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- Chefs and judges announced for the 2017 Scotch Egg Challenge
Updated 19/1/17 with shortlist
After six years, the Scotch Egg Challenge is now one of the key dates in the London food calendar. This year's event will take place at The Canonbury in Islington on 8 February.
Confirmed judges for the event itself include Fay Maschler from the Evening Standard, Ben Chapman of Smoking Goat and Kiln and Bob Granleese of the Guardian, while the evening will be compered by Joe
... - London's best restaurants and bars for a January detox
Good bye, mince pies. Hello 2017 and a healthier, brighter-eyed you, brimming with well meaning New Year’s resolutions. Whether you’re doing Veganuary, Dry January or just generally want to clean up your act, here’s where to do it in London. - See, try and taste everything chocolate related at 2016's The Chocolate Show in London
The Chocolate Show is the largest event of its kind in the UK - find out what to look forward to at this year's event. - Lyle's reveal their line-up for 2016's Game dinners
If you've wanted to attend either of Lyle's previous two game events but weren't fast enough off the mark, then this year might be the year you finally get to go. Hot Dinners have the scoop on the 2016 line-up for this top chef event and it looks pretty unmissable.
The gist of it is that Lyle's chef James Lowe invites really interesting chefs from all over the world to come and cook over two days in October. But the dinners are the
... - See the line-up of chefs taking part in Hawksmoor's Action Against Hunger Dinner 2016
There aren't many guarantees in life, but if there's one thing that's certain it's that the line-up at Hawksmoor's annual Action Against Hunger's dinner will be top-notch. And the 2016 group of chefs taking part for the 2016 charity dinner certainly doesn't disappoint.
Guest chefs this year will work alongside Group Executive Chef Richard H Turner, each taking on particular course. So there'll be The Dairy's Robin Gill on canapés, Tomer Amedi from The Barbary
... - Sardine kicks off Gallic dinners with a bouillabaisse night
It's already been lavished with glowing reviews - now there's even more reason to visit Alex Jackson's lovely Hoxton restaurant Sardine: on the last Monday of every month they'll be laying on a proper Gallic feast.
Each event will feature a particular French recipe or special occasion, starting on Monday 26th September with a classic Bouillabaisse night. Alex and team have adapted a recipe from the doyenne of
... - The best foodie events at London Cocktail Week 2016
London Cocktail Week returns for 2016 – here’s our pick of the best dining and cocktail events. - London's Design Biennale opens with three food and drink installations
The first London Design Biennale opens today at Somerset House featuring over 30 countries from six continents presenting new works exploring the theme Utopia by Design. The good news is that some of the art is good enough - indeed it's designed - to eat.
1. Buy Syrian sweets
For the French installation, Memories of Syria are collected and shared through le bruit des bonbons — The Astounding Eyes of Syria in a bid to preserve, stir up and
... - First look at this year's Magic Dinner menu
If you consider yourself a serious London foodie then we can't think of a better way for you to blow £100 than tickets to Magic Breakfast's Magic Dinner. This is the second event hosted by the brilliant charity and they've got the hottest line-up imaginable.
The deal is that there are 100 tickets, priced at £100 each for a six course dinner cooked by seven of London’s most exciting chefs. The whole thing takes place at Hoi Polloi at Ace Hotel, with the evening's
... - The best burger specials in the run-up to National Burger Day
It's nearly time for National Burger Day - where places all over town will have 20% off burgers all...day...long. So you might as well start planning now for a burger-centric day. - London's first Croquetas Challenge is happening - and we're judging!
We've had the Scotch Egg Challenge and Slider Decider, now London is about to host the first ever Croquetas Challenge. Ember Yard is going to be the venue for the inaugural contest this September and they have an amazing list of restaurants taking part.
Contestants who have already signed up to put their croquetas to the test are Salt Yard, Social Wine & Tapas, José Pizarro, The Modern Pantry, Brindisa Kitchens, Oldroyd, Aqua Nueva, Duende, Copita, Barrica,
... - 69 Colebrooke Row is having a street party with Bellanger and Oldroyd
We've got to say, we like the way street parties are going. They're no longer the kind of thing where the best you could expect food and drink-wise would be some curling sarnies, pasta salad of dubious origin and some lukewarm sauvignon blanc.
And the one that has Hot Dinners' name written all over it (not literally) is the Colebrook Row street party in Islington this weekend. Tony Conigliaro’s cocktail bar 69
... - Where to watch, eat and drink the Rio Olympics in London this summer
We've handed over the baton to Rio, so it's time to sit back and enjoy the Olympics from a restaurant beside the Olympic stadium rather than in it. Here's what London's restaurants and bars are doing for it - The London Restaurant Festival is back for 2016 - find out what's on
Back for the eighth year, the London Restaurant Festival returns this October with a line-up that includes Angela Hartnett, Michel Roux, Richard Corrigan, Theo Randall, Yotam Ottolenghi, James Lowe and more...
There are all manner of events taking place - so here are some of the ones that piqued our interest...
- Festival menus - all over town, these are special menus - ranging
- Top London chefs plan beach banquet down in Cornwall this summer
No, this beach isn't on the Cote d'Azur as we first thought, it's actually in Cornwall, meaning you can head down here and spend your pounds without worrying about the effects of Brexit. And if that in itself isn't enough to entice you down to the South West how about the lure of a whole bunch of London chefs cooking an amazing beach BBQ?
Top London chefs will be travelling to Cornwall this August to deliver a wood-fired beach banquet, prepared with Cornish
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