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Updated 23/9/15 with soft launch and opening details. Think Lombardy and think Milan: one of the top foodie destinations in Italy - and now coming to Hackney with a new deli, wine bar and restaurant...

"This bacon has been intensively reared and sold in supermarkets". It didn't sound that tasty, and we weren't that keen to try it. On the other hand, organic eggs from hand-reared hens on a Suffolk farm...

Darts has slowly become a very big thing indeed with obsessions growing over various championships. But it's not something that makes much of an appearance in modern bars - and now Flight Club is a...

We're big fans of the Smoking Goat, but not big fans of queuing, we have to admit. But they've just made it much easier to score a table, so it'll be time to make another visit. They've opened a new...

Two of our favourite burger puyveyors are joining up to build the ultimate burger in honour of World Peace Day.  Inspired by McDonalds and Burger King's inability to make friends and join forces for...

We never thought we'd see the day, but it does seem that healthy eating has become a bit of a trend in London of late. The latest to emerge is the next from Detox Kitchen, who are launching The...

Meatball street van The Bowler is another roaming vendor that's settling down, this time opening a resataurant in Covent Garden with Polpo's Russell Norman.  It'll be an all day affair serving all...

Now this is interesting - Shake Shack have brought in Michelin-starred chef Sat Bains for a burger collaboration. It's the first since they teamed up with Massimo Bottura this time last year, so...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Super popular East London fried chicken shop BIRD is building on its success with two new openings planned for North London this Autumn. Their first will be in October in...

Last night Hot Dinners was invited over to Canary Wharf's swanky new Crossrail station for a party to celebrate the publication of the annual Evening Standard Progress 1000 list which details...

Woah. A day earlier than planned, the results for the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016 are out. Apparently a bookstore started selling copies early and then the grand reveal was all over...

The slew of new and interesting restaurants opening up in King's Cross is set to continue with news that an authentic Japanese neighbourhood restaurant Wazen is opening there next month. What's...

If you didn't know, tomorrow is when the UK Michelin stars are announced - pretty much the biggest deal as far as awards for the restaurant industry goes (despite what some people might say). While...

Their last pop-up was a hit and a permanent restaurant is planned, but if you want to check out hot newcomer Pestle asap, then there's a new opportunity on the horizon. They're settling down at...

A large amount of the food industry gathered last night for the YBFs  (also aka Young British Foodies but less so as there is actually no age limit), the food awards that celebrate innovation and...

What's this? You really want to know? Oh, it's just the Taking the Swiss - one of the specials going on the menu at Patty&Bun's takeover at Peckham Springs bar/gallery space this weekend and next...

Reopening today after a major makeover, just in time for London Fashion Week, is The May Fair Bar at the May Fair Hotel. The swanky new look bar will feature its own range of signature martinis, a...

Well it's all change at Hedone which, in a surprise announcement today, revealed that it's to shut and reopen in a radical new form. The restaurant is going to close for 10 days. During that time...

Updated 14/9/15 with evening opening details Soho House, who are also being Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger, are about to branch out further with another restaurant that seems likely to pop up all...

There's a new pasta bar on Air Street that's getting very close to opening. Just off Piccadilly Circus, Pasta Sereni will be doing fast hand-made pasta to eat there or take away - so if you fancy an...