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- Newington Table cafe, bakery and kitchen opens on Newington Green
Stoke Newington continues to attract a host of interesting new openings, the most recent among them being Newington Table. Their all-day breakfast menu ranges from the ubiquitous avo on toast to a pretty amazing sounding full English consisting of Sourdough, egg, sausage, thick cut bacon, black pudding, bone marrow, beans, tomato, mushroom for £11.50.
The evening menu kicks in at 5pm. We like the sound of their Linconshire poacher puffs for £4 or maybe
... - Joe Public Pizza takes up residency in a Clapham ex loo
There’s a new pizza place heading to Clapham, setting up shop on a reclaimed London Victorian lavatory space, just as WC did a year or so ago.
This pizza joint is all about pizza by the slice, coming from 20” pizzas (which you can also have whole, if you’re REALLY hungry). They’re planning regularly changing
... - Encant tapas restaurant in Covent Garden will be Bravas Tapas chef's first solo venture
Updated with confirmed opening date.
We (and a lot of other people) were big fans of Tower Bridge Spanish spot Bravas Tapas, so news that the restaurant's co-founder Victor Garvey was opening his first solo venture gladdens our hearts. Opening in February in
... - Hawksmoor chef opens Rockadollar Dogs off Carnaby Street
Taking over the newly-vacated space on Newburgh from Pitt Cue Co is posh dog purveyors Rockadollar Dogs. It's the brainchild of chef Richard Sandiford who has the little matter of just over 25 years’ experience of cooking and is also currently head chef of Hawksmoor Knightsbridge. He set up the company with his partner Emma Jerrard who, it turns out, has an equal amount of experience in running entertainment and food events.
"In the last few months we have had great
... - Bob Bob Ricard to open Bob Bob Cite in the Cheesegrater building
Updated 12/2/18 with opening date
It's actually pretty amazing that Bob Bob Ricard hadn't expanded to the city before now, but details have been revealed for their plans to open Bob Bob Cité in one of the City's most recognisable new skyscrapers (albeit on a lower floor). And as to be expected from the company that brought us
... - Test Driving Patty and Bun - Soho has a new burger date spot
Soho's newest burger spot turns out to be a rather good place to head for a date
- Theo Randall to open new casual restaurant Theo's Simple Italian
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Theo Randall's a busy gent. Not only has he just relaunched his restaurant at the Intercontinental in London, but he's also got a new bit on the side. Theo’s Simple Italian is going to be a new casual spot, openng at the Hotel Indigo® London Kensington – Earl’s Court next month.
Randall's brought in a top chef to run the kitchen. William Leoni worked with Theo Randall at the InterContinental and,
... - Trullo duo to open Padella pasta restaurant at Borough Market
Updated 29/2 with launch details.
Way back in the mists of time, the first restaurant story Hot Dinners ever broke was the opening of Trullo, just off Highbury Corner. Well, it's taken a little time, but we've eventually got round to bringing you another exclusive story from Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda, the duo behind Trullo.
... - Zayane brings modern Moroccan food to Golborne Road
There's a new Moroccan restaurant in town and it's worthy of note, particularly because of who they have in the kitchen. Zayane on Golborne Road has as its Head chef Chris Bower, who was previously running the show at Michelin-starred Thackerays in Tunbridge Wells.
It describes itself as a modern Moroccan restaurant, promising a menu that "combines the vibrant flavours of authentic Moroccan cuisine, with modern culinary techniques and European
... - House Kitchen is the latest opening from Soho House at Highgate Studios
When the word on the street (in this case Kentish Town's Highgate Road) is that a hot new lunch spot has opened, you can count on us dashing off to try it. House Kitchen is the latest venture from Soho House to open in Highgate Studios - they already have Pizza East, Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger in various parts of the building. The new all day cafe has opened up where Caffe Kix used to be. And to be perfectly frank it's light years better than the
... - Trade Union Wapping combines coffee, cocktails, restaurant and barber
The next Grand Union will actually be called Trade Union, and is coming to Wapping, is broadening what it does a little, specifically in the coffee and barbershop direction. It's a huge space (over 6000 square feet) which means they have plenty of room for everything. And they'll be pushing it all as a hub for daily working with plenty of charging spots throughout too.
First up is the coffee, for which
... - Oree French boulangerie to bring artisan breads and pastries to the Fulham Road
Who wouldn't be pleased to learn about a lovely new French-style boulangerie opening in their neighbourhood? The lucky folks in questin are Fulhamites who'll have a new boulangerie and kitchen, Orée, opening on the Fulham Road. They'll have all manner of freshly baked viennoiserie, artisan bread and fine patisserie to serve up - either to eat in or take away.
Every bit of their bread will be made
... - Damien Hirst to open Pharmacy 2 at his Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall
Updated 18/2/16 with menu details
If you were around, as ye olde Hot Dinners crew were, in London back in the 1990s you'll definitely remember Pharmacy. It was an ultra concept (or conceit) restaurant which was opened in Notting Hill by Damien Hirst and Matthew Freud among others. Hirst's pill pictures were on the walls, celebrities were at the tables and for a brief period it was the place to be seen at. But
... - Pierre Koffmann protegee to open The Woodford in South Woodford
South Woodford is a little further out of town than we usually cover, but news that a Pierre Koffmann protegee is about to open a restaurant there piqued our interest.
The Woodford is the dream project of a former Young National Chef of the Year, 25 year old Ben Murphy. It's his first restaurant but he's being backed by Essex restaurateur Steve Andrews. The Woodford will be a 100-seater restaurant over two floors with its own dedicated oyster and seafood
... - Bodean's take over from Mishkin's on Catherine Street
Clearly it's a 'cue kind of day. Hot on the heels of our news that Bukowski Grill were opening their third restaurant, this time in Soho - comes news that Bodean's are opening their seventh place, in Covent Garden. They'll be taking over the space previously occupied by Russell Norman's Mishkin's.
And while the 60 seat restaurant will serve
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