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Tommi’s Hamburger Joint plans branches in Marylebone and Shoreditch

Information: 02 April 2013

Tommi’s Hamburger Joint, plans to open two new outlets in London this Summer. The Icelandic burger chain, which opened its first London outlet in Marylebone last year, is taking a space in...

St John Hotel becomes One Leicester Street in May

Information: 02 April 2013

St John Hotel - later renamed St John Chinatown - opened to rave reviews and a large amount of foreign press interest when it opened back in Spring 2011 and subsequently gained a Michelin star...

Porky's BBQ joint to open on Chalk Farm Road in Camden

Information: 02 April 2013

Camden Town is getting itself a BBQ joint. Porky's - an all-American smokehouse – will open on Chalk Farm Road in mid May. The people behind it are husband and wife team Joy and Simon Brigg who also...

Dorchester chef opens Chriskitch in Muswell Hill

Information: 01 April 2013

Lucky Muswell Hill residents have a new cafe on their patch, and the bloke behind it has a pretty impressive pedigree. Chef Chris has worked for Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road and most...

Dalston's first fine dining restaurant prepares for a restaurant revolution

Information: 01 April 2013

It may more usually be the area of London most closely associated with facial hair and restaurant playlists, but it seems that Dalston has finally come of age with the announcement of its first fine...

Dior pop-up cafe launches at Harrods

Information: 30 March 2013

[Updated 30/3/13 with gallery and report from weekend lunch at the cafe] So chic! Harrods, which for ages was a pretty boring place to eat and drink in, has more recently become much more clued up...

Poppies opens on Hawley Crescent in Camden in time for Easter

Information: 28 March 2013

Popular Spitalfields fish and chipper Poppies has picked a pretty perfect day to open their second restaurant. They'll be opening the doors on their 110 seater spot on Camden's Hawley Crescent on...

The Clove Club goes permanent - we check out their Shoreditch Town Hall restaurant

Information: 27 March 2013

In their first standalone restaurant, the Clove Club opens at Shoreditch Town Hall with Isaac McHale in the Kitchen, Daniel & Johnny on the floor and they've added a bar too.

Camden's The Blue's Bar puts alligator on the menu

Information: 27 March 2013

It seems like yesterday that we were writing about grasshoppers being trialled on the menu at Wahaca. But that's so old hat. This week, it's all about fried alligator. That's right - Camden's The...

Roti Chai shack hits the South Bank from today

Information: 27 March 2013

Last summer, the four day Roti Chai pop-up at the South Bank was a great success - so they're now back again for a full month this time. The Chaat Shack and Bar opens today (March 27) and will be...

Boundary Rooftop now open all year round

Information: 25 March 2013

Boundary Rooftop in Shoreditch is already one of the best rooftop destinations in London for warmer times (as in the pic on the right), but now it'll be a destination all year round. They've just...

The Truscott Arms opens in Maida Vale with ex Galvin chef

Information: 25 March 2013

West London has been somewhat overlooked in the restaurant-opening boom, but there's a new place on the way. A new pub, restaurant and exhibition space is opening in Maida Vale, with ex Galvin at...

Gordon Ramsay relaunches Restaurant Gordon Ramsay with Clare Smyth

Information: 22 March 2013

[Updated 22/3 with brand new images and a gallery showing the new look] He may have spent most of the past year opening places in Vegas, but Gordon Ramsay isn't about to take his eye off the London...

An evening at The Rivoli Bar at The Ritz London

Information: 22 March 2013

An invitation for drinks and canapes at The Ritz isn't something we'd ever turn down, so Hot Dinners hotfooted it over to Piccadilly last night to meet the folk responsible for food and drink at the...

Kaspar's Seafood Bar and Grill to open in The Savoy

Information: 22 March 2013

As we wait to find out who's going to take over from Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, across town another top-flight hotel has quietly put its dining room under wraps for a major revamp. The Savoy has...

Kerb's inKERBator to launch new street food talent at King's Cross

Information: 21 March 2013

London's street food scene is getting bigger and better all the time, but it's only going to keep going in that direction if it continues to attract new talent. Which is where the inKERBator comes...

Slow food, DIY popcorn & more at Lazybones in Farringdon

Information: 19 March 2013

Flying under the radar, a new slow food bar and diner has just opened in Farringdon. Lazybones focuses on all manner of slow food from pulled pork to brisket in the new venue just off Cowcross...

We Test Drive Little Social - Pollen Street Social's smaller French sibling

Information: 19 March 2013

Jason Atherton had a huge hit with Pollen Street Social - something he's repeated around the world. Now he returns to London with a new French Bistro just yards away from the original PSS.

WigWamBam - winter alfresco at the Queen of Hoxton

Information: 18 March 2013

[updated 18/3/13 with extended run time] Toasting marshmallows over open fires, scoffing warming beef stew and hunkering down in a tipi strewn with fairy lights to nuzzle a hot chocolate…as the...

Soho Italian Food Fiesta outside Dehesa

Information: 18 March 2013

Mondays are always a bit of a drag, so beat those back to work blues next week at La Sagra a Dehesa - an Italian street food fiesta in Soho next Monday evening. Orchestrated by Salt Yard Group’s Ben...

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