Corney & Barrow transforms Old Broad Street site as it invests in its estate
Corney & Barrow Bars, the group of sophisticated London City bars, has carried out a substantial refurbishment to its Old Broad Street site, as part of an on-going investment programme across its...
View ArticleMichelin-starred Northcote launches Cookery School
Renowned Lancashire country-house hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant Northcote is launching Northcote Cookery School this April. Northcote Cookery School will offer a bookable schedule of half- and...
View ArticlePatty&Bun to open opposite UK’s busiest McDonalds
Patty&Bun, one of London’s best burger joints, is opening its second venue on Liverpool Street, London in April 2014. Consistently voted as producing one of the top burgers in the UK, the new site...
View ArticleSHORYU ramen to open their third restaurant
The successful ramen bar Shoryu is set to open its third restaurant in Kingly Court, Soho. With two existing restaurant sites a stone throw away in Denman Street and Regent Street, the natural...
View Articleintu submits plans for leisure and dining development at intu Bromley
intu has submitted a planning application to create an exciting leisure development to provide more choice and variety in Bromley. The plans include internal remodelling to provide a casual dining...
View ArticleFoodservice: considered optimism but staffing concerns
The eating out market is on the up, but consumer confidence is still very fragile and foodservice operators must be cautious in assuming the sector is in full-term recovery. This was the conclusion of...
View ArticleNew doggy bags to cut restaurant food waste
Scottish diners are to be offered the chance to help cut the volume of food waste from restaurants by taking their leftovers home. Zero Waste Scotland’s ‘Good to Go’ scheme, being piloted in...
View ArticleBritish Pie Awards 2014 announce Head Judge
With just under three weeks until the submission deadline for entries to this year’s British Pie Awards the organisers have announced their head judge is Ian Nelson of Hovis Ltd. Ian has been in the...
View Article‘Must-have’ Seafood Guide for chefs and caterers
A hotly anticipated guide to help chefs, caterers, and restaurateurs promote the huge variety of fish and shellfish available to consumers in the UK has been published by Seafish, the industry...
View Article3,500 jobseekers gain work through new training scheme
A programme designed to help jobseekers into work has succeeded in finding jobs for more than 3,500 people and saving more than £17.5m of public money. The programme is run by the skills and workforce...
View ArticleFred’s Food Construction deli-diner launches in Tesco
Launching on 31 March, Fred’s Food Construction is a New York style deli-diner, inspired by the iconic photo of workers on the rooftops of the Rockefeller Center in 1930’s Manhattan. The new food...
View ArticleL’Escargot restored to form and style
Brian Clivaz, Chairman of Coq d’Or and Langan’s Restaurant Groups, and Laurence Isaacson, co-founder of Groupe Chez Gerard, recently joined forces and bought Soho’s iconic L’Escargot Restaurant – a...
View ArticleMarco Pierre White to launch Steakhouse Bar & Grill at Hiltons in London and...
Marco Pierre White is launching new Steakhouse Bar & Grill restaurants at both Hilton London Syon Park and at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Cambridge this April. Renowned for his no-frills food...
View ArticleAlbannach, Trafalgar Square’s flavour of Scotland, sold to Fuller’s
Albannach, the famed Scottish-themed restaurant, bar and late night venue in London’s Trafalgar Square, has been acquired by Fuller’s for its Ale & Pie concept and will be renamed The Admiralty....
View ArticleTrend for burgers is growing but bacon still reigns supreme
Foodservice industry figures from the NPD Group show that burgers are fast becoming a British breakfast staple out of home. In the year ending December 2013, we consumed more than 100 million burgers...
View ArticlePoppy’s Place opens in Fulham
Poppy’s Place, a new address for all-day dining in Fulham, has opened its doors and is the first venture from the young team of restaurateur and consultant Scarlett Guess and Chef Alastair Prichard. It...
View ArticleJust Eat valued at up to £1.5 billion!
Just Eat is now reported to be valued at between £1.2 billion and £1.5 billion – much higher than the £900 million previously reported. The price has emerged as likely demand from institutional...
View ArticleJamie’s Italian takes to the high seas!
Royal Caribbean International has announced that the inaugural voyage of Quantum of the Seas in November 2014 will include the opening of chef Jamie Oliver’s first restaurant at sea. Jamie’s Italian...
View ArticleTaste of the Med @ The Minnis – new seafront tapas restaurant
Kent chef patron Jason Freedman is to open ‘Taste of the Med @ The Minnis’, overlooking the golden sands of Minnis Bay in Birchington, which nestles between the fishing ports of Whitstable and...
View ArticleIntroducing ‘Tear & Share’ Cuisine at Bones
If you love your meat, you’ll love Bones: a brand new all day restaurant from Joff and Simeon Goodman, the guys behind the organic and fairtrade store, The Grocery. From rotisserie fare through to...
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