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MWB sells Bistro du Vin restaurants
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MWB Group, the company behind Hotel du Vin and Malmaison, has today confirmed the sale of two Bistro du Vin restaurants in London to the owners of the Burger & Lobster brand for £1.2m. Related news |
Wahaca 'pushing boundaries' of sustainable restaurants with recycled Southbank venue
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept co-founded by Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers, is to open a temporary restaurant at London's Southbank out of recycled ship containers; a development the company says is 'pushing the boundaries' of sustainable restaurant builds.
The Coach and Horses & The Smithfield Tavern become London's first vegetarian pubs
The Coach and Horses in Soho and The Smithfield Tavern in Smithfields market have become London’s first ever vegetarian and vegan pubs, following a successful trial period of the new concept from the owner.
Rossopomodoro hits Camden, four more UK sites to follow
Italian restaurant chain Rossopomodoro, which has three venues in London and one in Birmingham, is set to unveil UK site number five in Camden tomorrow, with a further four to follow in the next eight months.
Hall & Woodhouse grows pub estate with four acquisitions
Dorset-based brewer and pub operator Hall & Woodhouse has revealed it has acquired four new sites to add to its pub portfolio including two new-builds and an existing operation in Bristol.
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Alain Roux on three Michelin stars: Things are never for life
Alain Roux took over as chef patron of Bray's The Waterside Inn in 2002 and as the restaurant nears its fortieth birthday BigHospitality caught up with him to talk about the pressure of holding three Michelin stars and his passion for nurturing talent.
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World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: Were three British restaurants enough?
With only three UK restaurants on the list at Monday night’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, BigHospitality spoke with Noma’s René Redzepi, along with a 50 Best judge, a restaurant critic and two British restaurants that did make the grade, to find out why there was such a poor British showing.
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The Linen Group launches new polyvant linen with Union Jack table range
Hotel and restaurant linen supplier The Linen Group has secured an exclusive license for a new ‘polyvant’ range of linen in a bid to provide a more deluxe service for businesses.
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