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Aldo Zilli's not a happy bloke. Announcing the closure of his two remaining London restaurants, Zilli Fish and Zilli Cafe, he tells the Evening Standard today that rising rents are turning Soho into...

An incredibly starry line-up of chefs is turning out at the end of the month for a charity do to raise fund for CALM, the charity working to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men under 35. The...

Michelin starred Danish restaurant North Road has just started cooking lessons.  We popped along to try our hand in its kitchen.

(Updated 3 April with more details.) Mark Hix has launched a fair few ventures in the last few years, but one of them has caused more trouble than the others. His project at the Tramshed in...

She was the City's original superwoman - the mother of six who also held down one of the financial world's top paying jobs. Now Nicola Horlick is turning to food and opening a cafe/restaurant in...

So the big news this weekend was the announcement by Roganic's Head Chef Ben Spalding of his departure from the restaurant. Spalding, who left Roganic on Friday tweeted the following day; "To set...

[Updated 12.00pm - Yes, you guessed it - this was our April Fool] Undaunted by critical reaction to his new restaurant in Bermondsey, Gregg Wallace is taking to the streets. Hot Dinners hears that...

A range of top chefs (and world-famous cooks) will be heading to London next month for a special event to celebrate the best of Irish food. Selfridges is putting on the three week Delicious Ireland...

Having enjoyed Anna Hansen's dishes at her recent collaboration with Atul Kochhar at Benares, we're keen to try more of her food and the launch of a series of wine tasting menus at her Clerkenwell...

Looking for a top spot to take a bit of afternoon tea? You could do worse than trying The Athenaeum Hotel on Piccadilly which has just picked up a gong from the Tea Guild for 2012's Best Afternoon...

May the gods that look down on London's diners be praised - one London chef has decided to take pity on those who hate walk-ins only restaurants and start taking reservations. José Pizarro's Pizarro on...

Would you Adam and Eve it? (sorry - we honestly couldn't help ourselves) A pizza spot, the Adam & Eve gastropub in North London has hit the headlines for selling a pizza saltier than seawater. The poor old...

[Updated 26th April 2012] Following hard on the heels of the opening of their second spot in Marylebone, the team behind Vinoteca will be opening a third restaurant in Soho next month. Vinoteca Soho...

[Updated 15/5/12 - Reservations are now open on 0207 725 1330] The pair behind Michelin-starred restaurant Texture have announced plans to expand their wine-bar offshoot 28°-50° to Marylebone this...

When Bar Boulud London opened, it quickly became known for featuring some of the best burgers in London, and Hot Dinners has personally tried them enough times to be able to say they're worth the...

A few summers ago we had the great good fortune to be one of the lucky few at a Riverford Organic roving restaurant event which turned an urban farm in Islington into a buccolic English dining spot...

We're not regular readers of The Sun or Daily Mail here at Hot Dinners, so forgive us for not spotting the story earlier this week about a London burger joint that's come up with the mother, father...

Everyone's talking about the swanky new concourse at King's Cross station, so why don't you make a trip to look at the architectural wonder (Europe’s largest single span station structure...

Mele & Pere has Andrea Mantovani as its chef, who has worked in Arbutus, Wild Honey and Les Deux Salons. We went along to see how he fares in his own restaurant in Brewer Street.

Last year, British Airways ran a competition to find three "Great Britons" in the fields of cinema, art and food. With all three chosen, they are being brought together in a special pop-up...