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We have nothing but good things to say about an upcoming exhibition that hits Shoreditch next month. Fifty Chefs - The Hands That Feed London is a photographic project that's taken a decade to put...

Christoffer Hruskova's North Road in Smithfield was a big hit with critics and Michelin alike, but sadly the restaurant closed down at the end of 2012. But now the chef is back for a two week stint at...

If you've been wondering about the futuristic hotel opening up on City Road, news reaches us of the first of two restaurants opening there. The M By Montcalm is going to have a restaurant inspired...

If ever a restaurant designer has his work cut out it's interior decorator and antiques dealer Adam Bray. He's currently responsible for getting rid of the Cleopatra meets Spartacus look of LMNT on...

A sign that the burger craze in London has well and truly jumped the shark or an ingenious Easter-inspired dessert? One thing's for certain, views are going to be polarised by the Creme Egg burger...

Updated 16/3/15 with menu and soft launch details We were wondering where Diego Cardoso, the former Head Chef of Murano, was going to appear next and it turns out it's Fitzrovia. He's going to be...

17/3/15 - Updated with soft launch details. Only a few months into 2015 and it really does seem that it's the year Korean food really takes off. The latest to hit central London is On the Bab, who...

Recently celebrating its 10th birthday, it's all go at The Zetter in Clerkenwell right now and there's another big change on the way.  Although Bistrot Bruno Loubet's been going strong at The Zetter for...

On the must-visit list this weekend is a trip to the new bar at Blixen in Spitalfields. Opening this evening, the basement cocktail bar adds a new dimension to Clive Watson's new East London all day...

Only a few steps from this writer's flat, the original Smokehouse has been a huge hit and part of a group of restaurants that has been bringing quality back to the Islington food scene. Now, after...

Updated 12/3/15 with opening date and soft launch details Kentish Town readers of Hot Dinners may have spotted that the Kentish Canteen is no more and that work is underway transforming it into...

Updated 12/3/15 with revised soft launch details: A new all-day neighbourhood restaurant and bar is coming soon to Battersea Square, as the people behind Soho's Damson & Co get ready to open...

We don't need much of an excuse to go to Selfridges Food Hall (the St John doughnuts often do the trick) and their Mexican takeover, which has just kicked off a 10 week run, is just another good...

11/03/15 - updated with soft launch details. We're always ready for another London izakaya (translation: boozy Japanese gaff) and the opening of The Woodstock Kushiyaki Bar is going to be a serious...

(Update 10/3 - Homeburger is now open with limited delivery slots).  If you're in North London (like us) and really fancy a burger, but just don't fancy heading outside "in this weather" then new...

Updated 10/3/15 with opening date We can tell you right now that there's going to be a lot of buzz around Berber & Q when it opens in Haggerston in Spring. Billed as a Middle Eastern and North...

Covent Garden's food rennaisance continues as another promising restaurant is getting ready to open (officially) there. It's coming from two friends, Lucy Brown and Jenny Quintero, who left their...

Now firmly ensconced in their permanent Peckham home (and old cash & carry that now houses their 30ft communal dining tables and a wood fired grill), Forzawin are about to kick off their next...

Feeling slightly fragile after Saturday night shenanigans? You'll be wanting this Bloody Dirty Hangover from Dirty Bones. This Sunday-only special will sort you out with a Mac Daddy, dirty fries and...

Sushisamba have taken the next step after becoming one of the few London restaurants currently serving high-grade Japanese Kobe beef - they've created a cocktail with a "wash of Kobe fat". It's all...