All news articles for June 2019

Gold restaurant Notting Hill chef Theo Hill

Latest opening: Gold

By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café chef Theo Hill has opened a relaxed modern European restaurant in the space that once housed one of Notting Hill’s best known pubs.

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017

Flash-grilled: Katie Exton

By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017.

Silo restaurant set to open in London in September

Silo set to open in London in September

By James McAllister

Chef Douglas McMaster’s zero-waste restaurant Silo is to open on the upper floor of Crate Brewery’s White Building taproom in London this September.

San Carlo set to open first airport restaurant

San Carlo set to open first airport location

By James McAllister

Italian restaurant group San Carlo is to open its first airport location in Manchester’s new ‘super terminal’, which is set to open next year.

The WalkIn app launch restaurant queues

The Lowdown: the WalkIn app

By James McAllister

A new app promises users that they’ll never have to stand in line for a restaurant again, by enabling them to join the queue from their phones.

Maciej Lyko Polish Sommelier of the Year Launceston Place

How I Got Here: Maciej Lyko

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Kensington's Launceston Place was recently awarded first place in The International Sommelier Association’s Best Polish Sommelier Competition 2019.

Video: Unlocking seafood’s potential

Video: Unlocking seafood’s potential

By Restaurant

Restaurant magazine teamed up with Seafood from Norway earlier this month to host a seafood focused workshop, discussion and lunch at Frog by Adam Handling in Covent Garden.

The secret stagiaire Alchemilla

The secret stagiaire: Alchemilla

By The secret stagiaire

Our covert commis heads to Nottingham and the debut restaurant from rising star Alex Bond, where he gets to grips with a foam gun and tries his hand at spiralising.

Alex Moore and James Brown to launch cashless tipping system for restaurants

Cashless tipping system to be launched

By James McAllister

Rosa’s Thai co-founder Alex Moore and BrewDog’s retail director James Brown are to launch a new venture that they say will ‘revolutionise the world of tipping’.

Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur named World's Best restaurant

Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur named World's Best restaurant

By James McAllister

Mirazur, Mauro Colagreco’s three Michelin-starred restaurant in France, has been named the best restaurant in the world at The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2019 that took place yesterday (25 June) at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Latest opening The Orange Buffalo

Latest opening: The Orange Buffalo

By James McAllister

Chicken wing brand The Orange Buffalo has opened its first bricks and mortar site in Tooting… right across the road from Colonel Sanders himself.

Harrods unveils Dining Hall concept

Harrods unveils Dining Hall concept

By James McAllister

Harrods is to open a new Dining Hall tomorrow with restaurateur Eddie Lim and chef/restaurateur Vineet Bhatia among the line-up.

Images: Greg Funnell

Harts Group: madmen or visionaries?

By Stefan Chomka

Last year Harts Group opened four venues at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross. Despite lower than expected footfall at the development, the group has doubled down with a fifth, Parrillan. So are the trio behind it madmen or visionaries?

Lina Stores to open second restaurant

Lina Stores to open second restaurant

By James McAllister

Lina Stores, the Italian deli and restaurant company, is to launch its first site that encompasses both concepts in London’s King’s Cross this autumn.

Alex Hely-Hutchinson 26 Grains Covent Garden

Flash-grilled: Alex Hely-Hutchinson

By Joe Lutrario

Alex Hely-Hutchinson is the founder of popular Covent Garden breakfast spot 26 Grains, which offers a health-focused menu specialising in porridge. She recently launched an evening set menu.

Latest opening: Arros QD

Latest opening: Arros QD

By James McAllister

Michelin-starred chef Quique Dacosta has opened his first restaurant outside of Spain in London’s Fitzrovia, and the emphasis is on rice… lots and lots of rice.

Salt Bae to finally open debut London restaurant in Knightsbridge

The Lowdown: Salt Bae (again)

By James McAllister

It has been reported that Turkish chef/restaurateur Nusret Gökçe (aka: Salt Bae) is to finally open his debut London restaurant in Knightsbridge this December.

How I Got Here: Kieran Waite

How I Got Here: Kieran Waite

By Joe Lutrario

Kieran Waite is the co-founder and director of Bristol's five-strong Season & Taste hospitality group, which opened Mexican restaurant Masa + Mezcal this spring.

The soft parade: 8 non-alcoholic drinks for summer

The soft parade: 8 non-alcoholic drinks for summer

By Restaurant magazine

With more and more customers choosing to lay off the hard stuff, the market for grown-up non-alcoholic drinks continues to expand. Here are some of the latest launches.

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