Born in County Durham but raised in Yorkshire, Shaun Rankin has an eclectic CV that includes Charlie Trotter’s famed Chicago restaurant. He made his name as a chef in Jersey, winning Michelin stars at Bohemia and later Ormer. He now runs an Ormer restaurant...
Casual world food restaurant brand Giraffe is trialling a ‘version 2.0’ format at its Bristol restaurant, testing out new menu items and a new style of service.
Staff at two TGI Friday’s restaurants are going on strike today over changes to the group's tipping policy they claim will cost them up to £250 a month.
The hospitality industry is a friendly place, so it should come as no surprise that one of the latest trends seen across the dining scene is the chef collaboration.
Indian restaurant Chakra in Kensington is to launch a major expansion drive that will see it look to open 15 eat-in sites and delivery kitchens over the next four years.
Traditional British restaurant Jones & Sons is expanding beyond Dalston after five years of operation, having secured a site in the Angel Central development in Islington.
Italian chain Carluccio’s is understood to be the latest high street restaurant chain preparing to face closures under a company voluntary agreement (CVA).
Mediterranean-inspired brunch restaurant Brother Marcus will become a two-site operation this June, having secured a spacious site in London’s Angel for an all-day restaurant.
Restaurant group Mac & Wild has chosen a tourist attraction’s visitor centre once known as the ‘Harrods of the North’ to launch its first restaurant in Scotland.
Designer Tom Dixon is to partner with chef Assaf Granit, of The Palomar and The Barbary restaurants in London, to open a new restaurant on Granary Square in King’s Cross.
Over three quarters of London restaurants say they will have to close or leave the capital if rents and business rates continue to rise at the current rate.
Covent Garden’s boutique Henrietta Hotel is replacing Ollie Dabbous’ Henrietta Hotel Restaurant with southwest France and Basque country-inspired Henrietta Bistro.
More details have been released about Heckfield Place, the ‘UK’s most delayed hotel’, in advance of the opening of the Georgian country house in September.
Restaurateur Sam Harrison - who owned Sam’s Brasserie in Chiswick and Harrison’s in Balham, until both sites closed in 2015 - is making a return to the restaurant fold early next year.
Meerkat-fronted price comparison website CompareTheMarket is moving into the restaurant sector with a reward scheme powered by discount dining platform Tastecard.
Former Norn head chef Scott Smith is to open a restaurant in Edinburgh with wife Laura following a parting of ways with his business partner early this year.
Market Hall Fulham has taken over the abandoned Edwardian ticket hall of Fulham Broadway tube station, offering a lineup of food vendors, a bar, a coffee shop and a brunch spot.
Anne-Sophie Pic grew up at her family's restaurant, Maison Pic. She took control of the Valence-based restaurant in 1997 with no formal training in cooking and – 10 years later – regained its three Michelin star rating. She now runs further restaurants...
The future of casual steakhouse brand CAU remains unclear with owner Gaucho appointing KPMG to assess its options, which could lead to closures or conversions of the format.
Traditional British fish and chip restaurant chain Harry Ramsden is putting fish curry and rice on its menu for the first time as it celebrates its 90th year in business.
Following a bust-up mid-service, Daniel Clifford and Tim Allen didn’t speak for two years. Now the old allies are back together again, and they’re pushing for even greater things
