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Christmas at Downton DVD launches with Edwardian canapes

Information: 16 December 2011

'Tis the season for parties, and we loved the idea behind the one last night to publicise the imminent release of Christmas at Downton on DVD. The PR folks got Hus Vedat, Executive Chef at...

Foodie treats at Circus 11 Christmas market in Shoreditch

Information: 15 December 2011

To add to our growing list of Christmas markets around London with a decided food bent, we've just heard about Circus 11 which launched yesterday in Shoreditch and will run until 18 December. It's...

Dstrkt restaurant and club opens on Piccadilly's Rupert Street

Information: 14 December 2011

There’s stealth openings and then there’s uber-stealth openings. This week a massive new development opens just off Piccadilly with almost no advance word. Dstrkt is a £25 million restaurant, bar...

St John restaurant teams up with Secret Cinema to launch Secret Restaurant

Information: 14 December 2011

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...

Russell Norman's "sort of" Jewish deli - we check out Mishkin's

Information: 14 December 2011

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...

London's street food markets plan Christmas festivities

Information: 13 December 2011

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...

Mark Hix opens Hix Belgravia with a new Mark's Bar

Information: 12 December 2011

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...

Bidding about to open for The Mince Pie Project

Information: 08 December 2011

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 artist to take over Sketch restaurant

Information: 08 December 2011

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...

Léon De Bruxelles moules frites to open on Cambridge Circus

Information: 07 December 2011

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...

Test driving Aurelia in Mayfair

Information: 07 December 2011

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...

Something for the weekend: The Bell at Ticehurst

Information: 07 December 2011

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...

We try out the first of Bar Boulud London's new wine tastings

Information: 06 December 2011

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...

Young Turks at The Ten Bells conquers Shoreditch

Information: 05 December 2011

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...

Tsuru launches ramen nights in the City

Information: 02 December 2011

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...

Jeremy Lee to join Soho's Quo Vadis in January

Information: 01 December 2011

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...

An NYC style neighbourhood bar in Clapham - test driving The Rookery

Information: 30 November 2011

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...

Christmas market at The Dock Kitchen launches with free champagne and chestnuts

Information: 30 November 2011

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...

Pizarro launches with four days soft opening

Information: 29 November 2011

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...

Reservations for the Delaunay on Aldwych are now open

Information: 29 November 2011

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...

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