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Test driving Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen

Information: 12 October 2011

What can you tell us about Bread Street Kitchen? It's the first new opening from Gordon Ramsay since he relaunched Petrus and sees the TV chef opening in the One New Change shopping complex just...

Kitchen Joel Antunes to open at the Embassy Mayfair

Information: 11 October 2011

When Joel Antunes returned to the London dining scene in mid 2010, the reaction to his food at Brasserie Joel was highly positive but critics were less enthused about the location. As it was...

Pret a Diner launches dinner at The Minotaur in the Old Vic tunnels

Information: 11 October 2011

As part of both Frieze and the London Restaurant Festival, Pret a Diner aims to scratch both itches by offering a Michelin Star pop-up in the heart of a winding maze of artwork and film in the Old...

Raymond Blanc serves up dinner in Harrods window display

Information: 11 October 2011

Taking window dressing to a whole new level, the two-Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc will be serving up dinner to a group of celebrity guests in a specially designed dining room in Harrods...

The Ledbury heads up the 2011 National Restaurant Awards

Information: 11 October 2011

At last night's National Restaurant Awards, the Ledbury beat off all-comers to retain the title of best restaurant in Britain while Pollen Street Social was the highest new entry at number two. The...

Barrica launching tapas bar Copita in Soho

Information: 10 October 2011

Successful Spanish restaurant Barrica (and winner of the 2010 Time Out award for best Spanish restaurant) is expanding into Soho with a new tapas bar, launching this Friday. Copita is on D'Arblay...

Ex Launceston Place chef makes his mark on Fulham's Manson

Information: 10 October 2011

With the notable exception of the Harwood Arms, there isn't much in the way of decent restaurants that would tempt non-residents to head down to Fulham in search of good tuck. But a meal Hot Dinners...

Kensington Place reopens with new menu and communal table

Information: 07 October 2011

Following a fortnight's closure, Kensington Place reopens today with a fresh design. The new-look interior comes courtesy of former Conran Shop creative director Polly Dickens who's brought in a new...

Valrhona launch Cooking With Chocolate book at Claridges

Information: 07 October 2011

The cream - or should that be crème - of the chocolate and patisserie world were at Claridges last night to celebrate the launch of the new Valrhona Cooking With Chocolate cookbook. Pierre Hermé,...

Heston Blumenthal and Jason Atherton are London's Michelin Star winners for 2012

Information: 06 October 2011

There were no new three stars in the 2012 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland, but London did pretty well with four new one-star restaurants which are Dinner by Heston, Pollen St Social, Hakkasan Mayfair and...

Eat St Market brings Big Apple Hot Dogs and more to Kings Cross

Information: 06 October 2011

The revitalisation of King's Cross continues apace with the news this week that a new street market will be held weekly to the north of the station. The launch of Eat St market in King's Boulevard...

First look at new Covent Garden Barrafina opening on Drury Lane

Information: 05 October 2011

Anyone who's ever stood in line at Sam and Eddie Hart's Barrafina on Frith Street silently willing those scoffing on stools to move on will no doubt be pretty excited at the thought of a second...

Les Deux Salons celebrates its first Birthday with the launch of Sunday brunch

Information: 04 October 2011

In honour of the first birthday of Les Deux Salons, Anthony Demetre and Will Smith’s French Brasserie are now going to be open for brunch on Sundays between 10am and 5pm. And they're offering free...

First peek at new-look Knightsbridge Rib Room

Information: 04 October 2011

We reported a while back about the imminent unveiling of Knightsbridge steakhouse The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, focusing in particular on the introduction of a £19 set...

Rookery opens on Clapham Common with soft launch offer

Information: 03 October 2011

The Rookery on Clapham Common has now opened and the good news is that they're running a soft launch from today until Sunday 9th October with 50% off food prices. Dishes when they're at full whack...

French Launderette pop-up raises over £3200 for Action Against Hunger

Information: 03 October 2011

While Thomas Keller has been wowing them with his French Laundry pop-up at Harrods, Hot Dinners popped across town last night to a slightly more affordable affair. Originally starting off as a joke...

Win a place at Michael Caines restaurant pop-up at Oxo tower

Information: 29 September 2011

His Gidleigh Park restaurant has four AA rosettes and two Michelin stars, and now chef Michael Caines is bringing that magic to London in the form of a pop-up restaurant at the Oxo Tower. The Fairy...

Five minutes with: Saturday Kitchen's Olly Smith

Information: 28 September 2011

Hot Dinners popped over to Mayfair last night for the launch of a massive food and wine event, The Big Wine Festival, at Benares. The festival's ambassador, TV's wine buff Olly Smith was happy to...

Test driving Joe's by Maria Elia in Chelsea

Information: 28 September 2011

What can you tell us about Joe's? Smack bang in the middle of the ritzy Brompton Cross area, there's every chance you might walk by Joe's without noticing it at first glance. A breezy bar takes up...

Marcus Wareing shifts the Berkeley to a British focused menu

Information: 28 September 2011

Following on from the very British affair that is the Gilbert Scott, Marcus Wareing is changing the direction of his flagship restaurant at the Berkeley. The two star Michelin restaurant has...

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