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Hard on the heels of Rita's Dining which has taken over their bar to become one of the hottest spots in East London, Birthdays in Dalston has spawned another local restaurant that's already creating...

Looks like there's mileage in the burger craze yet as Icelandic burger joint Hamborgara Bullan opens its first UK place in Marylebone next week. We were first alerted to their imminent arrival by...

It's graduation time soon at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, where the apprentice chefs are into their last month. And to celebrate there's a special run of dinners planned for the end of August before the...

As more and more Londoners end up eating lunch al desko we're seeing a similar rise in new openings targeting people who want to eat well, but on the hoof. In addition to the whole street food...

We head to the top of one of London's newest high rises to check out the food and take in the view at Sushisamba..

Bibigo is a popular restaurant chain in South Korea which originally set out to reinvent the national dish bibimbap (mixed rice with vegetables) as a fast-food meal. They've restaurants in...

If you have the bad luck to be stuck in London over the summer you'll be wanting something to make up for it. That's where private members club Black's on Dean Street in Soho comes in. They'll be...

A few days ago, the arrival of a new Twitter account for House of Wolf created a bit of a stir with London's foodies wondering what exactly 'experimental dining' in Islington would entail. Well now...

Hooray for London. Not only are we a frankly amazing Olympic city - we're also home to some of the best cocktail bars in the world. But don't take our word for it - we stormed the Spirited Awards in...

Colin Jackson is an Olympic medal winner, world record holder for the 60m hurdles, Strictly dancer and will be commenting on the 2012 Olympics. He's also, as Hot Dinners found out, an unbelievably nice guy...

They've joined up before for the oyster shucking bar at the recent RAW wine fair and now Elliot's and RAW are back together for a burger bar pop-up in Borough Market. The burger at Elliot's has been a...

Celebrate the start of London 2012 tomorrow morning at Sketch in Mayfair with a free breakfast and a bit of a ding-dong. Martin Creed, the artist responsible for the current incarnation of the...

With the Olympics upon us, we decided to throw ourselves into the spirit of things and head across to the centre of The Games, Stratford, to attend an Olympic dining experience. Kerstin Rodgers (aka...

His eponymous Cornish restaurant in Rock has two Michelin stars and Nathan Outlaw has his sights set on London. He'll be opening a London branch of his more casual eaterie Seafood Grill at the...

There's a longstanding relationship between architect firms and restaurants here in London. The Dock Kitchen is below Tom Dixon's shop, Rochelle Canteen numbers architects in its studios and The...

As if a certain sporting event isn't enough to draw the crowds to Stratford this week, shoppers at Westfield Stratford will find Masterchef winner Tim Anderson cooking up dishes for them too. Anderson's...

We've taken quite a shine to the new cocktail menu at Benares, Atul Kochhar's Michelin starred Indian restaurant on Berkley Square, Mayfair. Inspired by the summer Olympiad festivities, the 'Medal...

Every now and again, while strolling through London, you'll come across people playing ping-pong outside. The tables seem to be littered throughout the city and have often led to the bizarre sight...

Hard on the heels of next week's Pigsaw, the Endurance pub in Soho will play host to another pop-up, albeit a slightly-longer one. The experimental food design studio Blanch and Shock will be taking...

One of the most prestigious cookery competitions in the world, the Bocuse d'Or takes place every two years. The UK is sending two teams over to compete in the 2013 competition. We bumped into Ready...