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Flash-grilled: Stephen Tozer

Stephen Tozer founded Le Bab with Ed Brunet in Soho back in 2015. Earlier this year the pair launched a larger upmarket kebab restaurant in Covent Garden called Maison Bab.

How restaurants can create a good (and profitable) Christmas drinks list

Make Christmas go with a bang with an appealing festive drinks offering.

UKHospitality issues warning over falling migrant numbers

The falling number of migrants working in the UK could result in ‘disaster’ for restaurants, hotels and pubs, UKHospitality has warned.

Bocuse d’Or World Final to honour Joël Robuchon

The Bocuse d’Or World final is to pay homage to legendary French chef Joël Robuchon following his passing earlier this year.

Semi finalists for 2019 Gold Service Scholarship announced

Gold Service Scholarship has announced the 42 candidates that have made it to the semi finals.

Chef Nico Simeone to launch Glasgow gastropub

Chef Nico Simeone is to launch a gastropub in Glasgow, his third site in the city.

The Restaurant Group looks to raise £315m to fund Wagamama deal

The Restaurant Group (TRG) is planning to raise £315m through a rights issue to fund its acquisition of the Wagamama casual dining chain, despite facing criticism from shareholders and analysts.

Momo Canteen is coming to Canary Wharf with its third site

London-based pan-Asian mini restaurant group Momo Canteen will open its third site, in Canary Wharf, next month.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen approves restructuring plan

Creditors at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of a restructuring plan that could see a number of restaurants close.

New street food market The Upper Place looking to bring regional and overseas brands to capital

The managing director of The Italian Job pub group is to launch a street food market concept, with plans to expand it in London and other areas of the UK.

Tony Kitous: "I want to see 1,000 Lebanese restaurants in the UK'

With a new site set to open in London Bridge, the Comptoir Libanais founder discusses the group's star dishes, making Lebanese food more accessible to the masses and why people are rediscovering Middle Eastern cuisine.

Miami's Buns & Buns confirms London launch

Miami-based restaurant brand Buns & Buns has confirmed it will open its long-awaited UK site this month.

Friday Five: the week's top news

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

Latest opening: Barrafina, Casa Pastor, Plaza Pastor, The Drop

Hart Group has gone all out with not one but four new venues at the newly opened Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross

Stone me! The UK's first cannabis restaurant to open in Brighton

The UK’s first restaurant themed around cannabis ingredient CBD is set to open in Brighton.

It’s Pip! The story of Hicce, from ski seasons to Great British Menu

Over a year after announcing she was going it alone, former Murano head chef Pip Lacey is on the cusp of opening her debut restaurant, Hicce, with long-term friend Gordy McIntyre.

Restaurant leaders call for People’s Vote as Brexit is “the most important thing to happen to our industry in living memory”

A group of leading restaurant figures, including Trevor Gulliver, Fergus Henderson, Mark Hix, Jeremy King, Ruth Rogers, Rick Stein, Paul Moran and Gary Usher are calling for support for a People’s Vote.

The 13 latest gadgets to kit out your restaurant

From established technology including pagers and waterbaths to new innovations like machines that convert glass to safe and easily disposable sand, Restaurant brings you the latest must-have gadgets.

The Lowdown: immersive bingo

What is being billed as the UK's first dedicated immersive bingo hall opens in London next month

How I Got Here: Jean-Baptiste Requien

The French front of house supremo is currently a director of operations at D&D London but is best known for his work at Gordon Ramsay Group and appearing on a number of Ramsay's TV Shows.

Takeaway workers jailed over peanut allergen death

Two takeaway staff have been jailed for manslaughter after the death of a teenager who they sent a meal containing peanuts.

Shauna Froydenlund: "We've tried to make the restaurant a better place"

Shauna Froydenlund has worked with Marcus Wareing for over a decade, first at Petrus on a university placement before joining the kitchen full time.

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