Restaurants | Hotels | Pubs & Bars

FREE Digital Edition of Restaurant magazine now available to view. Click here for free access!

News

Business
Venues
Events & Awards
People
Trends & Reports
Legislation
New Products
All news

News > Events & Awards

London Restaurant Festival kicks off with sell out events

By Emma Eversham , 08-Oct-2009

Related topics: Events & Awards, Restaurants

The inaugural London Restaurant Festival starts today with organiser's pleased with the involvement of the capital's restaurants and interest from the public

Organiser's say interest has exceeded expectations

Organiser's say interest has exceeded expectations

The inaugural London Restaurant Festival opens today with three events sold out and more than 550 restaurants showing their support with special menus and other events.

 

The week-long festival, masterminded by restaurant critic Fay Maschler and broadcaster Simon Davis and designed to boost trade at the capital's restaurants, has reportedly 'exceeded organiser's expectations' as more restaurants than anticipated have got behind it and the public have clambered to buy tickets.

 

Sally Chatterjee, interim chief executive of Visit London, one of the founding partners of the festival, said: “The last 18 months have been challenging for the London restaurant sector. Our aim with the festival was to put them back in the spotlight, to remind people of the quality, value and diversity of the capital’s dining scene, and to encourage people to re-discover eating out in London.

 

"We’ve been delighted with just how much interest tourists and locals have shown in the festival".

 

Tickets to a pop-up restaurant called the Supersonic Masonic Supper Club at the Andaz, run by the team behind London's Bistrotheque restaurant, sold out within days and a series of pop-up restaurants on the London Eye involving seven of London's top chefs also sold out more than a week ago.

 

Legendary French chef Pierre Koffman was also asked to extend his stay behind the stove at a temporary restaurant on the roof of Selfridges department store by an extra two and a half weeks such was the demand.

 

Restaurants across the capital have introduced special menus and are holding special events over the week to support the festival. Read our special LRF promotional round up - our pick of the best - tomorrow on BigHospitality.co.uk.

Keywords: London Restaurant Festival, Fay Maschler, pop-up restaurant

Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2013 - William Reed Business Media Ltd - All Rights Reserved - For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please email Robert Proctor - Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions

Related Articles on this topic

Latest news in Events & Awards

BigHighlights

Andreas Antona: Pearls of Wisdom

Andreas Antona: Pearls of Wisdom

The chef opened Simpsons in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, more than 20 years ago, relocating the Michelin-starred favourite to Birmingham...
Focus on wine: Sommeliers share their restaurant's top food and wine pairings

Focus on wine: Sommeliers share their restaurant's top food and wine pairings

We've seen which regions are top of the wine list, now to find the food to go...
Business Profile: Kimchee

Business Profile: Kimchee

After the phenomenal success of Holborn’s Kimchee restaurant, Wasabi owner Dong Hyun Kim is bringing Korean food to...
Jonathan Neame: Beer duty cut has given Shepherd Neame confidence to invest in 40 pub projects

Jonathan Neame: Beer duty cut has given Shepherd Neame confidence to invest in 40 pub projects

Jonathan Neame, chief executive of brewer and pubco Shepherd Neame, has revealed the cut in beer duty...
Joseph Kirtley: Career Profile

Joseph Kirtley: Career Profile

American-born Joseph Kirtley started out as a bellboy at Miami Beach's Delano Hotel before climbing the ladder...

Most Popular News

  1. Luminar to unveil new 'blueprint' for its venues with £1m Bristol refurb
  1. Guoman Hotels brand to be 'retired' as Guoman Hotel Management is rebranded as glh.
  1. Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2013: James Martin wins Special Award
  1. Cattle Grid owners secure first Poulet Rouge site
  1. Boris Johnson gets behind London’s small food businesses

Find us on Facebook

Audio & video news

National Waiters Day: A day in the life of a maître d’ with Paulo de Tarso
Focus on wine: What it takes to be a top sommelier
Hospitality Openings: April/May 2013

Digital Edition - Restaurant Magazine

Access to the Restaurant Magazine digital edition

Monthly business Magazine of the year

Pub news and property

M&C Report

The Grocer - Grocery retail news

Food manufacturing news

Contact us | About us | Advertise with us | Recommend this Site | Terms & Conditions | Privacy and Cookie Policy | Site map | Feeds

Jobs: Restaurant Jobs | Hotel Jobs | Pub Jobs | Hospitality Jobs

© William Reed Business Media Ltd 2013. All rights reserved. William Reed Business Media Ltd. Registered Office: Broadfield Park, Crawley RH11 9RT
Registered in England N°. 2883992. VAT N°. 644 3073 52.