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If there's one thing we learned from this year's Taste of London, it's that we should have brought wellies with us. It seemed that only the BA staff with their Union Jack wellies were the ones who...

When Hot Dinners bumped into momofuku's David Chang at the launch party for Taste of London this week, there was really only one question we wanted the answer to: when was he opening up in London? Sadly...

It may be a little grey outside, but that never stops the crowds descending on Taste of London every year. The festival kicks off today and runs until Sunday and last night judges lined up to awards...

We've known for a while that Soho House was planning to open a new Pizza East in Kentish Town (surely a Pizza North?) but what really caught our interest at the time was the promise of a brand new...

The shortlist for the UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has just been announced and there are loads of London restaurants and bars among the finalists - we've picked them out in...

The company behind Sushi Samba, which will be opening on the 38th and 39th floors of the Heron Tower in the City in July, has just announced its plans for the top floor spot. Duck & Waffle will be a...

With so much attention being given to the burger and all things BBQ it's a refreshing change to hear about a new street van focusing on seafood and underused cuts of meat. Green Goat Food company is...

It's all happening on the South Bank at the moment.  There's the Electrolux cube, where top chefs are cooking a meal with a view, Pitt Cue co has made a triumphant return and the Lebanese restaurant Yalla...

We're always madly busy here at Hot Dinners, so the idea of Slow Food Week which runs from 18-24 June 2012 certainly appeals. And there are a number of events on around London which you can take...

The team behind the Shoreditch cocktail institution, Callooh Callay, gave East London a high-spirited preview of their forthcoming restaurant and whisky bar at a pop-up last week. Beard To Tail set...

[Updated 26/7/12 - Forza Win are moving from their current location. See their website for up-to-date details] They're the toast of Soho and their pizza van in Berwick Street is the must-have street food...

Congratulations to Oliver Peyton, judge on the Great British menu and Chairman and Owner of the restaurant company Peyton and Byrne who was today awarded an honorary OBE for services to the...

Richard Vines is Bloomberg's food critic, Chair of the UK & Ireland panel for the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and all round friend of the chefs. It wouldn't be over-the-top to say he seems to...

There'll be all manner of stories going up between now and August on where to eat during the Olympics (hell, we'll probably do one ourselves) but in the meantime, you could always pop down to Covent...

Rowley Leigh, chef and owner of Le Cafe Anglais (which we can't think of without imagining its amazing parmesan custard and anchovy toast) is kicking off a series of celebrity foodie team-ups next...

[Updated 27/6 - booking now open] The list of supperclubs throughout London continues to grow and many rival some of London's best restaurants. Now foodie Florian Siepert is using his company...

Firmdale Hotels is behind some of the nicest boutique hotels in London, their most famous probably being the Charlotte Street Hotel (and we're also fans of New York's Crosby Street hotel too). Now...

Marylebone's Seymour Place turns into a fully-fledged gastro-destination with the opening of new tapas restaurant Donostia. 

Fluid Movement are the people behind hit bars Purl and the Worship Street Whistling Shop and they're about to expand their empire with a move further north to Hampstead with a brand new venture...

It's the rather wonderfully-named World Gin Day today - so here are some quick suggestions of where to celebrate it in London. Oxford CircusWe'll be writing up our full story on Head Barman Alex...