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Weekly deals - Devonshire Arms soft launch & North Bank dinner deal

Information: 30 June 2011

Looking for a good restaurant deal? Then why not try... 50% off food at the Devonshire Arms Nick Gibson, owner of Islington gastropub the Draper's Arms, has a loyal North London following and is...

Cloudy Bay Shack returns to Parsons Green with Skye Gyngell as chef

Information: 30 June 2011

Denizens of west London have been blessed for a number of summers now with the annual arrival of the Cloudy Bay Shack. Imagine if you will, your local park being taken over for the weekend by a...

Bocca di Lupo and Gelupo host Gay Pride party on Archer Street

Information: 29 June 2011

If you're in town this weekend for the Gay Pride parade on Saturday 2 July, pop along to Archer Street in Soho where they'll be hosting a party for Pride revellers. The street has just had...

Test driving Roganic's epic ten course menu

Information: 29 June 2011

What is Roganic? Simon Rogan is best known for his Cumbrian restaurant L'enclume, a Michelin-starred restaurant which has carved out a serious reputation for serving challenging food from locally...

Hawksmoor night at Pitt Cue Co on the South Bank

Information: 29 June 2011

If you're inspired by Marina O'Loughlin's review of street food in the Metro, you might want to put Wednesday 6th July and Sunday 10th July in your diary. For one night only, Richard Turner, Head...

Salad Bar cocktails on the menu at Pearl in Holborn

Information: 28 June 2011

Rather in the manner of 'have your cake and eat it' we rather like the new idea from the bar at Jun Tanaka's Holborn restaurant Pearl which is offering Londoners the chance to both eat and drink...

New this week - Street Kitchen and more

Information: 27 June 2011

Here's Hot Dinners' latest guide to the week ahead. This week, Street Kitchen makes a return to Central London, setting up in Finsbury Square today. Street Kitchen Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel's Street...

Weekly deals - Searcy Champagne bar and Roganic

Information: 23 June 2011

Looking for a good restaurant deal? Then why not try... 50% off food at the Searcy Champagne Bar at One New Change The recently opened Champagne Bar at One New Change (the shopping complex opposite...

Where to eat at Glastonbury 2011 - the best food stalls

Information: 22 June 2011

Here at Hot Dinners we can't imagine going anywhere, let along joining a sodden, tented mass of humanity in the West Country, without knowing where the best places to eat would be. Yes, yes, we're...

Westfield Stratford signs up new restaurants from Jamie Oliver to Franco Manca

Information: 21 June 2011

When Westfield in White City first opened its doors to the public, its food offering showed how shopping centres didn't always have to be the place where food on the go went to die. And now their...

Johnnie Mountain to open Atrium restaurant at Millbank

Information: 21 June 2011

Johnnie Mountain, the chef behind The English Pig in the Barbican, has just announced plans to open a new restaurant at Millbank in early October. Mountain, who has made appearances on the Great...

New this week - Galoupet, Roganic and more...

Information: 20 June 2011

Starting today, Hot Dinners' guide to the week ahead. This week, we have two major new restaurants due to open in London, including the much anticipated Roganic. If you haven't already booked a...

Young Turks return to launch Restaurants in Residence at Canary Wharf

Information: 17 June 2011

[Updated 1 July 2011: They've just extended their stay at Restaurants in Residence by three days from 5-7 July - so if you didn't get tickets the first time around you might be in luck!] One of Hot...

Foie gras burger wins Taste of London's top prize

Information: 16 June 2011

A foie gras burger with summer truffle created by Pascal Aussignac, head chef at Club Gascon pipped a veritable champions league of chefs to the post for Best in Taste award at Taste of London last...

St John serve up ox heart buns at East London art fair

Information: 16 June 2011

Eschew the dubious delights of your local school summer fair this month, and head instead for East London where the Art Car Boot Fair at the Truman Brewery offers the chance to pick up a bargain bit...

Three London restaurants where dads can eat for free this Father's Day

Information: 16 June 2011

Eating out in this town can be an expensive business, and while we're sure you all love your fathers very much, it doesn't hurt if there's a special deal on Father's Day. These three London...

Bonnie & Wild pop-up Scottish restaurant opens on Islington's Chapel Market

Information: 15 June 2011

It's Braveheart by stealth! A Scottish restaurant is taking over that most English of establishments, M Manze's famous pie and mash shop on Chapel Market in Islington. But sassenachs can breathe...

Hawksmoor Seven Dials hosts battle of the brews

Information: 15 June 2011

If you like burgers and you're rather fond of beer, then you might want to head down to Hawksmoor Seven Dials later this month for a special Brews and Burgers night. Both the Seven Dials and...

Jun Tanaka's Street Kitchen reopens at Broadgate in June

Information: 14 June 2011

Food trucks are huge news in the States, so we couldn't be more pleased to see that Street Kitchen, the trailer set up by Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel for last year's London Restaurant Festival, will...

NYC days 4 & 5: Crosby Street Hotel brunch, Korean fried chicken, New York bars and the BBQ Fest.

Information: 14 June 2011

By the fourth day of our trip, it was rapidly becoming clear that our planned restaurant and bar itinerary was - how shall we put it - ever so slightly ambitious. Turns out we couldn't eat three...

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