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A sneak peak at the South Bank Chocolate Festival

Information: 10 December 2010

Nestled among the Christmas markets and party revellers on the South Bank this weekend, the Chocolate Festival will be providing some pre-Christmas indulgence on a grand scale. Some of the best...

Sketch pop-up cafe launches at the Royal Academy

Information: 07 December 2010

Last week, Hot Dinners was invited to the launch of the new GSK Contemporary – Aware: Art Fashion Identity exhibition at the Royal Academy. What has this to do with food, you might ask? Well, for...

Gordon Ramsay to open Las Vegas steakhouse

Information: 07 December 2010

Updated: 13 January 2012: Gordon's first Las Vegas restaurant will be called Gordon Ramsay Steak and is expected to open in Spring 2012. The steakhouse will have 274 covers and includes a large bar...

Bougie Macaron launches in Covent Garden's Russell Street

Information: 03 December 2010

Hot Dinners braved the snow on Wednesday to head down to the launch of the recently-opened Bougie Macaron & Tea at 3 Russell Street in Covent Garden. Run by Frenchman Jean Nedelec, the West End...

Quo Vadis to open QV bar in January

Information: 02 December 2010

We’re liking the sound of the new QV Bar opening on the ground floor of Quo Vadis in January. According to a press release the bar will be run by award-winning mixologist Paul Mant, who’s presided...

Heston’s London restaurant causes booking meltdown

Information: 01 December 2010

Table bookings for Heston Blumenthal’s new Knightsbridge restaurant almost brought booking lines down today as more than 4000 covers were booked in the first five hours of the telephone lines...

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal open for booking

Information: 01 December 2010

At 9am this morning (December 1st) the booking lines opened for Heston Blumenthal's eagerly awaited London restaurant - Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. Given that it's the first London restaurant to be...

Wolseley Mark Two will open its doors next November

Information: 30 November 2010

It was one of the biggest restaurant stories of the past few weeks, that Jeremy King and Chris Corbin had finally signed a deal to open a sibling restaurant to their massively successful Piccadilly...

Trine Hahnemann hosts Danish embassy's Yule party

Information: 26 November 2010

Hot Dinners is full of the festive spirit following a party over at the Danish embassy last night where cookery writer Trine Hahnemann presided over a splendid spread for the Ambassador’s Nordic...

Ottolenghi opens Soho venture in February called NOPI

Information: 25 November 2010

Anyone who's a fan of Ottolenghi, whether it's their restaurants or the cookbook, will be pleased to hear that they're branching out by opening a standalone restaurant called NOPI in Soho next year. As...

Damn it Janis - restaurant runner banned from posh London postcodes

Information: 23 November 2010

Hot Dinners have been following with interest the story of the penniless Latvian filmmaker who embarked on a fortnight of scamming some of London's most expensive restaurants by enjoying lavish...

Sushi classes at Holloway's new Sushi Academy

Information: 22 November 2010

We're always partial to good sushi here at Hot Dinners and on a freezing winter's night, we're not inclined to go too far to find it. So we were happy to take up the offer of a free sushi-making...

Visa woes put Hell's Kitchen winner Holli's Savoy Grill job on hold

Information: 21 November 2010

When single mother Holli Ugalde won Hell's Kitchen USA there was a lot of buzz over the fact that she'd be working for Gordon Ramsay at the much-anticipated reopening of the Savoy Grill. But the...

Five minutes with North Road chef Christoffer Hruskova

Information: 19 November 2010

Hot Dinners grabs five minutes with North Road chef Christoffer Hruskova to discover that his culinary influences range much wider than his Danish upbringing.

Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver on South Park

Information: 19 November 2010

You know you've really made it in America when you're worthy of being cast in South Park, which is just what's happened to Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver. Our cheffing duo feature in an episode of...

007 gets Harvey Nicks to ban foie gras from restaurant menus

Information: 18 November 2010

As 007 he was licensed to kill, but now Roger Moore has gone all touchy-feely in getting Knightsbridge store Harvey Nichols to ban foie gras from its restaurant menus. The store made a head start in...

If it's Wednesday, it must be free Welsh Whisky

Information: 17 November 2010

Kate and Wills may be one of the few newly-engaged couples in the country not worrying about the cost of their upcoming nuptuals, but for the rest of us, looking after the pennies and pounds is...

London Evening Standard's most influential foodies list

Information: 17 November 2010

The London Evening Standard last night held a glitzy party in town to celebrate the release of its annual list of movers and shakers - London's 1000 most influential people. Naturally, there were...

Wolseley to have sister restaurant at No 1 Kingsway

Information: 17 November 2010

Jeremy King and Chris Corbin have just signed on the dotted line to open a sister restaurant to The Wolseley in Aldwych. The new 'European-style brasserie' will be in the No 1 Kingsway building,...

Galloping gourmets arrested after trying to scam another restaurant

Information: 16 November 2010

Yesterday we reported on the story of the couple who took Michelin-starred restaurant L'Autre Pied for £572 after they skipped paying the bill through a combination of making a booking under a false...

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