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Alex Claridge to opening Albatross Death Cult restaurant in Birmingham

“It’s a weird space, but I think weird is a superpower right now”: Alex Claridge is opening a restaurant called Albatross Death Cult

Birmingham-based chef Alex Claridge is opening an omakase style restaurant in the city’s Jewellery Quarter this summer.

Flash Grilled: Simon Attridge

The culinary director at Claridge’s likes a Big Mac, dislikes badly taken food shots and thinks oysters are overrated.

Basque steak restaurant Ibai is coming to the City this summer

Txuleta founder Nemanja Borjanović and William Sheard will open a Basque steak restaurant in the City of London this summer.

Six Company to launch a further two Edinburgh sites

The group behind Six by Nico has unveiled two new Edinburgh projects that together total a £2m investment into the Scottish capital.

Entries for World Steak Challenge 2024 now open

The prestigious World Steak Challenge (WSC), the competition that puts the planet’s finest cuts of steaks to the test, is returning this September.

French-Mediterranean restaurant La Maison Ani to make its UK debut

The duo behind Gaia in Mayfair will open a second location of their French-Mediterranean concept La Maison Ani in London this month.

What are the big UK restaurant openings in May 2024

Restaurant radar: May 2024

The return of a West London institution, Michel Roux Jr's next venture and a restaurant that pays homage to Winston Churchill are among this month’s key openings.

The Dining Room at The Goring to relaunch later this month

Central London hotel The Goring will relaunch its Michelin-starred The Dining Room restaurant later this month following a full refurbishment.

Ikoyi partners with Uber Eats to offer 'UK's cheapest two-star menu'

London’s Ikoyi has partnered with Uber Eats to offer what is claimed to be the UK’s cheapest two Michelin-starred menu.

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats to introduce security checks to stop illegal workers

Food delivery companies to introduce tougher checks to prevent illegal working

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are to introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers.

Compass Group's acquisition of CH&CO completes

Compass Group UK & Ireland has completed the deal to acquire catering company CH&CO.

Morley’s moves into retail with Heinz collab fried chicken sauce

Cult London fried chicken brand Morley’s has moved into the omnichannel retail space by launching its collaboration Heinz x Morley’s Fried Chicken Sauce into supermarkets.

The Caviar Bar small yet opulent caviar bar and seafood restaurant opens in London's Mayfair

Latest opening: The Caviar Bar

Mayfair is home to a new luxury bar and restaurant that’s centred around ‘direct-sourced’ caviar, premium-quality seafood and fine wine.

Charlie Foster on the closure of Borough Market restaurant Turnips

“Gratuitously curtailed”: Turnips slams the Borough Market Trustees

The director of the fruit and vegetable company behind Borough Market’s Turnips has hit out against the market’s management for withdrawing permission for the restaurant to operate.

Slim Chickens UK expands into Germany

The Boparan Restaurant Group-operated Slim Chickens UK has moved into the German market by way of a partnership with the Foodelity Group.

Whitbread to shed 1,500 jobs under plans to scale back branded restaurant estate

Whitbread to shed 1,500 jobs under plans to scale back restaurant estate

Whitbread is to exit 126 sites from its branded restaurant estate and convert a further 112 into new hotel rooms as part of a new ‘accelerating growth plan’ (AGP).

MPs launch inquiry into ‘recruitment and retention of staff in hospitality’

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry into the ‘recruitment and retention of staff in hospitality’.

Phil Winser (L) and James Gummer (R) with Olivier van Themsche

The Pelican’s Phil Winser and James Gummer to launch second London gastropub

The team behind Notting Hill gastropub The Pelican are to launch their second site in the capital later this spring having taken over The Hero pub in Maida Vale.

Danny Trejo: “50 years ago I was heading to the gas chamber, now I’m in my own London restaurant”

The Hollywood actor on how he went from robbing restaurants to owning them, and why now is the right time to bring his eponymous LA taco brand to London.