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Updated 4/3/15 with opening date Popular street food vendors BAO who've won legions of fans for the steamed buns they've been serving up at their stall on Netil Market, are to open their first...

We love a good pork pie, so we're very impressed with the huge one above. This is one of the pork pies that won last night's Pork Pie Off at the Princess Victoria, raising £1000 for Action Against...

This insanely fattening looking bit of fast food to hit the London scene is the Holy Cheezus (not to be confused with Byron's Holy Cheesemas which is a different beast altogether). It goes on the...

A gorgeous gallery of pictures showing what London's chefs have just added to their menus

Harrods have a real thing about truffles at the moment. Not only have they recently opened a truffle shop, they're now expanding their truffle focus to a new restaurant, Tartufi and Friends. Already with outlets...

Fancy yourself as bit of a whisky connoisseur? You might want to take note of a new one week pop-up coming to Soho. The Glenmorangie Unseen Bar is the first popup from the Scottish distillery where...

If you've been wondering what exactly is going on behind the scenes at the Kentish Town pub the Bull and Gate, we can enlighten you. Hot Dinners caught up with operations manager, Toby Cowan, to...

Probably best known for their custard doughnuts (which are amazing) the St John Bakery near Matlby Street recently expanded to become the St John Bakery Room. But until now, it's only been available to the...

If you're looking for a weekend mac n cheese fix - this may be what you need. Joining forces with Covent Garden's Earlham Street Clubhouse is the Mac Factory, best known for their mac n cheese...

Updated 26/2/15 with opening date It may be too early to call it a trend, but we're definitely seeing an increase in openings with a more healhy bent. The latest of these is Maple and Fitz, a...

This, my friends is a pizza that ought to come with a health warning. The Hottest Pizza has just launched at the Mayfair Pizza Company. Made with a fresh tomato and The Rib Man's ‘Christ On A Bike’ hot...

In the latest of an influx of restaurants that is continuing to change the King's Cross dining scene oh-so-much for the better, Bill Granger is opening his latest Granger & Co there. He's setting up in one...

Updated 24/2 with details of the menu and opening date. Martin Morales Peruvian takeover of London continues as he brings his second outpost of Ceviche to London (following his opening of Andina...

There's a new addition to the ever-hot Chiltern Firehouse for those of you lucky enough to score a reservation/opportunity for star spotting. Nuno Mendes has just set up a new oyster and champagne cart in...

Just opened in Parson's Green (and on soft launch till the end of February) is Bistrò by Shot. Here's what you need to know about it. There's a local team behind it - the folks behind this all day...

Early last year, Marco Pierre White sold the St James site of Wheeler's (which is soon being taken over by Chutney Mary) and he's recently revived the brand with a Wheeler's in Camberley. Now it's...