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Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By James McAllister

This week's top news stories include a delay to the implementation of the Tips Bill, Niall Keating's new restaurant venture, and Tortilla's plan to accelerate expansion through franchising.

Five ways to harness the power of social media if you own a restaurant

Generation Next

Five ways to harness the power of social media

By Nick Fountain

Nick Fountain, head of marketing and communications at burger brand Fat Hippo, reveals how restaurants can harness the power of social media.

Top hospitality news stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By Restaurant

This week's most read news stories include Brad Carter making his London debut, the closure of Borough Market restaurant Turnips and squatters moving into Ramsay's York & Albany restaurant.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By James McAllister

This week's top news stories include Monica and David Galetti announcing the closure of their Fitzrovia restaurant Mere, and Michel Roux Jr's new venture at The Langham.

Mystic Burek chef Spasia Pandora Dinkovski cookbook Doma

Book review: Doma

By Joe Lutrario

Mystic Burek chef and founder Spasia Pandora Dinkovski presents recipes inspired by the Balkan diaspora.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By James McAllister

This week's top news stories include Ping Pong scrapping service charge in favour of a discretionary 15% ‘brand charge’, and sustainable restaurant brand Native taking on the former Pensons site.

Image: Fatto a Mano

The 'world’s best pizza' is coming to London

By Restaurant

Londoners will be able to try the ‘world’s best pizza’ for the first time thanks to a partnership between Neapolitan pizza restaurant group Fatto a Mano and Master Pizzaiolo Franco Pepe.

Plans approved for Portal Way building in west London featuring hundreds of dark kitchens and community food hall

The Lowdown: Portal Way

By James McAllister

Plans have been approved to build a monolithic, cubed structure in west London that will be home to hundreds of dark kitchens as well as a huge community food hall.

Zonal on the enduring value of hospitality

Content provided by Zonal

The enduring value of hospitality

By Tim Chapman

The chief commercial officer at specialist hospitality technology company Zonal on a recent survey that analysed the public's perceptions of hospitality and their general attitudes to it.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By Restaurant

This week's top news stories include details on Roberta Hall McCarron's next venture, the announcement of the 2024 AA Rosette Awards, and the sad death of Dave Myers at 66.

Discover the app that connects people through a shared love of food DineMe

The Lowdown: DineMe

By Retaurant

An app that connects people through a shared love of food has launched. Will daters have the appetite for it?

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

By James McAllister

This week's top news stories include Soho House hitting back at claims it’s ‘worth zero’ and Heston Blumenthal calling for greater urgency in tackling fraud on Companies House.

Blasta Books is a new series of cookbooks that champion lesser known chefs

Book review: Blasta Books series

By Joe Lutrario

The latest series of little food books with big voices is on a mission to champion lesser-known voices in food.

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