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Online wine merchant to launch standalone sparkling wine bar and restaurant next month

22-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Wine merchant Grays & Feather will launch a bricks-and-mortar sparkling wine bar at a Covent Garden site next month.

US-imported chicken restaurant chooses Cardiff for second UK site

22-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

US import Slim Chickens has chosen a shopping centre in Cardiff as the location to launch its second site on these shores.

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Six ways for restaurants to elevate their plant-based offer

22-Oct-2018 By Louise Palmer-Masterton

Long-time vegan and restaurateur Louise Palmer-Masterton founded plant-based Stem + Glory in 2016, and has since completed two successful crowdfunds to grow the company to three sites. The Cambridge restaurateur shares her tips on how operators can improve...

'World's healthiest restaurant and bar' to launch Seven Dials flagship

22-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Vegan, gluten-free and alcohol free restaurant and bar Redemption will launch its third site this winter, having successfully crowdfunded the money needed to finance it.

Friday Five: the week's top news

19-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

Neil Borthwick leaves Merchants Tavern to cook at French House [Updated]

19-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Neil Borthwick has left his role as executive chef at Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch to launch a restaurant upstairs at Soho’s French House.

Bistrotheque to head to Manchester for new apart-hotel restaurant

19-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Bistrotheque founders Pablo Flack and David Waddington are to open a dining space in the forthcoming apart-hotel London Warehouse in Manchester.

Chef Carlo Scotto to open double-headed restaurant in Marybelone

19-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Carlo Scotto will open his debut solo restaurant Xier in London’s Marylebone this December.

JP McMahon: “Sometimes we’re stuck in our kitchens and don’t listen to each other”

19-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef restaurateur JP McMahon is the founder of Food on the Edge (FOTE), a yearly congress which sees international chefs gather in Ireland.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen apologises for 'Curry War' ad

19-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) has apologised for a new ad campaign where it attempted to start a “curry war” with Indian restaurants.

The Lowdown: The Final Table

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A new Netflix series called The Final Table will launch on 20 November, starring lots of familiar faces from the world of restaurants.

Flash-grilled: Adam Byatt

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Adam Byatt, chef patron of Trinity in Clapham, trained at the likes of Claridge's and The Square before launching his first solo restaurant, Thyme, in 2001. He launched Trinity in 2006 - which has retained a Michelin star since 2016 - and Bistro...

South African team to launch fine dining restaurant in Horsham woodland estate

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

South African chef Jean Delport will open a conceptual, contemporary restaurant in Horsham this week serving tasting menus made from foraged ingredients.