News & reviews

Oh now this is interesting. The Secret Cinema has been around for a while in London, popping up in different venues, with the film (and venue) you're about to see only being revealed on the night...

What can you tell us about Mishkin's? It's the latest in Russell Norman's slowly burgeoning Soho/Covent Garden empire, following in the footsteps of Polpo, Polpetto, Da Polpo and Spuntino. While it...

This weekend looks to be the perfect one for street food lovers. Not only is Friday the last day of Dalston's insanely successful The Long Table, but over in Kings Cross Eat St are planning a rather...

28/1/12 - Updated with menu info. Rumours of a new Mark Hix restaurant have been in the mix for a while (and been on our Coming Soon page for a couple of months) but today official word has come...

If you're looking for a mince pie with a difference this Christmas - and no, we don't mean Heston's pine-tree scented ones - then head on over to The Mince Pie project right now. This brilliant...

Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed will be joining forces with Mayfair's Sketch to take over the Gallery restaurant in an artwork that blurs the boundaries between art and food. Creed's Work...

Update - Léon de Bruxelles is having a soft launch from 17-20 Jan with 50% off food. Belgian restaurant chain Chez Léon have just announced they'll be opening a Léon De Bruxelles moules frites joint on...

What can you tell us about Aurelia? In 312 BC, as part of the ongoing Roman expansion, the construction of the Via Aurelia road began. Over the following few centuries, what started out as a road...

What can you tell me about the Bell? Having just spent a night at the newly spruced up Bell at Ticehurst, we have to confess to feeling pretty jealous of the locals and their spanking new inn. The sign...

Bar Boulud at the Mandarin Oriental has one of the most engaging wine lists, and experienced sommeliers, within any London hotel. With hotel restaurant wine lists so often a source of painful...

We've been to a few speakeasy spots in New York and it's always great fun walking through noodle shops to find hidden cocktail bars - it's an easy way to feel like you have the run of the city...

Fans of the humble ramen soup throughout London, get ready to rejoice. This criminally underepresented comfort food is about to gain a new foothold as sushi mini-chain Tsuru introduces a dedicated...

UPDATE - Quo Vadis re-opens to the public on January 10. Interesting news reached Hot Dinners with the announcement that Jeremy Lee of Blueprint Cafe (aka the friendliest chef Hot Dinners has had...

So what can you tell me about The Rookery? Recently opened on the South Side of Clapham Common - and just within view of the grassy stretch where virtuous Londoners sweat it out at military-style...

It's definitely the season to be jolly and the idea of the Christmas market at Stevie Parle's The Dock Kitchen sounds particularly full of comfort and joy (no, we can't help ourselves). Launching on...

It's been a long time coming (the original opening date was set for October) but José Pizarro's second Bermondsey Street restaurant is about to open its doors. Hot Dinners got a sneak preview of...

We've been spotting the odd tweet over the last few days indicating that Delaunay, the new restaurant from Wolseley creators Jeremy King and Chris Corbin has quietly started serving up to family and...

A 1500 strong crowd, including London's mayor Boris Johnson, turned up in Battersea Park last night to crown this year's British Curry Awards champions. Three South East curry restaurants picked up...

Just in case anyone's minds over the festive period weren't already on champagne, a Covent Garden pop-up devoted to French champagne is opening between now and the end of January. French Bubbles, a...

It's always nice to tuck into a great meal, secure in the knowledge that in addition to adding to your own inexorable weight gain, you're giving something back to society. And happily this weekend's...