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Nowhere to Hide

Nearly five years in the making, the Russian-owned Hide is the biggest restaurant opening of 2018 and the next chapter for one of the UK’s most exciting chefs.

Vapiano plans move away from the high street in to transport hubs

Italian chain Vapiano is planning to expand away from the high street in to transport hubs in the UK and across Europe.

Last orders for HungryHouse following Just Eat takeover

National online food ordering service Hungryhouse has confirmed that it will be “calling it a day” next month, following its acquisition by rival Just Eat.

Chick ‘n’ Sours founders to double capacity of original Haggerston site

Carl Clarke and David Wolanski's debut Chick ‘n’ Sours restaurant in Haggerston will close its doors later this month and re-open six weeks later following a refurb and the addition of a new late-night bar named Sub Culture that will double its seating...

Sale of plastic straws and stirrers could be banned in UK

The sale of plastic straws and drinks stirrers in the UK could soon be banned under Government proposals.

Bukowski Grill closes last London restaurant

Charcoal grill restaurant Bukowski Grill has closed the last of its four London sites.

Restaurant Magazine Eats Out: East London Barbecue

From Middle Eastern/US fusion to Thai drinking foods, there is no shortage of eclectic and original barbecue restaurants in Shoreditch.

Jessie Liu is awarded first ever BBVA Scholarship by The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Taiwanese chef Jessie Liu has been awarded the first ever 50 Best BBVA Scholarship by the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants.

"Casual dining crunch" set to continue, study warns

The UK’s biggest casual dining brands could face further closures in 2018 after over-expanding on the high street last year, a new study has warned.

Cocotte chooses former 8 Hoxton Square site to open third outpost

A French farm-to-table rotisserie restaurant is opening on the site of now-closed European restaurant 8 Hoxton Square.

Pret A Manger adverts banned over "natural" bread claims

Pret A Manger has had two adverts pulled for claiming its products are “natural” despite containing artificial additives.

Andy Murray's Cromlix Hotel plans expansion to meet demand

Cromlix Hotel, the luxury property owned by tennis star Sir Andy Murray, has submitted plans to expand its food and beverage facilities.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group launches bottomless pizza restaurant

Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group has launched a bottomless pizza restaurant on the ground floor of the group’s existing Bread Street Kitchen restaurant.

10 reasons to be positive about the "casual dining crunch"

We are in the middle of a so-called casual dining crunch. But could chaos among the chains be positive for small indies?

Mary-Ellen McTague's crowdfunded restaurant opens this month

Chef Mary-Ellen McTague is to launch her long-awaited crowdfunded restaurant and bakery in Chorlton, Manchester next week.

The Lebanese Bakery to bring its pizza-style flatbreads to the UK this spring

Beirut-based restaurant The Lebanese Bakery will make its international debut in Covent Garden this spring.

Famed Taiwanese dumpling restaurant to double up its London openings

Taiwanese restaurant brand Din Tai Fung is likely to open its inaugural UK restaurant in Covent Garden, not Fitzrovia’s Centre Point building as originally thought.

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John Calton, Head Chef of Staith House and former Top 50 Gastropubs Chef of the Year meets dairy farmer Tom Neill, an Arla farmer-owner at Thornington Farm. With just 50 miles between them, both Tom and John were keen to understand more about their respective...