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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...

To celebrate five years tenure at the InterContinental on Park Lane, Theo Randall is going to be serving up a special menu made up of his most popular dishes from the restaurant over those years. The...

Feeling festive yet? If not, Selfridges have just the event to put you in the mood. If you head for their Food Hall on Oxford Street on Thursday 1 December 2011 between 6pm to 8pm you'll find a host of...

We rather like the sound of a new Hoxton pop-up offering Dumplings rather than a full roast on Sundays. Gyoza Otaku will be popping up at the White Horse on Hoxton Street, serving up Japanese pot...

Looking to celebrate Thanksgiving in London this year? Here's our guide to some of the key restaurants serving up pilgrim fare this year. The Savoy Grill has a four course meal priced at £45...

[Updated 6/12/11 - From tomorrow both the Asian Restaurant and Italian Restaurant at Novikov Berkeley will be open] Novikov Berkeley is the first London venture from the Russia's hugely successful...

What do you know about Copita It's a new restaurant set up by the people behind award-winning Barrica (in Fitzrovia). It's going for an authentic Spanish tapas bar style, something similar to Jose...

What can you tell us about Alyn Williams at the Westbury? This is the first solo venture from Williams, the former head chef at Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley and the second new restaurant to open...

Launching in the new BoxPark in Shoreditch, which sees several restaurant operators plying their trade out of converted shipping containers, Bukowski will be offering a simple, no-fuss menu with...

It's certainly been the year for steak, with Goodman and Hawksmoor branching out and Cut making a big debut earlier this year.  Now the Caprice group, the people behind Scott's and the Ivy, join them as...

On the eve of the opening of their latest restaurant, Delaunay, Chris Corbin and Jeremy King have just announced another new venture, this time over on Sloane Square. The pair behind the Wolseley...

January's always such a damp squib of a month. Everyone's off the sauce and determined to make the most of their new gym membership. But it doesn't have to be that way. We hear Raymond Blanc is...

We freely admit to being about as barking mad about burgers as most London foodies. So when we heard that the signature dish at the weekend brunch two-Michelin-starred chef Helene Darroze was...