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Pony & Trap chef Josh Eggleton talks about The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes

Josh Eggleton: "At some point everyone will be affected by dementia"

As part of a new Channel 4 series called The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, Pony & Trap chef Josh Eggleton oversaw operations at a restaurant where all the staff had been diagnosed with dementia.

Helena Puolakka leaves D&D London

Chef Helena Puolakka has left D&D London to return to her native Finland after a long career with the restaurant group.

20 Jamie Oliver restaurant sites put up for sale

Twenty restaurant sites which traded as part of the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group have been put up for sale following the company’s collapse this week.

Friday Five: the week's top news

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Latest opening: Soutine

Restaurant group Corbin & King's ninth opening draws inspiration from Paris and its London neighbourhood.

The Coconut Tree eyes expansion as David Phelps joins board

Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree has confirmed it has intentions to expand to locations including London, Brighton and Reading.

Life after CVA: Carluccio's extends Fresca transformation plan

Carluccio’s is to roll out its £10m Fresca refurbishment programme to at least five further restaurants following a trial in London.

Baozilnn to open new flagship restaurant

Chinese street food brand Baozilnn is to open a flagship London site next month close to Borough Market.

Generation Next: Sow

The bowl food concept launches in Soho next month but already has eyes on expansion, according to its founder Peter Farrell.

The Lowdown: the return of Ready Steady Cook

Ainsley Harriott has announced that he’s in talks with chef James Martin to bring back popular teatime cooking show Ready Steady Cook nearly 10 years after it was axed from BBC2.

Simon Shaw to open second El Gato Negro in Liverpool

Simon Shaw, chef patron of Manchester’s well-regarded El Gato Negro tapas restaurant, has confirmed plans to open a second location in Liverpool later this year.

Iranian restaurant to open in Covent Garden

A restaurant focused on contemporary Iranian cuisine is to open on London’s St Martin’s Lane later this summer.

Peter Gordon's Providores and Tapa Room to close after 18 years

Peter Gordon is to close his London restaurant The Providores and Tapa Room after 18 years.

Government to ban plastic straws and drinks stirrers in 2020

Plastic straws and drinks stirrers are to be banned in England from April 2020, the government has announced.

“It started with a ham sandwich”: Robin Gill on his new restaurant Darby’s

Irish chef Robin Gill made his name with neighbourhood restaurants The Dairy and Sorella in London’s Clapham. Now he’s opened Darby’s in Nine Elms beneath a 35-metre high SkyPool. He will also oversee the food and beverage at the upcoming Great Scotland...