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Richard Corrigan is opening a restaurant at Hawley Wharf in Camden

Richard Corrigan is looking to expand his restaurant empire in the capital with the opening of a restaurant at canal-side development Hawley Wharf Camden.

Top chefs join new event to raise funds for The Burnt Chef project

Chefs including Adam Handling, Roberta Hall, Brad Carter, Andrew Clarke, Tom Griffiths, and Calum Franklin will be cooking at a new event designed to raise funds for The Burnt Chef project.

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Pía pressure: Meet the World’s Best Female Chef

Kjolle chef Pía León, winner of The World’s Best Female Chef 2021 sponsored by NUDE Glass, on creating empowering kitchen environments and the importance of getting to know your team and understanding what motivates them.

Latest opening: Oxeye

Sven-Hanson Britt's new Nine Elms restaurant champions British food and wine like no other in the capital.

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Dirty Bones team to open hip hop speakeasy in Shoreditch

The team behind American comfort food restaurant group Dirty Bones is opening a hip hop bar in London’s Shoreditch.

Old Spike to open carbon and plastic neutral cafe

Social enterprise café brand Old Spike is opening what it claims is London’s first carbon and plastic neutral café.

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Police treating Star at Harome fire as arson

Police investigating a fire at the award-winning Star at Harome gastropub in North Yorkshire believe it was started deliberately.

Le Bab line up site in Brixton Village

London-based, new wave kebab operator Le Bab is to open a new site on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton Village.

Itsu to make its European debut

Itsu will make its European debut with the opening of a restaurant in Belgium.

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NTIA: ‘The late-night sector is still extremely fragile’

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to not reimpose restrictions on hospitality and night-time economy settings in the wake of the new Omicron Coronavirus variant.

Pret A Manger to expand in the Middle East

Pret A Manger is expanding in the Middle East with a new franchising agreement with One PM Franchising.

Flash-grilled: Ramon Ramos

The founder of Tigre Tacos in Stoke Newington on thriving under pressure, his love of Tracy Chapman and why he's never without a Sharpie.

Mark Greenaway: "Pivot is a restaurant like I’ve never opened before"

The Scottish chef made his London fine dining restaurant debut last month with the opening of Pivot in Covent Garden.

Book review: Three

Oklava chef Selin Kiazim's second cookbook takes a deep dive into the building blocks of successful dishes.

Friday Five: the week's most-read stories

Matt Worswick's sudden departure from Savoy Grill, a second pub from JKS and Dominic Jacobs and new ventures for Kerth Gumbs and Nuno Mendes were among the most-read hospitality stories this week.

Pizza express: Paul Goodale on his plans for PizzaLuxe to conquer the travel space

With his PizzaLuxe brand Paul Goodale wants to ‘shift the stigma’ around what restaurants in the travel space can offer, with expansion planned across the UK’s motorway, airport and train network.

Social enterprise Fair Shot Café to open in Mayfair

Social enterprise business Fair Shot Café will open its first venue on Mayfair’s South Molton Street next month.

Pubs and restaurants face 'increasing pressure' of rising wages

Hourly rates of pay across pubs and restaurants are climbing steadily with back-of-house roles in one age bracket approaching £10 per hour for the first time, according to Fourth.

The Newt in Somerset named the UK's best boutique hotel

The Newt in Somerset has been crowned the best boutique hotel in the UK.

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Hospitality trade bodies rally to combat drink spiking

Four leading trade bodies have joined forces to help try and ensure customer safety amid growing concerns about drink spiking at hospitality venues across the UK.