Second UK Cabbages & Condoms restaurant to open
Non-Profit Organisation, the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), has secured the site for a second UK restaurant in Cheltenham through leisure property specialists Fleurets....
View ArticleThe Betjeman Arms: delivering on many levels
H&C News recently wrote approvingly of the re-opening of The Betjeman Arms at St Pancras by Geronimo Inns (see article link below). Situated in Grade I listed St. Pancras International Station, and...
View ArticleONE Group named to Crain’s NY Business 2014 Fast 50
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc has been featured by Crain’s New York Business as one of New York’s 50 fastest growing companies as part of Crain’s Fast 50. Crain’s Fast 50 serves as a spotlight for the...
View ArticleLondon’s first wines go officially on sale…
London Cru is central London’s first winery. With state of the art equipment and only the best grapes sourced from European vineyards, London Cru is the first opportunity Londoners have had to get...
View ArticleAtul Kochhar takes to the river
Already a favourite among the discerning, Marlow is about to add a new culinary destination to its impressive gastronomic line-up. Sindhu by Atul Kochhar, the latest restaurant from the...
View ArticleSeptember weather boosts eating and drinking-out growth
Restaurant and pub groups enjoyed the benefits of September’s Indian Summer sun, with collective like-for-like sales up 2.2% on the same month last year, according to latest Coffer Peach Business...
View ArticleDot London proves popular
Major global hotel and restaurant brands such as Edwardian Group London, Jumeirah Group, Morgans Hotel Group and Aqua Restaurant Group have all shown their support for the capital’s top-level domain...
View ArticleDiscover your inner pizza-nality
Your inner psyche can be summed up according to your favourite pizza topping, according to world-renowned Smell and Taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch, who teamed up with PizzaExpress to identify what the...
View ArticleHandmade Burger Co moves into WestQuay
handmade burger Co has opened at Hammerson’s WestQuay, Southampton’s flagship regional shopping centre. handmade burger Co have taken a 297m2 (3,200 sq ft) restaurant on WestQuay’s dining level and...
View ArticleObserver Food Monthly Awards 2014: the winners
The winners of the 2014 Observer Food Monthly Awards, in association with Cuisinart, were announced at a ceremony in London on 16 October 2014. The awards are now in their eleventh year and champion...
View ArticleFraiche in Merseyside tops The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants
Fraiche in Oxton, Cheshire has been named Britain’s best restaurant, topping The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants. The list, which was published on Sunday 19 October is compiled by The Sunday Times in...
View ArticleBella Italia: unfettered and forging ahead
Recent announcements from Tragus regarding disposals and management have tended to obscure the substantial activity and progress at their Bella Italia brand. H&C News therefore welcomed the...
View ArticlePiper invests in Hickory’s Smokehouse
City A.M. reports that Piper Private Equity, the organisation behind the Pitcher and Piano bar chain, has ploughed £6m into developing restaurant chain Hickory’s Smokehouse in a bid to guide and...
View ArticlePaddy & Scott’s: coffee with a difference
In common with many operating in the world of artisan and speciality coffee, Paddy & Scott’s have not been operating for long: they started roasting coffee in 2007 in Scott’s garage over a real...
View ArticleUK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2014: Finalists
Six restaurant managers are through to the final of this year’s UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition, organised by The Academy of Food & Wine Service: Amie Duncan, The Butchershop Bar...
View ArticleBroadgate signs up Peppermint Bars, Sourced Market and Smokestak
Broadgate signs up Peppermint Bars, Sourced Market and Smokestak Broadgate City of London has signed up seasonal specialists Peppermint Bars, Sourced Market and Smokestak to deliver a brand new luxury...
View ArticleThe 3 B’s top Curry Capital of Britain event
After six months of voting and investigation, the thirteen judges of Curry Capital of Britain sponsored by hungryhouse.com awarded the honours for 2014 to the 3 ‘B’s – Bradford (the winners) – Brighton...
View ArticlePascal’s Pheasant Kiev
The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London, is celebrating the autumn hunting season with the launch of a mouth-watering Game Menu in its cosy Hyde Bar. The Hyde Bar Game Menu has...
View ArticleVAT Club consults on next steps
The Jacques Borel-led campaign to reduce VAT in the hospitality sector from 20% to 5% has launched a consultation across the sector on the next steps in the campaign after the success of Tax Equality...
View ArticleRestaurants face the need for speed
Restaurant guests hate waiting when ordering, paying and in particular for their food to arrive, new joint research by CGA Peach and Zonal Retail Data Systems reveals. But the use of mobile devices is...
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