From another raft of high-profile restaurant closures to the latest dining brands heading to the airport, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.
Smartphones are crowded spaces these days, with some commentators even saying the app revolution is over. Instead, attention has turned to bots, specifically chatbots, which use artificial intelligence to hold automated conversations with consumers.
One of the most influential figures in Indian cuisine is overseeing the rollout of two modern Indian restaurant brands. Will Vivek Singh be the one to finally create a truly nationwide Indian restaurant group?
Jean-Baptiste Requien has returned to D&D London following a year-and-a-half long stint as ops director at Mayfair’s Park Chinios. The Frenchman is perhaps best known for his work at Gordon Ramsay Group and appeared alongside Ramsay in a number of...
The UK’s love affair with gin is showing no signs of drying up, and the craze for craft varieties of the spirit has seen the number of distilleries in the country hit a new high.
The death of a woman who suffered an allergic reaction to eating a chicken burger was partly caused by a ‘lack of communication’ between a server and chef, an inquest jury has found.
Rosa's Thai Cafe in Soho relaunched this week as a fully-vegetarian restaurant, and will remain so for three months or longer, dependent on its success.
Not since the financial crash of 2008 has the restaurant industry faced such severe challenges. We spoke to a range of experts to ascertain which of these are the greatest threats.
Following high demand, BrewDog has extended the investment deadline for its Equity for Punks crowdfunding programme and increased its target to a maximum of £50million.
The chef behind the brilliant Casamia on dirty chefs whites, leaving Bristol to open in Cheltenham and being forced to watch the new Beauty and the Beast
Japanese group Kanada-Ya is opening its third UK ramen restaurant site this Spring (it also runs ‘Japanese townhouse’ restaurant Machiya). Owners Aaron Burgess-Smith and Tony Lam discuss London and international expansion, moving beyond the capital and...
Buns & Buns, the US-based restaurant that debuted in the UK at a delivery-only kitchen in Canary Wharf, has confirmed it is launching a bricks and mortar site in Covent Garden.
From the latest casualties of the downturn in the restaurant market to a departure at The Fat Duck, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.
Restaurant magazine has announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which throw a spotlight on the hospitality sector’s best products, suppliers, brands and equipment.
