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• Lil' Nashville are taking line dancing and Southern BBQ to Chiswick

  

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  It may not seem like the most likely place to open up a honky tonk bar, but Chiswick folk will need to slap on a stetson and find their cowboy boots when Lil' Nashville arrives on the scene. The Nashville-inspired offering has been recently popping up at Dingwalls in Camden where hordes of adoring fans have been partaking in line dancing, listening to country music and enjoying

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• Where to celebrate the Fourth of July in London

  

  Our annual roundup of where to celebrate Independence Day in London covers special dinners, one off events and more. 

• Travis and Jason Kelce big up London's Passyunk Avenue in their podcast

  

  In the run up to Independence Day bookings at Philadelphia-inspired restaurant Passyunk Avenue are always going to be busy. But we reckon that over the coming weeks there's going to be another reason for the micro-chain's popularity. The restaurant's signature Philly Cheesesteak and beer just got an almighty shout out in New Heights - the hugely popular podcast by Travis Kelce (yes, Taylor Swift's

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• Michelin-starred SOLA is offering a la carte for the first time

  

  Back in December when Soho restaurant SOLA unveiled its dramatic new look, one of the key new additions was the Bourbon Room lounge and bar downstairs. Now they're using that space to offer diners the chance to pop in and try the restaurant's key dishes on an a la carte basis, rather than

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• Test Driving Sola 2.0, which has the big guns out for its set lunch offering

  

  Four years on from its opening, Sola in Soho has just revealed its new look following a major redesign. We returned to have a look at the new space and to check out the set lunch offering.

• Brix sees Brixton restaurateurs join up with DJ Troyboi to bring Brooklyn vibes to Bankside

  

  The team who launched the much-loved (and missed) Brixton Village Grill and also Chip Shop are headed towards the river for their next opening. Restaurateurs Michael Lythgoe and Cidalia Rodrigues are hoping to bring Brixton vibes to Bankside with their restaurant and late-night bar BRIX. And they're teaming up with DJ and producer Troyboi to make sure it has the right warehouse vibes.

  They're taking over the old

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• Test Driving the new Joe's Bar and menu at Joe Allen - theatreland's great bargain treat

  

  With the introduction of a new bar AND a new chef, it was time to make a return visit to Joe Allen in Covent Garden. 

• Beverly Hills hotspot the Polo Lounge is popping up on The Dorchester Rooftop

  

  2/7/21 - Updated with details of the menu

  London's reputation as a staycation hotspot has just got an injection of pure West Coast glamour with the news that the Polo Lounge is popping up here this summer. The famous Los Angeles restaurant from The Beverly Hills Hotel will spend the whole of July and August on the rooftop of The Dorchester.

  The

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• A return visit to SOLA in Soho - the Californian restaurant evolves

  

  We make a return trip to Victor Garvey's Soho restaurant SOLA to see how things have changed since its original launch. 

• Red Dog Soho returns with Austin-style barbecue on the menu

  

  They closed after a fire last year, but Red Dog Soho is making a return - and they've had something of a change in their absence. Upon their return, they'll be all about Austin Barbeque, American craft beers and whiskey.

• Test Driving SoLa - West Coast fine dining hits the streets of Soho

  

  It's all change on Dean Street as Rambla transforms into fine dining Californian spot SoLA. We went to see what a Soho meets the west coast of America looks like on the plate.

• Prairie Fire are opening a restaurant and taproom at the Wood Lane arches by White City

  The first restaurant to open up in the new Wood Lane railway arches development by White City, Prairie Fire are bringing their low and slow ethos of barbecued foods to West Londoners. 

• Jake's Vegan Steaks bring their Philly Cheezesteak to a permanent spot on Holloway Road

  Having grown a huge fan base for their vegan Philly cheezesteaks, this plant-based street food trader has opened its first permanent spot on Holloway Road.

• The strange story of London restaurant Passyunk Avenue's mascot theft

  

  So the rest of London might be obsessing over the Tory leadership campaign and the many, MANY Boris and Carrie sitting in a park memes, but here at Hot Dinners we've been completely caught up by the disappearance of the Passyunk Avenue much-loved Philadelphia Eagles mascot head.

  The story kicked off two days ago, when the Fizrovia restaurant, which specialises in Philly cheesesteaks, and is stuffed with all manner of NFL memorabilia, posted

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• Mark Wahlberg brings Wahlburgers to London in Covent Garden

  Is London ready for another US burger invasion. The brothers behind Wahlburgers certainly think so as they have their sights set on Covent Garden for the first in a probable UK expansion of their burger brand.