René Redzepi can reel off the names that were once thrown at Noma by ‘friends and colleagues' with a smile. This is partly because Danish chef humour is, it seems, as sharp as our own native variety – a relatively thick skin ...
Fay Maschler ponders the apparent evolution of restaurant PR and finds many a missing link My late, much-missed pal Alan Crompton-Batt was often credited with having invented the profession of restaurant PR. It was in the early 1980s, after he got ...
We tasted nine variations on the theme Porter, apparently, was first drunk in London in the 1730s and became very popular in Britain and Ireland. It declined in popularity in Britain with the advent of pale ales, but continued to grow in popularity ...
Just awarded its first Michelin Star, Roger and Sue Jones' The Harrow at Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire is also known for its extensive wine list. The 900-bin list, ranging in price from £18 to £900, is Roger's, but since he can't .
‘Great dining experience' transported from Hoxton to Harrogate The owners of the Hoxton Grille in east London are planning to open their second Grille closer to their roots in Harrogate in the North-East. Restaurateurs Simon Wright and John .
‘English bistro' duo set sail for Covent Garden Two of the owners of the much feted gastropub The Anchor & Hope in London SE1 are opening a restaurant in Covent Garden, with Tom Norrington-Davies as Head Chef. Great Queen Street, in the ...
Bored? Well, why not try suspending deadly weapons above your delicate skull? Going out for dinner can be so dull. You sit down, you order, you eat and you go. Blah, blah, blah… So how does adding a little frisson sound? Perhaps like the ...
Michael Deane's expansion of his restaurant empire continues apace with his signing on a new site at the Outlet retail complex in Banbridge, County Down. The standalone glass unit within the £70million development will be ...
As new laws make employers liable for employing illegal workers, the Home Office offers some guidance The Home Office has launched a new toolkit to help restaurateurs who hire migrant workers to stay on the right side of the law. This follows the ...
Alex Renton wrestles with the notion of a truly green restaurant and empathises with Pizza Express workers My new restaurant idea is the Carbonara Neutral: at this serious-minded neighbourhood ‘organo-bistro', electricity will be generated ..
The North-Eastern Chef-restaurateur is to open three restaurants in the next year, starting in Fenwick in March North-Eastern Chef-Restaurateur Terry Laybourne is opening a Café 21 restaurant in Fenwick department store at the beginning of ...
Exuding risotto dishes to make you weep The Spiel: ;Slow food, cooked fast.; Which means? Risotto is cooked with a red wine, pancetta, fi sh stock or vegetable base and a choice of fi sh, meat and vegetables. Large batches are cooked up and ...
What the team behind Lord's media centre did for the new-look Scott's Scott's, London's classic seafood restaurant and oyster bar, was afforded a rapturous welcome back just before Christmas, when it reopened after just under three...
After the Black Pig and St Ervan, the Cornish Michelin star returns to the stove with a signature restaurant in Fowey With this, the third Cornish restaurant to showcase his talent in under four years, you could be forgiven for thinking Nathan Outlaw...
The division of the wine world into ‘Old' and ‘New' is useful. New World wines can come from almost anywhere outside Europe, but around the margins is room for ambiguity. Take Georgia, it's not Europe, it claims 5,000 years of .
It's all about you – but remember, when it comes to effective CVs and applications, it's what potential employers want to see that counts When a busy manager receives hundreds of applications for a single position on their staff, very ...
Tragus, owned by Blackstone, has bought Ma Potters restaurant company, which includes the Ma Potters Bar Restaurant and Chargrill brands, for £14.15m. The 16 UK sites are predominantly in shopping centres and have an average of 100 covers per ...
Who is he? Co-owner, with Caroline Jones of fi ve pubs serving food under the Jobo Developments company. Their fi rst, The Birdcage, opened in Stoke Newington in 2001 and they have opened nearly one a year since, most recently The Three Crowns, also ..
Why the Boisdale has decided to bottle its very own series of limited edition single malts I felt like I had finally made it. To my right was sitting a beautiful columnist from Wallpaper, to my left was the editor of Whisky Magazine. Other guests ...
Collaboration breaks down, but another site is in his sights Alan Yau, owner of the UK's Hakkasan and Yauatcha in London, is no longer to open a Chinese restaurant – Park Chinois – at hotelier Ian Schrager's New Gramercy Park ...
What is it? The longest-standing French restaurant in London, dating back to the early 40s when Charles de Gaulle came here during the war. Who owns it? Tricolor-flying, moustache-twizzling, 65-year-old Alain Lhermitte . The dashing Frenchman arrived...
London Brasseries, the company set up founder Andrew Bonnell, former Managing Director of Tootsies, is to open its third site in as many months, at the Gunwharf Quays' Land Securities £200m mixed-use development on Portsmouth Harbour ...
Vernes Restaurant and Tea Rooms on the riverside of the Cotswold's Bourton-on-the- Water has been sold for an undisclosed sum after offers in the region of £89,950 were sought for the new lease. The stone property includes a 60-cover ...
Meanwhile, property agents Colliers Robert Barry orchestrated the sale of The Daffodil restaurant in Cheltenham. The brasserie-style venue, which used to be an Art Deco cinema, has been bought by Mark Stephens who was responsible for the site's ...
What is it? A Leeds-institution, this Italian has seen three new looks and homes since 1974. Who owns it? Oliver Teodorani set up the original Bibis in Mill Hill in partnership with Dino Aristotelous. He opened a second Bibis in York in 1979 (sold in...
The highs and lows of energy costs vs energy savings, and some balancing incentives With energy prices at an all-time high, it is becoming increasingly important for restaurants to take a closer look at their energy-saving methods and technologies. ...
While most restaurants feverishly run to stand still, some travel at a more sedate pace and keep well ahead of the field Oversized pepper mills, napkins folded like sail boats, dessert trolleys and lacy doilies… welcome to the retro world of ...
How one restaurant has set the record straight A libel verdict in the Northern Ireland High Court earlier this month may help to give reviewers pause for thought and affronted restaurateurs greater confidence in setting the record straight. In August...
What is it? The glitzy Art Deco-style jewel in the crown of Cardiff-based restaurant group Le Monde, which includes La Brasserie, Shampers and, most recently, Le Monde Bristol. Who owns it? It all started with Galician-style steak restaurant ...
Eternal sunshine is always on our minds these days, whether it's concern about climate change or dreaming about dining alfresco – but it's where you sit that counts If there's one benefit to global warming, it may be that this ...
Molehill made out of a mountain Le Mont restaurant, situated on the top of the Urbis building in Manchester, has closed, making it the second of the city's fine-dining restaurants to close in as many months. The restaurant opened in 2002 and, ...
Fay Maschler digests the new-look Red guide to London and is struck by its methods and its madness Derek Bulmer, Editor of Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2007, has been quoted – in this very magazine – as saying that ...
Tom Aikens' bijou Chelsea empire is set to expand this summer with a new eco-friendly fish and chip shop Tom Aikens is opening a fish and chip restaurant and takeaway in the same area as his two other restaurants in Chelsea in the late summer. ...
Mike Lucy, founder of Company of Cooks and Caper Green companies, has agreed terms to open the Riverside Terrace Café and eight bars in the renovated Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank at the end of May. Under the Company of Cooks ..
Here comes Robomoji – praise the Lord and pass the peanuts Robomoji looms over the competition, a robotic machine sporting chain belts, wicked saw-tooth gears and a vice-like appendage that looks ready to break a few bones. Is this an iron ...
Who is he? Colin Wong, Director and Co-Owner of the Aroma Group of restaurants. There are currently nine restaurants in the Group. Eight Aroma Oriental buffet restaurants and Alisan restaurant. Alisan opened in December 2006 and is their first ...
Wizzy Korean restaurant, which opened in London SW6 to great acclaim in spring 2005, has closed, with the site up for lease. Its owner was Hwi Shim, who had previously worked at Hakkasan and Nobu. Harding Chartered Surveyors said it had closed about ..
Tian of Chicken with Coriander, Tomato, Avocado, Curly Endive, Raspberry Vinegar Reduction I have no idea why it is so popular. I guess that people read the description and think ‘that's exactly what I feel like'. It's a little ...
It's not every day that restaurants open to more or less rave reviews, particularly when the chef is not that well known outside the ranks of professionals and foodies. Theo Randall at the Intercontinental has done just that. Long time Head Chef...
You don't need a big kitchen to produce great food, but you do need to be organised. That's the message from chefs who work wonders in small spaces When it comes to kitchens, it's true that size doesn't matter, it's what you do...
Going all the way to please your guests is a must when it comes to giving exceptional service Service is second nature to the hospitality industry, going out of your way for your guests should be par for the course. Enzo Cassini, General Manager at ...
When buying or selling a restaurant as a going concern the process can be riddled with potential pitfalls. So how can restaurateurs be sure they are making the right decision and ensure they get the best deal? Reasons to buy include: to increase ...
Ian Pengelley, Executive Chef at Gilgamesh in Camden, London, gives us the lowdown on his epic search for kitchen equipment Ian Pengelley was not exactly the envy of chefs everywhere when he took on the kitchen at Camden's mighty 365-capacity ...
They're all at it when it comes to whisky – so what's the best of the rest? Remember booze cruises (at least, in principle)? Here's one with a destination other than oblivion. We've looked beyond Scotland, Ireland and the USA to .
How to prepare for the environmental legislation coming into force in July The WEEE directive, which stands for waste of electrical and electronic equipment and deals with how electrical appliances are disposed of at the end of their lives, will come...
Reading In.gredienti, the self-published cookbook from Chef Massimiliano Alajmo and his brother Raffaele, of Restaurant Le Calandre, near Padova in northern Italy, you get an insight not only into a great chef's food and recipes, but into his ...
Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney on how they plan to keep the quality high and get the staff in place as they get ready to take Roka and Zuma worldwide Rainer Becker has probably thanked his hairdresser more than a few times. I'm not talking about ...
Sod the sarnies and have an affaire to remember The Spiel: ;Sweet to savoury crêpes with ingredients that are natural and healthy for people on the go.; says Managing Director Daniel Spinath. Which means? The crêpes are baked ...
Toss the old '70s carcass aside for a sharp new-wave carvery When the news broke that Posh Spice had taken her kids to a Toby Carvery for lunch, the nation gasped. Surely even La Beckham's blessing couldn't save these '70s throwbacks?...
First in a new series that assesses a new concept's potential The Spiel: ;A contemporary twist on the traditional East End pie and mash shop.; Which means? Customers construct their meals from a selection of mashes, sausages or pies, ...
