It's often hard to avoid the glamor of the many award shows taking place annually throughout London - but there was one show at the top of FDL's diary.
The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants awards in London was a glitzy affair and FDL were there to witness it all - bringing a live stream video to thousands of people around the world. All of this was reported live as FDL blogged from the event, so for a full list of winners or facts and figures about the awards click here.
In 2011 London was home to literally thousands of traditional and innovative, one off dining experiences.
We also examined how the British attitude towards high end food has changed over the past decade as we visited the Taste of London festival and received some interesting observations from the restaurant critic, Jay Raynor. We then headed to Taste of Christmas to ask Jamie Oliver and other chefs to give us their tips for the perfect Christmas dinner. We received some great ideas for turkey, goose and even some advice on how to make Brussel sprouts taste amazing.
These are tough times for chefs and restaurant professionals around the world, but there has never been a better time to seek advice and help around a number of topics affecting hospitality workers. Here's a round-up of some of the most useful resources for chefs.
Mauro Colagreco will be taking the World's Best Restaurant to the Mandala Club in Singapore for a three-month residency, from 14 May to 11 August. Find out more.
Can chocolate go off or go bad? And what do the white bits on old chocolate mean? Here's all you need to know about chocolate expiry dates and whether it's safe to eat chocolate past it's printed date.
In the second of our Beyond the Line series, Fine Dining Lovers speaks to a former student of the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, Spain, about his career choices beyond restaurant kitchens.