Fine Dining

Los Mochis Notting Hill to launch six-seater omakase counter

11-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Mexican-Japanese restaurant Los Mochis Notting Hill will launch a six-seat omakase concept early next year.

Owen Kenworthy to oversee kitchen at Julie's

11-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Owen Kenworthy has been named chef-patron at much-loved Holland Park restaurant Julie’s in preparation for its revival next spring.

The Gold Service Scholarship 2024 winning finalists revealed

07-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The names of the eight front of house professionals who have reached the final of the 2024 Gold Service Scholarship have been revealed.

Uncorked: Sarah Williams

07-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group F&B manager at Firmdale Hotels on Tenerife’s Suertes del Marqués, women working in wine and refusing to stock Prosecco.

Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024 to be published in February

06-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

The 2024 Michelin star revelation ceremony for Great Britain & Ireland will take place at Manchester's Midland Hotel on 5 February.

Jean-François Piège to make UK debut with Mimosa

05-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Jean-François Piège will bring his French Riviera-inspired Paris restaurant Mimosa to The Langham, London hotel early next year.

'Less destination, more neighbourhood': Pidgin launches raffle to help it return to its roots

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Hackney restaurant Pidgin is looking to raise £100,000 to raise money for a refurbishment and to help take the restaurant back to it origins.

Ruth Hansom to launch first solo restaurant

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Chef Ruth Hansom is to launch a modern British restaurant and wine bar under her own name in partnership with her husband Mark Hansom-Rigby in Bedale, North Yorkshire.

Can't get to Ynyshir? Let it come to you

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

The UK’s best restaurant has created a special menu that is available for delivery via Uber Eats.

Claude and Lucy Bosi to bring ‘a little piece of Lyon to Fulham’ with Josephine

30-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Claude Bosi and his wife Lucy will launch their first joint venture early next year – a new neighbourhood-style French bistro in London’s Fulham.

Uncorked: Sunny Hodge

29-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The founder of forward-thinking London wine bars Diogenes The Dog and Aspen & Meursault on wine science, Uruguay’s Pablo Fallabrinos and the joys of Pugliese ‘plonk’.

Administrators close Birch Selsdon

29-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Two restaurants overseen by chef Lee Westcott have closed with the hotel in which they were located being forced to shut.

Sandy Jarvis and Clément Cousin to open Bavette in Leeds

29-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Sandy Jarvis, former head chef and managing director at The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group, is to open a restaurant in Leeds next year alongside his husband Clément Cousin.

Freddy and Nessa Bird to open 1 York Place in Bristol

27-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

The husband and wife team behind Bristol restaurant Little French and Little Shop & Pantry are opening another restaurant in the city.

Perilla pair to launch Morchella in Clerkenwell

23-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The pair behind popular north London restaurant Perilla are to launch a new venture next year in Clerkenwell, just off Exmouth Market.

Uncorked: James Snowdon

22-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of Edinburgh’s The Palmerston on Hunan’s Michael Peng, Galicia and David Leclapart's L’Alchimiste 2009.

Fash-grilled: Yahir Gonzalez

22-Nov-2023 By JamesMcAllister

The head chef at modern Mexican restaurant Zapote in Shoreditch on his dislike of truffle oil, a love of mole and Pokemon toasties.

Chef Hira Thakur to oversee Nottingham’s Cleaver & Wake following the departure of Laurence Henry

22-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Hira Thakur is to lead the kitchen team at high-profile Nottingham restaurant Cleaver & Wake following the departure of Laurence Henry.

L’Enclume tops global restaurant ranking La Liste

20-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume in The Lakes is one of seven restaurants to take the number one spot on La Liste’s Top 1,000 Restaurants.

Natasha Sideris: “It's important to not come into a new market with arrogance”

17-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The South African restaurateur on bringing her eponymous Tashas brand to London and why it’s becoming harder to run restaurants in her home country.

Pachamama Group to launch Effie in Bayswater

16-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind London restaurant Pachamama, Chicama, and Zēphyr will open a new restaurant within the former Whiteleys shopping mall in Bayswater.

Uncorked: Eugenio Egorov

16-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at The Stafford London on Weingut Ignaz Niedrist, avoiding boring pairings and Argentine asado.

Pensons to close citing ‘relentless inflationary pressure’

16-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Michelin-starred Worcestershire restaurant Pensons will close permanently this Christmas with its owner citing ‘relentless inflationary pressure’.

'Untraditionally British’ restaurant Treadwell to open at The Store in Oxford next spring

16-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

A new luxury hotel will open in Oxford next year that will be home to a restaurant, rooftop bar, and a coffee and cocktail venue.

The Gosling to open in Surrey this month

15-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

The duo behind The Swan in West Malling, Kent, will open The Gosling restaurant in Surrey later this month.

Latest opening: Lyla

14-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Edinburgh chef Stuart Ralston has thrown down the culinary gauntlet with his restaurant on the former 21212 site.

Laurence Henry departs Nottingham’s The Island Quarter

14-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals winner Laurence Henry has left his Cleaver & Wake restaurant within Nottingham’s The Island Quarter after around one year’s trading.

Dominic Ford: “We didn't want to buy any Italian restaurant, we wanted to buy this one”

10-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Restaurants Inc. have partnered with David Gleave MW to become the new custodians of Chelsea stalwart Enoteca Turi and its legendary collection of Italian wine.

Park Row relaunches The Iceberg Lounge as a Japanese restaurant

10-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Soho restaurant Park Row has relaunched its The Iceberg Lounge restaurant as a Japanese concept.

Uncorked: Dan Warham

09-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Hampshire’s Limewood on Fera at Claridge’s, Rioja-based winemaker Jose Gil and an unfortunate incident with a bottle of Chateau Grillet.

Steven Edwards at the Bingham Riverhouse to close

08-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Etch chef Steven Edwards will close his restaurant at the Bingham Riverhouse in Richmond at the end of December to 'focus on other projects’.

Price hikes creating ‘new tier of hyper-luxurious restaurants’

08-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Average price hikes of 10.7% in London and 14.7% outside London are ‘swelling a new tier of hyper-luxurious restaurants’, the new edition of Harden’s London Restaurants claims.

Nico Simeone plots fifth Glasgow restaurant

06-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Nico Simeone has put in an application to open his fifth restaurant in Glasgow.

Latest opening: Canton Blue

06-Nov-2023 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’.

Jeremy King to relaunch Simpson’s in the Strand - updated

06-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy King will relaunch historic London dining destination Simpson's in the Strand next year, saying it will be 'the apotheosis' of his career.

Gold Service Scholarship 2024 announces semi-finalists

03-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The 40 front-of-house professionals who have made it through to the semi-final of the 2024 Gold Service Scholarship have been revealed.

Moor Hall to add seven Garden Rooms to its estate

02-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms is expanding its accommodation offering with the launch of seven Garden Rooms.

Michael Deane to close Michelin-starred Deanes Eipic restaurant

02-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Belfast-based chef Michael Deane has announced he will close his Michelin-starred Deanes Eipic restaurant in January and launch a new value-led concept in its place.

Uncorked: Jordan Sutton

02-Nov-2023 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.

Six by Nico to double up in Manchester this month

01-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Six by Nico will open a second restaurant in Manchester this month, three and a half years after coming to the city.

Caviar House partners with Threadneedles Hotel for first City restaurant

31-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Luxury seafood restaurant and retail brand Caviar House & Prunier has partnered with the Threadneedles Hotel to launch its first outpost in the City of London.

Lee Calver to open Thirty One in Plymouth

30-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Former Royal Navy chef Lee Calver will open fine dining restaurant Thirty One in Plymouth next month.

Kray Treadwell plots new direction for 670 Grams

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Kray Treadwell is to drop the tasting menu at his Birmingham restaurant 670 Grams at the end of the year in favour a 'more informal' sharing-style format.