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Hawksmoor Spitalfields launches new bar with poutine and desert island drinks

Information: 29 February 2012

Every good restaurant should have its must-have dish and at the brand new Hawksmoor bar at Spitalfields, opening March 3, it's definitely the poutine. Originally a Canadian snack - chips, gravy and...

Posh Indian dining in South Kensington - we test drive Bombay Brasserie

Information: 28 February 2012

As Quilon's Sriram Aylur has taken over Bombay Brasserie in South Kensington, we popped along to see what the really posh Indian restaurant could pull off.

A diner in King's Cross - we test drive Karpo

Information: 28 February 2012

We try out a new all-day diner in King's Cross, to see if its American influences are enough to impress the throngs of commuters..

Talking to Sara Galvin about the new Galvin Demoiselle at Harrods

Information: 26 February 2012

Hot Dinners talks to the Sara Galvin, in charge of the new Galvin Desmoiselle at Harrods. We find out what's (literally) in store for the new restaurant, what the menu will look like and much more.

Franco Manca to launch pizza making masterclasses

Information: 23 February 2012

In keeping with today's pizza theme, we hear that another pizza powerhouse, Franca Manca, is now offering mere mortals the chance to learn how proper pizzas are made. The classes are going to be...

Pizza Pilgrims street van to trade from Berwick St market

Information: 23 February 2012

Second only to burgers in London's foodie circles, the competition to be the next great pizza provider continues with the arrival of Pizza Pilgrims in Soho. Two brothers Thom and James say they're...

Anna Hansen launches the Chef Season at Benares bar

Information: 23 February 2012

Hot Dinners popped down to Mayfair this week for the launch of the Chef Season during which a number of top chefs will join forces with Atul Kochhar to come up with a new fusion bar menu for Atul's...

Retro vegetarian fare - we test drive Orchard in Holborn

Information: 22 February 2012

We try out the new vegetarian restaurant from the people behind Vanilla Black, Orchard in Holborn, and see what the team can do when they step away from their fine dining original.

Luxury cinema with Rowley Leigh food - we test drive the Lounge

Information: 21 February 2012

We head to the Odeon at Whiteleys in Bayswater to check out their brand new luxury cinema, with food created by Rowley Leigh. Can fine dining and film watching go well together?

Skye Gyngell leaves Petersham calling Michelin a curse

Information: 20 February 2012

There's a fascinating piece in Sydney newspaper The Age, published this weekend, in which Petersham Nurseries head chef Skye Gyngell gives her then-PR team a headache by calling the Michelin star...

Michelin starred Quilon to reopen after refurb in March

Information: 20 February 2012

Michelin starred Indian restaurant Quilon in Westmister, which has been shut for a major reburbishment, is due to reopen at the end of March. Hot Dinners got a few scraps of info on the impending re-opening...

Benares Bar to launch special menus from Corrigan, Hansen and more

Information: 17 February 2012

Atul Kochhar's recently been teaming up with Richard Corrigan in his restaurant and now Corrigan is returning the favour and joining others in to take part in a celebrity chef mash-up at Kochhar's...

Meat Liquor to launch follow up Meat Market in Covent Garden

Information: 15 February 2012

UPDATE - we went to Meatmarket, check out pics and more. Meat Liquor has been one of the biggest hits of the past few months with rave reviews, queues around the block and quite possibly the best...

Ledbury chef James Knappett dinner at the Ten Bells

Information: 15 February 2012

Question: what's more exciting than a meal out with our favourite Young Turks chefs at the Ten Bells? Answer; that'll be dinner with the Young Turks and the new Ledbury head chef James Knappett...

Jeremy Lee conquers Soho - test driving Quo Vadis

Information: 15 February 2012

What can you tell me about Quo Vadis? TV and film folk, media luvvies, foodies of all shapes and sizes all congregate here - Quo Vadis is a venerable canteen for Soho's movers and shakers that's...

Jamie Oliver to open new bakery and Union Jacks bar at Gatwick airport

Information: 15 February 2012

Jamie Oliver's empire expansion continues apace with the news this morning that he's opening a one-off cafe at Gatwick alongside a Jamie’s Italian and a standalone Union Jacks Bar. The cafe, which...

The Queen, Camilla and Kate to take tea at Fortnum & Mason

Information: 14 February 2012

You've got to hand it to Fortnum & Mason; the Piccadilly store has scored a tremendous coup in getting the Queen to make a rare public appearance with her granddaughter-in-law, the Duchess of...

Tom & Ed Martin launch their tenth pub, the Jugged Hare, on Chiswell Street

Information: 14 February 2012

They've had success only just up the road with the Chiswell Street Dining Rooms and now the Martin Brothers are opening their 10th London pub nearby - the Jugged Hare. The restored grade II building is a...

Peruvian cuisine and Pisco Sours come to Soho with Ceviche

Information: 13 February 2012

[Updated 13/02/12- Ceviche will open on 12 March at 17 Frith St in Soho] One of the biggest trends for next year promises to be Peruvian food - so there's a lot of people looking forward to...

London’s flagship Cordon Bleu school launches

Information: 10 February 2012

Earlier this week, Hot Dinners popped along to the launch of the London International flagship Le Cordon Bleu School, taking up its grand new residence in Bloomsbury Square. Visitors were treated to a...

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