Professionals, has confirmed that he's opening an outpost of Spain's Bilbao Berria in London in...

Boopshi's serve up takeaway schnitzel bun to lunchtime crowd

Information: 22 January 2014

Fitzrovian schnitzel and spritz joint Boopshi's has hit upon the perfect way to bring their signature schnitzel to the office crowd - they're bunging it in a bun. From this week they'll be serving...

Second annual Sausage Roll Off at the Red Lion in Barnes

Information: 21 January 2014

We've had the Scotch Egg Challenge, now another London pub is following that with their own food competition - the Sausage Roll Off. Held at the Red Lion in Barnes, the event is in its second year...

Gordon Ramsay opening London House in Battersea Square

Information: 21 January 2014

Update 22/1/14. Reservation lines are now open and Gordon's still a popular man as we hear that there were 1300 covers (seats) booked in the first five hours. Valentine's was apparently completely...

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