News & reviews

Fitzrovia has been going from strength to strength recently and another restaurant is looking to continue that trend. Newman Street Tavern will be opening at the end of November serving seasonal...

Rising from the ashes of Electric Brasserie, which suffered a fire earlier this year, Soho House has announced the launch of its newly overhauled Electric clubhouse, restaurant and cinema. The new...

[Updated 14/11/12 with date and booking information] Earlier this year, Pizza Pilgrims teamed up with Bash Redford and took over a Shoreditch rooftop for a series of summer events offering pizza,...

The space that housed The Foundry near Old Street will now play host to 'Thursday' wine bar Sager and Wilde, every Thursday until the end of December, featuring some big hitting wines from across...

When chef Mark Poynton announced his three week London pop-up his timing couldn't have been better. Barely 24 hours later, he'd just picked up a Michelin star for his Cambridge restaurant Alimentum...

Here's a hint on how to incentivise your staff massively if your budget allows. Why not ditch the crappy Christmas party altogether and take your hard-working colleagues to the Fat Duck instead? Heston's...

[Updated 12/11/12 with opening date] Wabi, a Japanese/ European fusion restaurant, has been a hit in Horsham for a couple of years under Head Chef Scott Hallsworth. The chef has a pretty fine CV,...

The biggest video game release of the past few years has always been something from the blockbusting Call of Duty series, and this year's Black Ops 2 is certain to continue that winning streak. One...

The chicken craze shows no signs of slowing down and now one of the first people on the scene are getting ready to pop up in an East London pub. Spit and Roast is run by Justin Unsworth and Ross...

When the former Head Chef at Brunswick House, who’s also done time with the Young Turks, announces plans to open up a restaurant called Salon on Brixton Market it’s fair to say we were very...

The hipper Hot Dinners readers among you will no doubt have heard of DJ Yoda (you just have to imagine our blank faces). It seems that the venerable spinner will be taking over a restaurant in...

There's a distinct theme emerging in London's restaurants this Autumn which no-one seems to have noticed. It has nothing to do with having a one dish theme like chicken or steak - nope, it's all...

We don't often blow our own trumpets (well not much anyway) but - ahem - the London Evening Standard has just released its list of the 1000 Most Influential People in London and turns out we're two...

[Updated 7/11/12 with dates of Story's opening and address] He's worked with the likes of Rene Redzepi at Noma, and previously with Tom Aikens, Adam Byatt and Thomas Keller. Now Tom Sellers is...

Ever since it closed its doors in 2010 and turned into a Meatballs joint, we've been a bit mournful about the loss of the Quality Chop House on Farringdon Road. This Grade II listed building was...

It's that time of the year again when you'll notice StreetSmart notices popping up on a restaurant table near you. We just love this campaign - it allows us to eat out AND do good - all at the same...

This French bistro is the fourth place to be opened by Oli Barker and Ed Wilson - the chaps behind Terroirs, Soif and Brawn. We paid a visit to try it out.

We have a look at the latest restaurant to focus mainly on meat, Shoreditch's Beard to Tail.

The chicken trend extends further into North London with the opening of Chooks. We pop along to see what Muswell Hill's latest opening has to offer.

The popular "Indian Street Kitchen" just off Oxford Street has just kicked off a series of supper clubs in November. Taking place every Monday from now until December, they'll be taking place in the...