Chef James Cochran - who left the restaurant which continues to bear his name in the City early this year - has opened an ambitious fine dining restaurant on Islington's Upper Street.
The executive head chef of The Orangery at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham on his love of fishing and his mother's cooking and his admiration of Northcote's Nigel Howarth.
A former lawyer, Gordon Ker founded Blacklock in 2013. Specialising in affordably-priced chops, the restaurant was named Best New Scaleable Concept at Restaurant magazine's R200 Awards last year.
Restaurant's bookish run-down of the latest publications looks at the offerings from Tommy Banks, James Whetlor, Fredrik Berselius, Matt Abergel, the Gunpowder team, and Robin Gill.
The trade body for the UK hospitality industry has warned that the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling for restaurants could present a serious burden for hospitality businesses and lead to a rise in menu prices.
We speak to the people behind some of the sector’s most influential technology companies to find out what's going to be shaking up restaurant technology over the next few years.