Restaurant

Des Gunewardena unveils details of new London flagship

15-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Des Gunewardena's new flagship venture will combine two different brands when it launches at The Royal Exchange in The City of London this summer.

Elaine Goad named NOPI's new head chef

15-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Elaine Goad has been appointed head chef at Yotam Ottolenghi's Soho-based restaurant NOPI.

Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay’s York & Albany with plans to turn it into a community hub

15-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Squatters have taken over Gordon Ramsay’s York & Albany restaurant and hotel with plans to open it as a community venue.

Latest opening: Sale e Pepe

12-Apr-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Now part of Thesleff Group, the stalwart Knightsbridge Italian restaurant is celebrating its 50th birthday with a comprehensive nip and tuck.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

12-Apr-2024 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.

Funding shortage pauses Hospitality Rising campaign

12-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Hospitality recruitment initiative Hospitality Rising has paused its ‘Rise Fast, Work Young’ campaign with founder Mark McCulloch saying funding is not available at present for it to continue.

Temper to launch ‘sustainable’ smash burger concept next week

11-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

London-based steakhouse and barbecue restaurant group Temper will launch the first site under its new ‘sustainable’ smash burger concept next week in White City.

Chez Roux to open at The Langham

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Michel Roux Jr is opening a new restaurant at The Langham in London.

Dan McGeorge to open Vetch in Liverpool

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Dan McGeorge, winner of Great British Menu in 2021, will open his debut restaurant later this spring.

Team behind The Eight and YiQi to open third Chinatown restaurant

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

A restaurant dedicated to hand-pulled noodles and soups is making its debut in London's Chinatown.

Vinyl focused restaurant Drifter to open in Brighton

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Rob Shenton and Charlie Bunn, the respective owners of Brighton restaurant Riddle and Finn’s and Hickstead Estate, are launching are music-driven restaurant on the south coast.

The Gladwin Brothers to open The Pig’s Ear pub in Chelsea

08-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Restaurateurs the Gladwin Brothers will open their first pub venture, in Chelsea, later this year.

Jesse Dunford Wood closes Harvest in Kensal Rise after just one year

08-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Jesse Dunford Wood has announced the closure of his third London restaurant, Harvest, after just one year of trading.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

05-Apr-2024 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.

Supper London ceases operations

05-Apr-2024 By George Nott

High-end restaurant delivery platform Supper London has ceased operations

José Pizarro to open all-day restaurant Lolo in Bermondsey

05-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

José Pizarro is to open a new restaurant in Bermondsey later this summer.

Kirk and Keeley Haworth confirm opening date for permanent Plates restaurant

04-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth will launch the long-awaited first bricks and mortar site for their plant-based restaurant concept Plates in London’s Shoreditch this summer.

A restaurant that pays homage to Winston Churchill is opening in Yorkshire

03-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Aldwark Manor Estate will open a new fine dining restaurant next month that pays homage to Winston Churchill.

The Breakfast Club cuts costs in a bid to improve performance

03-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Cost cutting helped The Breakfast Club improve its financial performance last year, the group’s latest results have shown.

Notting Hill restaurant The Counter to open Soho site

03-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Kemal Demirasal is opening a follow up restaurant to his popular The Counter Notting Hill in Soho this May.

“I just have nothing left” – Ben Ambridge closes The Fox's Revenge pub and Onda restaurant

02-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Cornish chef Ben Ambridge has announced the closure of his Summercourt pub The Fox's Revenge and its nearby sister restaurant Onda in Wadebridge.

Andrew Fishwick launches new acquisition and investment vehicle Hestia Hospitality with £50m ‘war chest’

02-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Hospitality entrepreneur Andrew Fishwick is to lead a new acquisition and investment vehicle that bills itself as ‘the antithesis of private equity’ and is focused on growing multi-site dining brands.

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

02-Apr-2024 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.

Latest opening: Unlock

28-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Napoli-born siblings Arianna and Giovanni Izzo’s first London opening is part pizza restaurant; part cocktail bar; and part art space.

The Lowdown: Stratospheric dining

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Next year’s hottest restaurant table is quite literally out of this world.

Hunky Dory Group and Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group partner for new Glasgow venue

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Scottish restaurant group Hunky Dory Group has unveiled plans for a new contemporary Chinese restaurant in Glasgow.

Chickpea Group to make Somerset debut

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The trio behind the Wiltshire based Chickpea Group have acquired a seventh pub in what will be their first venue in the county of Somerset.

Risotto restaurant all’onda to launch in London’s Fitzrovia

27-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Former Hélène Darroze at The Connaught chef Andrea Granzarolo is to lead the kitchen of new fine dining restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia that celebrates the staple Italian rice dish risotto.

What restaurant technology is making a difference in 2024?

26-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Restaurant is producing a report looking at what technologies are helping keep those in the sector competitive.

Restaurant radar: April 2024

26-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

A brace of restaurants from David Carter and Harts Group and follow up venues from Los Mochis, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Josh and Paul Katz are among this month's openings to have on your radar.

Big Mamma looking to open Manchester site

25-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Big Mamma is understood to have found a site in Manchester for what would be its first UK opening outside the capital.

Rigatoni’s halves estate less than three months after brand overhaul

25-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Rigatoni’s, the Manchester-based restaurant group that previously traded under the name Sud Pasta, has announced the closure of its second site in as many months.

Tony Rodd to oversee the stoves at new Margate restaurant

25-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Tony Rodd is to oversee the stoves of a new neighbourhood-style restaurant and wine bar being launched in Margate by former Jamie Oliver Group MD Ryan Jacovides.

Jason Atherton to close Pollen Street Social after 13-year run

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Jason Atherton has announced his Mayfair restaurant Pollen Street Social will close in the summer after 13 years.

Gareth Bartram to take on Auction House in Louth

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Former Winteringham Fields head chef ​Gareth Bartram is to open a restaurant in the Lincolnshire town of Louth this spring.

Medlar team to open rooftop Belgravia restaurant

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The team behind the Chelsea restaurant Medlar are opening a second restaurant in the capital 15 years after their first launch.

Tomás Gormley on going it alone with Cardinal

22-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The Edinburgh-based chef on opening his debut solo restaurant and why it was time for him to go it alone.

Mauro Colagreco to bring a taste of Mirazur to London

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Mauro Colagreco is bringing dishes from his three Michelin-starred restaurant Mirazur to London next month over two evenings.

Friday five: the week's top hospitality stories

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The shock departure of Arlington maître d’ Jesus Adorno was among this week's most read stories.

Janaína Torres named The World’s Best Female Chef 2024

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Janaína Torres, chef and co-owner of São Paulo fine dining restaurant A Casa do Porco, has been named The World’s Best Female Chef 2024.

Boo is bringing its smash burgers to Merry Hill

21-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Smash burger brand Boo is opening a site in Merry Hill in the West Midlands for what will be its eighth UK restaurant.

Art’otel Hoxton reveals details of ground floor restaurant

21-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The soon-to-launch Art’otel Hoxton hotel in London has unveiled details of its ground floor restaurant, which is set to open in May.

Jackson Boxer and Experimental Group to launch Covent Garden bistro Henri

19-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Jackson Boxer is once again partnering with restaurant and bar operator Experimental Group to launch a new bistro concept at The Henrietta Hotel in London’s Covent Garden this spring.

Jesus Adorno departs Arlington after one month

19-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Maître d’ Jesus Adorno has left his role as director of Jeremy King’s recently-launched Arlington in London’s Mayfair, just one month after the restaurant’s opening.

Harts Group will celebrate the cheese toastie at its new Two Drops bar at Battersea Power Station

18-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Harts Group will open a bar at Battersea Power Station alongside its El Pastor Mexican restaurant brand.

Latest opening: Arlington

15-Mar-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Jeremy King’s return to the London restaurant scene is reassuringly familiar.

The lowdown: the recruitment restaurant

15-Mar-2024 By Resturant

An alternative hospitality recruitment method to traditional CVs and interviews has been put into action.

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

15-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The closure of Paul Foster's GrassFed, and new projects for The Groucho Club, Des Gunewardena, and Sandwich Sandwich are among this week's most-read stories.

Cameron House to open La Vista Italian restaurant

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Cameron House has transformed its The Boat House restaurant into a new Italian concept following a £2m investment.

The Groucho Club to open permanent new venue in Yorkshire

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Renowned private members venue The Groucho Club is opening a permanent location outside the capital for the first time in its 40-year history.