Food

Greenwood at Nova will split over two floors and include a brow and lashes bar, barbershop, pool and ping-pong tables

ETM Group to open three new London sites

By Mark Wingett

ETM Group, the London-­based pub restaurant operator led by Tom and Ed Martin, is to open three new sites in the capital before the end of the year, including a 11,000sq ft pub & restaurant at the Nova development in Victoria.

Just Eat to trial robot restaurant delivery service

Just Eat to trial robot restaurant delivery service

By Emma Eversham

They have been trialled as servers and concierges in hotels, now robots are to enter the restaurant delivery market through a partnership between takeaway food delivery company Just Eat and Starship Technologies.

Henry Harris (right) has left the Dog & Badger which opens its new bedrooms next week

Henry Harris cuts ties with The Dog & Badger before launch

By Emma Eversham

Former Racine chef Henry Harris has left his job as chef-patron at The Dog & Badger, the Buckinghamshire bar and restaurant he was planning to re-launch this month due to 'artistic differences' with the owner. 

Ricci's Tapas and Cicchetti in Halifax. Its second site will open in Leeds next month.

The Ricci Group to expand into Leeds

By Emma Eversham

Halifax-based restaurant group The Ricci Group is expanding its business into Leeds with the opening of Ricci's Tapas and Cicchetti and 53 Degrees North. 

People on the Move in Hospitality: June 2016

People on the Move in Hospitality: June 2016

By Hannah Thompson

This month's round-up features a number of significant moves, including new general managers at London's St Pancras Renaissance hotel and at Tylney Hall in Hampshire, and CFO at The Restaurant Group.

10 tips for successful al fresco dining

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10 tips for successful al fresco dining

By Steven Pike

Steven Pike, managing director of guest experience management company HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips to hospitality operators looking to make a success of their al fresco dining. 

Philip Turner of The Packhorse Inn's owner The Chestnut Group is planning to open more sites over the next four years

The Chestnut Group targets another six sites

By Emma Eversham

East-Anglian based hospitality business The Chestnut Group is planning to add another six sites to the business over the next four years as it looks set to complete its ‘largest capital raise’ so far. 

Harry Ramsden's at The Wingerworth is a pub first and foremost says Gavin Mansfield

Pub’s trade doubles with arrival of Harry Ramsden’s

By Emma Eversham

Trade at the first Punch Taverns pub to partner with Harry Ramsden’s has doubled since the iconic fish and chips brand took over its operations according to its head of pub operations Gavin Mansfield.

Dish Deconstructed: Terre à Terre's Bangkok Broken Balls

Dish Deconstructed: Terre à Terre's Bangkok Broken Balls

By Hannah Thompson

National Vegetarian Week takes place this week (from 16 to 22 May), and how better to celebrate it that to check in with Terre à Terre in Brighton, one of the UK’s most well-known vegetarian sites?

Vegetarians say they want to see more innovation on menus when eating out. Pictured: Buckwheat and Maple roasted salad

What vegetarians want when they eat out

By Emma Eversham

Veggie burgers, meat-free sausages and vegetable lasagnas no longer cut the mustard with vegetarian diners, a survey has found with many requesting chefs create innovative dishes using plant-based products instead of meat substitutes.