All news articles for August 2019

My Million Pound Menu contestant and Pomona head chef Ruth Hansom is one of the candidates vying to represent the UK at the next Bocuse d’Or glob...

Flash-grilled: Ruth Hansom

By James McAllister

Pomona head chef Ruth Hansom was recently announced as one of the four candidates vying to represent the UK at the next Bocuse d’Or global culinary competition.

Nutshell Iranian restaurant opening Covent Garden

Latest opening: Nutshell

By Sophie Witts

A former Palomar chef serves up his take on Iranian cuisine in London's tourist hub.

The Lowdown Black Food Festival in London

The Lowdown: Black Food Festival

By James McAllister

Next month, London will play host to an international festival showcasing black foods from across the world.

Monty's Deli and Claw restaurants join Seven Dials street food market lineup

Monty's Deli and Claw join Seven Dials lineup

By James McAllister

Less than a month after it had to close its flagship Hoxton restaurant, Jewish deli specialists Monty’s Deli has confirmed it is to launch a further market site in London.

York National Restaurant Awards food tour

National Restaurant Awards Explores: York

By Joe Lutrario

As part of a new series of food tours featuring venues on Restaurant magazine’s list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK, we head to gastronomic hotspot York to visit a trio of forward-thinking establishments.

Flor Lyle's follow-up London restaurant opening

Latest opening: Flor

By Joe Lutrario

James Lowe and John Ogier’s follow-up to Lyle’s is stripped back and buzzy with an accessibly priced menu that takes its cues from the buvettes of Paris and the pintxos bars of San Sebastián.

How I Got Here with former Zuma chef Colin Clague who is the chef patron at Rüya restaurant in Mayfair

How I Got Here: Colin Clague

By James McAllister

Former Zuma chef Colin Clague is the chef patron at Rüya, the Anatolian-inspired restaurant from Dubai that opened its first UK outpost in Mayfair last year.

Tony Naylor parental guidance for hip indies

Parental guidance for hip indies

By Tony Naylor

Hip independent restaurants often treat children with a passive-aggressive indifference. It’s time to chill out and embrace family life.

Flash-grilled chef Andrew Sheridan

Flash-grilled: Andrew Sheridan

By James McAllister

Andrew Sheridan has appeared on Great British Menu and is best known for his stint at Sosban in Llanelli, Wales. Following its closure, he moved to Cornwall to oversee the Stargazy Inn.

Zia Lucia pizzeria team to launch pasta restaurant concept

Zia Lucia team to launch pasta concept

By James McAllister

The team behind neighbourhood-style pizzeria Zia Lucia is looking to make its mark on London’s burgeoning accessibly-priced pasta restaurant scene with the launch of a new concept.

Haya restaurant to open in Notting Hill

Haya to open in Notting Hill

By James McAllister

Former Dinner by Heston Blumenthal chef Oren King is to oversee the kitchen at a new neighbourhood-style Mediterranean restaurant opening in London’s Notting Hill this September.

OKN1: the training restaurant that teaches mindset as well as skills

The training restaurant that teaches mindset as well as skills

By James McAllister

With London restaurants struggling to find chefs, the capital’s catering colleges are once again feeling the heat. Could student restaurant OKN1 in Hackney, which focuses on preparing chefs for the psychological rigours of the workplace, hold the answer?

Theresa the robotic waitress restaurant technology

The Lowdown: Theresa the robotic waitress

By James McAllister

Tea room and restaurant chain The Tea Terrace claims to be the first in the UK and Europe to order in a robotic waitress to serve its customers.

Opening of US based fast casual restaurant brand Eggslut

Latest opening: Eggslut

By James McAllister

Another week, another US operator landing on UK shores; this time it’s the turn of ‘chef driven, gourmet food concept’ Eggslut, which has opened in Notting Hill.

How I Got Here Tiffany Robinson

How I Got Here: Tiffany Robinson

By James McAllister

Tiffany Robinson is the marketing director for high-end restaurant group D&D London, which currently operates 42 restaurants worldwide including in London, Paris and New York.

Kevin Tickle leaves Forest Side restaurant

Kevin Tickle leaves Forest Side

By James McAllister

Kevin Tickle has stepped down as head chef at The Forest Side in Grasmere, Cumbria, to “embark on new projects”.

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