Restaurant

Perfume & tea at Harvey Nichols and Father's Day ideas

12-Jun-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants and hotels around the country tell us about the events, promotions and special offers theyre running

US restaurant chains agree to mandatory calorie labelling

11-Jun-2009 By Becky Paskin

Large chain restaurants in the US have agreed to support a new law to make calorie and nutrition labelling on menus compulsory, sparking fears such a move may be implemented in the UK

Restaurant prices predicted to plummet to 2006 levels

10-Jun-2009 By Becky Paskin

Diners’ average restaurant spend is set to plummet to 2006 prices, as operators battle to remain competitive and the level of food inflation slows down

Marcus Wareing and Bocca di Lupo sign up to London Restaurant Festival

08-Jun-2009 By Emma Eversham

More than 400 of the capitals restaurants register their interest in the first London Restaurant Festival to celebrate the diversity of the London restaurant scene and drive more customers through the door.

Business profile: D&D London

04-Jun-2009 By Paul Wootton

D&D London has ambitious expansion plans in spite of the troubled economy. Its chairman and MD explain how theyre weathering the storm

Compass names three Centres for Excellence

27-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The contract caterer announces plans to make restaurants at three of its major business clients beacons for the rest of the company

Adopt US dining offers to survive recession, restaurants told

27-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

British restaurateurs are being advised to use the promotional offers used by American businesses to continue attracting diners during the recession

Orchid Group develops nutritious kids menu and Bincho Yakitori demystifies sake

22-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants and hotels and pubs around the country tell us about the events, new services, promotions and offers theyre running to help get customers through the door

Curry Club launches to support UK's Asian restaurants

22-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Cardiff restaurateur Mike Ahmed forms the British Curry Club to help promote the UKs 12,000 curry houses

Restaurants praised for backing healthy food commitment

13-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Industry analysts say the restaurant chains who pledged their support of the FSAs healthy food commitment have made a sensible decision

Izu Ani quits as head chef at Vanilla

12-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The chef who introduced a tasting-only menu at the central London restaurant leaves after just over a year in the job

Poor gluten-free menu options lose industry £100m

11-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

The restaurant industry is missing out on a potential £100m each year by failing to provide safe, gluten-free options for people with coeliac disease

Michel Roux Jr to open Westminster restaurant

30-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Michel Roux Jr will open a restaurant in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors building with Compass Groups commercial restaurant arm Restaurant Associates later this year

Landmark London launches restaurant after £1m refurbishment

29-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Landmark London hotel will next week open the twotwentytwo restaurant and bar following an extensive refurbishment

TV's Dermot O'Leary to open fish restaurant

27-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

TV and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary is to open a fish restaurant in Brighton with two friends who share his ‘love of food’

Vindaloo bangers at Cafe Spice Namaste and rose wine at Franco's

17-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us about the promotions and special offers theyre running

Busy Easter for UK hospitality industry

15-Apr-2009 By Rosie Birkett

Cash-strapped Brits reluctant to go abroad, the weakening pound and good weather in parts of Britain helped boost trade for many restaurants and hotels this Easter

Chef Joel Robuchon wins 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

14-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The French chef and restaurateur, whose empire spans the globe, is declared the winner of Restaurant magazines 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

Kevin Thornton launches restaurant in Belfast’s Fitzwilliam Hotel

02-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Irish Michelin-starred chef has opened his latest restaurant in Belfast’s Fitzwillliam Hotel

Wagamama launches online takeaway service

01-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Noodle chain Wagamama launches a website to deal solely with takeaway orders

Piccolino’s owner continues expansion despite profit drop

30-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Individual Restaurant Company, owner of the Piccolino’s and Bar & Grill brands, plans to open at least four new sites this year despite seeing profits fall by more than half in 2008

The Cavendish gets juicing and the Modern Pantry serves roasts with a twist

13-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us what theyre currently doing to attract customers

Seafood at Le Bouchon Breton and lunchtime burritos at Green & Red

06-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us about the promotions and special offers theyre running

Restaurant's pay what you want offer brings double the customers

03-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Little Bay owner Peter Ilic says the average number of covers almost doubled and takings rose in February despite leaving it to diners to decide how much they paid for their meals

Paul Heathcote to sell flagship restaurant

03-Mar-2009 By Emma Eversham

Chef and restaurateur Paul Heathcote has put his flagship restaurant The Longridge on the market to focus on the roll out of his Olive Press pizzeria bar and grill chain

Restaurateurs given advice to ride the recession

27-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateurs are more likely to stop their businesses failing during the credit crunch if they ‘go back to basics’ and concentrate on developing its unique selling point, experts have claimed

Business profile: Rhubarb takes flight

16-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

Catering company Rhubarb has opened its first restaurant and its at Heathrows T3. BigHospitality went along to see how it is performing in an environment dominated by established high street operators

TripAdvisor links with Toptable as internet bookings rise

12-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

TripAdvisor.com has linked with Toptable.co.uk to expand its restaurant section and offer an online booking facility

Restaurants urged to highlight pork origin on menus

30-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The British Pork Executive refreshes warnings to restaurants to make it clear to diners where they source their meat from in the wake of Jamie Oliver’s latest TV campaign to champion British pork

Claudio Pulze's Osteria Dell'Angolo opens

19-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateurs latest venture, Italian restaurant Osteria DellAngolo, opens in London today with Tuscan head chef Michele Brogi at the helm

Tom Kerridge introduces £10 credit crunch lunch

15-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Tom Kerridge’s The Hand and Flowers restaurant has introduced a £10 two-course lunch menu to lure in customers and beat the credit crunch

Business profile: Robin Rowland of YO! Sushi

08-Jan-2009 By Paul Wootton

An extraordinarily loyal customer base coupled with increased investment in staff will help YO! Sushi ride out the current economic storm, says its chief executive Robin Rowland.

Diners name their top 10 restaurant faux pas

05-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Readers of the Good Food Guide have named their top 10 annoyances when eating out

New Year’s launch for Conran’s Boundary

24-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

Terence Conran’s first private venture in 20 years, Boundary in Shoreditch, set to launch on New Year’s Eve

New managers join Relais & Chateaux's Kinnaird Hotel

22-Dec-2008 By Emma Eversham

Husband and wife team Max and Anne Schaeflien join the Kinnaird Hotel in Scotland as food & beverage manager and house manager respectively

Business profile: Richard Caring

18-Dec-2008 By Ben Shipton

Richard Caring has announced expansion plans in 22 countries. And involvement with a Brighton greengrocer. Whats going on?

Industry divided over VAT cuts

01-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

The hospitality industry is divided over whether to keep or pass on savings from the Government’s VAT cuts that came into force today

Atul Kochhar and Olly Smith in P&O restaurant deal

28-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

Atul Kochhar and sommelier Olly Smith have announced a deal to open two restaurants on board P&O’s newest superliner, the Azura

The Pass restaurant opens ‘in-kitchen’ dining experience

10-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Pass at South Lodge Hotel in West Sussex has opened to offer guests a unique ‘in-kitchen’ dining concept

Search is on for UK Sommelier of the Year 2009

03-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Academy of Food and Wine has launched its search for the next UK Sommelier of the Year

Canteen to open fourth site at Canary Wharf

31-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The British diner is to open a fourth outlet at Canary Wharf, just as Tom Aikens withdraws plans for a second Toms Kitchen

Time to step up in the down turn

31-Oct-2008 By Stefan Chomka

Exclusive research unveiled at the R100 seminar last month gave an insight into the future state of the restaurant industry. Here are the findings

Fifty restaurants unveiled at Westfield London grand opening

30-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The launch of Westfield London today unveils 50 new restaurant outlets, including eight brand new UK openings

North outshines south in latest restaurant survey

15-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Yorkshire has been identified as the county with the largest number of quality restaurants in the UK, helping to dispel the myth that a gastronomic divide exists between the north and the south.

Anthony Demetre talks credit crunch and cookbooks

13-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Arbutus and Wild Honey co-owner and Chef Anthony Demetre tells BigHospitality how the company’s ethos is helping it survive the economic downturn and the difficulty in writing his first cookbook

Brighton’s Gingerman sold to Drakes hotel

02-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Gingerman group of Brighton restaurants have sold the Gingerman at Drakes to the boutique hotel

Pascal Proyart battles Cyrus Todiwala at Restaurant Show 2008

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The One-O-One chef goes head-to-head against Cyrus Todiwala at the restaurant show with a team of just four students behind him

Cote to open fifth site

26-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

French bistro concept Cote is continuing with its expansion across the capital with plans to open its fifth site in Kensington, it has been revealed

New Restaurant recruits join Blanc for second series

10-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Nine couples will battle it out for their chance to open a restaurant with Raymond Blanc in the second series of The Restaurant which hits our screens tonight

Warner Leisure opens two new restaurants at Holme Lacy House Hotel

09-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Warner Leisure Hotels unveils The Orchard and Le Bistro restaurants at its Herefordshire hotel Holme Lacy House