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Choosing a tipping system for restaurants

Ask the Experts: tipping

By Restaurant

Everything you need to know about tipping, including what the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act means for your business and the pros and cons of using tronc.

Canton Blue Chinese restaurant at The Peninsula London hotel

Latest opening: Canton Blue

By Joe Lutrario

The Peninsula London’s Chinese restaurant is an opulent-yet-refreshingly-bold affair that celebrates the ‘spice-trade union of Asian and British cultures’.

A look inside Hammersmith seafood restaurant Faber Yummy Collection

Latest opening: Faber

By Restaurant

The team behind pub group Yummy Collective has entered new waters with a seafood-focused restaurant.

Six by Nico founder Nico Simeone on what makes a good leader, being decisive, and business evolution

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How I Got Here: Nico Simeone

By James McAllister

The CEO and founder of Sixco Limited, the group behind tasting menu restaurant brand Six by Nico, on what makes a good leader, being decisive, and business evolution.

The team behind London restaurants Crispin and Bar Crispin have taken on the old Oklava site to launch Bistro Freddie

Latest opening: Bistro Freddie

By James McAllister

The team behind London restaurants Crispin and Bar Crispin have taken on the old Oklava site to launch a new bistro concept.

Friday five: the week's top hospitality stories

Friday five: the week's top hospitality stories

By James McAllister

This week's top news stories include Byron's estate falling to single figures, Simon Attridge joining Claridge’s as culinary director, and Ashley Palmer-Watts being named as co-founder of The Devonshire.

People on the move: November 2023

People on the move: November 2023

By Restaurant

New appointments at Claridge's, CORD, Searcys, Restaurant Associates, and Aqua Nueva are among this months big job moves.

Various Eateries tees up plans to expand Noci concept following successful openings in Shoreditch and Battersea

Various Eateries tees up plans to expand Noci concept

By James McAllister

Various Eateries says it expects its modern Italian pasta concept Noci to ‘become an increasingly core part of its growth strategy’ following successful openings in Shoreditch and Battersea.

Jordan Sutton assistant head sommelier at L’Enclume on wine

Uncorked: Jordan Sutton

By Joe Lutrario

The assistant head sommelier at L’Enclume on the documentary Somm, Bobby Stuckey and pairing English sparkling wine with fish and chips.

Miller Prada Colombian-born chef behind HUMO in London's Mayfair on his early career and what he considers to be his signature dish

Flash-grilled: Miller Prada

By James McAllister

The Colombian-born chef behind HUMO in London's Mayfair on his early career, his problem with baked beans, and what he considers to be his signature dish.

Image: Food Story Media

Karl O’Dell leaves Park Row to join CORD

By James McAllister

Former Park Row executive chef Karl O’Dell has left the DC-inspired Soho restaurant to join CORD, the fine dining restaurant on London’s Fleet Street owned by French culinary school Le Cordon Bleu.

November 2023 biggest UK restaurant openings

Restaurant radar: November 2023

By Restaurant

This month's key openings include Jamie Oliver's long-awaited return to London’s restaurant scene, The Wolseley City, and Oisín Rogers and Charlie Carroll's much-anticipated Soho spot The Devonshire.

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