All news articles for April 2020

How I Got Here with chef and restaurateur Rohit Ghai

How I Got Here: Rohit Ghai

By James McAllister

A former chef at some of London's leading Indian restaurants, Rohit Ghai opened his first solo restaurant, Kutir, in 2018.

Burger King Rebel Whopper ads banned

Telling Whoppers? Burger King ads banned

By Joe Lutrario

Burger King’s Rebel Whopper adverts have been banned for suggesting the burgers - which are cooked on the same grill used for meat and contain mayonnaise made with egg - are suitable for vegans.

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Feed the NHS campaign hits £1m target

By James McAllister

A crowdfund campaign to support NHS staff, which is partly spearheaded by healthy fast food chain Leon, has reached its £1m target.

The Lowdown Big Zuu's Big Eats and Coronavirus cooking TV shows Jamie Oliver Keep Cooking and Carry On

The Lowdown: Big Zuu's Big Eats

By James McAllister

London-based grime artist Big Zuu, whose only professional experience in the kitchen was working the grill in a Nando’s for six months, is launching his own cookery TV show.

Martin Williams and David Haimes sign up to All Together

Hospitality pros sign up to pro bono mentoring scheme

By Joe Lutrario

Rare Restaurants CEO Martin Williams and former Obikà and Itsu boss David Haimes have teamed up with a group of thirty cross-sector leaders to create ‘All Together’, which offers ‘pro bono’ mentoring and advice for company founders and CEO’s affected...

Coronavirus job retention scheme portal set to go live on April 20

JRS portal set to go live on April 20

By James McAllister

The HMRC has confirmed that the portal for making claims under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) will open on 20 April.

UKH and CPL launch online training platform

UKH and CPL launch online training platform

By Georgia Cronin

UK Hospitality has launched an online training platform in partnership with CPL Learning to provide access to learning, wellbeing and personal development resources to furloughed employees.

Deliveroo partners with Morrisons

Deliveroo partners with Morrisons

By James McAllister

Deliveroo is partnering with supermarket chain Morrisons as it continues to diversify its offering to meet the needs of customers during the Coronavirus crisis.

How I Got Here with ROBATA Soho founder Sonny Huang

How I Got Here: Sonny Huang

By James McAllister

Sonny Huang is the founder of contemporary Japanese restaurant ROBATA in Soho.

St John Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver America

On the road with St John

By Joel Porter

Last month St John’s Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver embarked on a tour of the US ahead of its plans to open a restaurant stateside. We tagged along to eat bone marrow, drink 'Fergronis' and gauge America's appetite for the nose-to-tail...

Read the April edition of Restaurant magazine online

Read the April edition of Restaurant magazine online

By Restaurant magazine

The April edition of Restaurant magazine, featuring Luke Selby and his brothers taking on Evelyn's Table at The Blue Posts, Gail's Bakery at 15, and Luke French's Sheffield restaurant Joro is now available to read online.

Gaucho CEO Martin Williams on Gaucho reboot Charlotte Street

Cowboy re-builders: Gaucho’s ambitious reboot

By Joe Lutrario

Martin Williams is back in the saddle at Gaucho leading an ambitious redesign and repositioning project that – all going to plan – will help the 25-year-old Argentine beef specialist appeal to the next generation of diners.

Healthy fast food restaurant Leon's Feed Britain delivery service goes live

united we stand

Leon's Feed Britain delivery service goes live

By Restaurant

Leon’s grocery and ready meal delivery service has launched today (7 April) with an aim of reach the vulnerable and elderly during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Côte at Home delivery service launched

Côte at Home delivery service launched

By Joe Lutrario

French-themed chain Côte has launched an online shop that gives its customers access to many of the dishes and products sold in its restaurants.

Mark Hix: restaurant administration ‘done without my support’

Mark Hix: administration ‘done without my support’

By James McAllister

Mark Hix has said that the decision to appoint administrators for his restaurant businesses was done without his support, a move he says will result in his staff being made redundant without being able to be put on furlough.

Famous Brand will no longer finance GBK

Famous Brands will no longer finance GBK

By News

Famous Brands, the South Africa-based group, has said it will no longer fund its loss-making Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants in the UK.

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