News & reviews

In a garden in suburban Clapham, we try out a new incarnation of the great British barbecue.

Opened this January in Carnaby, Le Bab is continuing to experiment with all things kebab. And the next stage of that is to be their bi-monthly development Sundays, launching in July. There, they'll be...

Call yourself a pizza lover? Then this event HAS to be a must-book for you. Daniel Young, who's also behind an exhaustive book on where to eat pizza, (which is also launching at the event) this...

Originally best known for their Stoke Newington original, supplied with seafood from their own fishmongers, Sutton and Sons have since expanded to Islington. And now they have a third restaurant on...

It was only a couple of weeks we were last in the bar at Bernardi's but it's just about to get a big overhaul and become a cocktail bar of its own - the Dog House.  As part of that, expect changes to the...

A big success when it launched in 2015, the Yard Burger is making a return to Shake Shack from 1 June. This particular special is Aberdeen Angus beef topped with Neal’s Yard Colston Basset Stilton...

In the past few Years, Adam Handling has had big, but relatively quiet success with his Adam Handling at Caxton at the St Ermin's Hotel in Westminster. But now he's moved on, planning a new venue...

Still haven't made it down to one of the best restaurants in town, Black Axe Mangal? Well, now there's another reason to go, they've just started opening for weekend brunch. On that brunch menu (for...

27/5/16 - Updated with opening details. The Old Street space The Bower is finally getting going. We've recently had Draft House opening there and now Bone Daddies are nearly ready.  This will be the...

For 60 years (and particularly recently), the Guinea Grill has been best known for its weekday steaks - but it hasn't opened on a Sunday during that time. And now, taking advantage of the fact that the...

French mustard purveyors Maille are pretty inventive when it comes to their pop-ups and marketing ploys, so we applaud their latest venture La Fête de la Gastronomie. It's a two-week food festival...

We head over to Kingsland High Street to check out this fast and fun Japanese spot 

Paid for promotion In a month's time Taste of London will be upon us and we frankly can't wait for the fun to kick off. Hot Dinners has been covering Taste of London for years now and we admire the...

A new bakery is opening in London Fields that sounds VERY interesting. The Bread Station is billed as a Traditional Danish bakery and particularly noteworthy is that it's coming from Christoffer...

Laoise Casey, chef de partie at Paradise Garage, Bethnal Green, gives us a behind the scenes peek at the upcoming Blood Sugar event: a five-course dessert tasting menu on 12 June at Paradise Garage. It...

While we know there's nothing more irritating than reading about a party you weren't invited to, indulge us if you will while we regale you with details of a bash last night in Mayfair. The do was...

25/5/16 - updated with soft launch info It's all about Hawaiian poke at the moment, as another poke bar is coming to London - the Tombo, Poké & Matcha Bar, heading to Soho. To get you up to speed,...

What better time than during London Wine Week to launch a hot new wine bar? You've got to hand it to the Andaz London Liverpool Street - their timing is impeccable. This week the City hotel launches its...

Another great reason to spend most of your summer on the South Bank is here - Bleecker St Burger have set up shop again. You'll see them in their huge new section under the Hungerford Bridge where the...

We head to South Kensington to see what Restaurant Story's Tom Sellers is serving up at his second place, Restaurant Ours