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1 day ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
For over a year, one of London's best bars, Artesian at the Langham, has had Humble Chicken's Angelo Sato in charge of the food. However, as he focuses on getting his third Michelin star, it's time for a change at the bar and they've brought in someone just as impressive, Chet Sharma of hit Mayfair restaurant Bibi. This is all part of Artesian's new menu launch, named Ultimo, which is the third iteration of a series of cocktail menus, created by head bartender Giulia Cuccurullo.
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1 day ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
In Hackney, Forno (from Mitshel Ibrahim, the man behind Ombra) has already been doing some impressive things with pastry. Now it's trying something different in the evenings, launching Brillo. Brillo will be taking over the Forno space every Friday, transforming it into "a listening bar of sorts". Each Friday, they'll be cooking pizzas in the ovens, alongside a drinks menu that focuses on natural wines - handpicked bottles from cult producers and low-intervention growers.
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3 days ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
What can you tell us about Tom Brown at The Capital? Tom Brown is best known for his time at the Michelin-starred Cornerstone in Hackney. When that closed, the chef always planned to open something at the same level elsewhere in town, while still running the more casual Pearly Queen restaurant in Shoreditch (also well worth a look).
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3 days ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
The team behind Supernova, Creme and North Audley Canteen know how to make a big splash with their openings. The original Supernova was a massive hit and it looks like their upcoming Mayfair outpost will be very popular. However, they're also getting ready to open something brand new, which sounds much more interesting. They're opening 74 Duke (on Duke Street, of course), which will be based on Parisian brasseries.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
When they opened in Soho last year, Supernova were an instant hit. It certainly helped that they carefully cultivated scarcity by only opening at certain days and times to start with. That meant that queues built up quickly and soon one of their burgers became the thing to try. It was also right at the forefront of the smash burger revolution that's continued ever since, and saw rivals like Junk doing pretty well too.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
He already has a Michelin star for his first restaurant, Casa Fofo, now chef Adolfo De Cecco is getting ready to open his second, not too far away on Stoke Newington Road. The new place is called Bianca's, named after his daughter, and it's a little bit more of a casual restaurant and wine bar than Casa Fofo. Like his other restaurant, this will focus on seasonal British ingredients and sustainability.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
It's been planned since late 2023 and now Stevie Parle is getting ready to unveil his new restaurant, Town in Covent Garden. The chef, in recent years best known for post-lockdown hit Joy, has brought in an impressive team to help. Executive Chef Olly Pierrepont was previously Head Chef of Luca and La Trompette while Head Chef Andy Bright was previously at Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, Saison and Fera.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
He may have recently left The Brave, but chef James Cochran hasn't left Islington. Instead, he's about to take over the food menu at Little Bat cocktail bar. Little Bat is from the same people behind Callooh Callay and it's one of the very few cocktail bars in Islington, and also one of the most highly rated (we've been in recently and they do a great martini). Cochran's new menu for the bar is intended as a globally-inspired one, using British Isles produce.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
Why return to Perilla now? Given that Hot Dinners tends to concentrate on the (many) newly opened restaurants in London, it's rare that we get the time to revisit restaurants. However, as Perilla are nearing their 10th anniversary (next year) and with a book in the planning stages, we thought we'd take the opportunity to see how things have changed since our first visit back in 2016. If you still haven't had the chance to visit Perilla yourselves, we'll get you up to speed.
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1 week ago | 
hot-dinners.com | Gavin Hanly
With the weather looking, at least temporarily, that barbecue season is again a possibility, the upcoming opening of an extremely promising new butcher in Hampstead is one to watch. And that's mainly because it's from the people behind excellent Smithfields restaurant Ibai, known for their notably great steaks. Harley's comes from the team behind meat distributor Txuleta, who also provide some of London's best restaurants with their meat needs as well as running Ibai.
