American

• 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.

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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.

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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.

• 5 reasons to try new American restaurant POTUS

  London's latest American import is this new riverside restaurant serving up all manner of USA treats.

• Test Driving Two Lights - the new Modern American restaurant in Shoreditch from the Clove Club team

  Obviously, any new opening by the Clove Club team is going to whip

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• Fat Phil's brings American-inspired comfort food to Camberwell

  He trained under Roux, Blanc and Pierre-White, now chef Phil Cooper has opened a simpler kind of place on Camberwell Church Street.

• Test Driving Plaquemine Lock - a Cajun and Creole pub in Islington

  Tucked down a residential side street in Angel is a canalside pub turning out Cajun and Creole food. We along for a taste of the Deep South.

• Le Bun co-founder goes permanent with Carte Blanche in Hackney

  One of the co-founders of Le Bun is carrying on the French/American theme with his latest restaurant, Carte Blanche, in Hackney. Expect southern American comfort cooking with a touch of French cuisine too.