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Top Young Sommeliers announced
Tanguy Martin of Hotel TerraVina took home the coveted Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Young Sommelier of the Year title after a fiercely fought Final earlier this month. Martin was presented with his award at...
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ASK Italian celebrates transformational new look in London Flagship
ASK Italian has just reopened the doors to its flagship Islington restaurant after an extensive refurbishment, marking the half-way point in the journey to ‘transform’ every one of the 110-strong...
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Domino’s scoops ‘Best Digital Activation’ Award
Domino’s Pizza has won the ‘Best Digital Activation’ award at the Hollis Sponsorship Awards for its digitally pioneering sponsorship of the X Factor, beating off the likes of Kellogg’s, YouTube and EE....
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Simon Rogan to open Fera at Claridges
The new restaurant at Claridge’s to be launched with Michelin–starred chef Simon Rogan is to be called ‘Fera at Claridge’s’. The name Fera, which means ‘wild’ in Latin, reflects both the primal...
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Wagamama aiming for 20 new restaurants a year
JLL reports that its Leisure Team has won the mandate to advise Wagamama on their restaurant acquisition strategy in the coming years. This means that JLL will be working to deliver Wagamama’s goal of...
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Milos latest flagship restaurant for St James’s renaissance
The Crown Estate has agreed a lease with the internationally renowned Greek seafood restaurant Milos for a new 8,000 sq ft flagship at No 1 Regent Street. Milos offers a contemporary, fine dining...
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Gordon Ramsay returns to site of Aubergine
Gordon Ramsay Group has acquired the site of the former Aubergine restaurant where Gordon had his first Head Chef position and where he won his first brace of Michelin Stars. Aubergine at 11 Park Walk...
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Whitechapel just got tastier with Foxcroft & Ginger
After tantalising the taste buds of Soho locals for the past few years, Foxcroft & Ginger is expanding with the launch of a 70-seat site in Whitechapel on 3 April 2014. The new glass-fronted...
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Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck to migrate to Australia
The first international restaurant opening for Heston Blumenthal will be his three Michelin starred The Fat Duck, which will temporarily relocate to Crown Melbourne Resort, Australia for a six month...
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Allt nan Ros Hotel, near Fort William on the market
Allt nan Ros Hotel, an imposing country hotel situated on the shores of Loch Linnhe in the Scottish Highlands, has been put on the market. With its own cascading stream, which passes through the 2.5...
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London tops global list of World’s Best Restaurants
The UK boasts a total of 12 restaurants in the Elite 100 Restaurants 2014, with eight of these based in London: The Ledbury (9), Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (23), Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (24), Alain...
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Good Food Talks at the British Hospitality Association
The BHA is artnering with a new app that is revolutionising the dining experience for the visually impaired: the Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s nearly 2 million visually impaired people to access...
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Soft Drinks grow sales in 2013
According to the Britvic Soft Drinks Review 2014, soft drinks has once again emerged triumphant whilst other categories in FMCG continued to decline in the wake of the challenging economic backdrop. In...
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giraffe KIOSK comes to King’s Cross Square
Family-friendly restaurant group giraffe has added another string to their North London bow, opening KIOSK in King’s Cross Square. Unlike its older sibling giraffe STOP which opened in June 2013, the...
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Five Guys off to Birmingham
American burger brand Five Guys is continuing its UK expansion with a new restaurant at Hammerson’s iconic Bullring centre in Birmingham. The restaurant will be the brand’s first in the West Midlands,...
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CH&Co acquires Apostrophe
CH&Co – the privately owned corporate and commercial caterer – is taking 100% ownership of the high street café group Apostrophe, by buying the remaining 50% stake in the business held by Amir Chen...
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giraffe set to open in Milton Keynes and York
giraffe have announced they are set to open their second site in Milton Keynes within Kingston Centre retail park this month. The 3,796 square feet, 135-cover restaurant will trade all-day from...
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BLUE BADGE STYLE – bringing the issue of ‘access’ to the forefront of...
Blue Badge Style, the first app and website guide to a stylish lifestyle for the less-able, has been appointed a member of the British Hospitality Association in a bid to bring accessibility to the...
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Sodexo to sponsor new FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
Sodexo is to sponsor the new FreeFrom Eating Out Awards – launched to coincide with EU regulations coming into force in December 2014 requiring all food service outlets to provide accurate information...
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SSP appoints WHSmith’s Simon Smith to head up UK & Ireland
SSP, the leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has appointed Simon Smith as CEO of SSP UK & Ireland. Simon is currently managing director of WHSmith’s travel...
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