Fine Dining

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.

Gold Service Scholarship sees record number of quarter-finalists

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The 2024 Gold Service Scholarship has seen a record number candidates reach the quarter-finals, with more than 100 entrants qualifying this year.

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“It’s not made for the purists” – Peter Lloyd on Sticky Mango’s expansion

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Seven years on from launching Sticky Mango in London’s Waterloo, chef Peter Lloyd is taking a leap of faith with not one but two new openings in the capital.

Uncorked: Stuart Skea

26-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier at Edinburgh’s recently launched Lyla on serving explosive bottles of Champagne, the most overused tasting notes, and the best wine to pair with roast lamb.

Latest opening: Paper Moon London

26-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Milanese restaurant has chosen The OWO in Whitehall for its debut restaurant on these shores.

Former P Franco chef Mitchell Damota to head up new Italian restaurant Dalla

25-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

A new neighbourhood Italian restaurant is coming to Hackney’s Morning Lane next month.

New 'evolved' SOLA to reopen next month

25-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Michelin-starred Californian restaurant SOLA will reopen on Thanksgiving Day following its closure for refurbishment.

Latest opening: Daroco Soho

24-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Franco-Italian restaurant has swapped Paris’ 2nd and 16th arrondissements for Soho.

Catch CLAP in London’s Knightsbridge

24-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Middle East-based Japanese dining concept CLAP is to make its UK debut later this year in London’s Knightsbridge.

Charlie Sims and Honey Spencer to open Sune in Broadway Market

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Renowned sommelier Honey Spencer and partner Charlie Sims will open a neighbourhood restaurant in Broadway Market next month.

Tamburrini and Wishart closes

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Cameron House has closed its fine dining restaurant Tamburrini and Wishart.

The Man Behind The Curtain to relaunch as Psycho Sandbar

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Michael O’Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain is to close at the end of the year and relaunch as new concept Psycho Sandbar.

La Bibliothèque restaurant with rooms to open in Haggerston

20-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind cocktail bar MAP Maison in London and MAP Petite Maison in Stockholm are opening a restaurant with rooms in east London this month.

Uncorked: Louise Gordon

19-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The newly appointed head of wine at Hand Picked Hotels on Blank Bottle, the concept of dryness and getting herself into a sticky situation with some Pedro Ximenez.

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Gone fishing: the new Jersey restaurant angling for success

18-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Translated as ‘to try to catch a fish’, Great British Menu finalist Joe Baker’s new Jersey restaurant Pêtchi is unlike anything seen on the Channel Island before.

Latest opening: Aven

17-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Lancashire's bounteous larder is celebrated at this new Preston restaurant.

Jeremy King to relaunch Le Caprice site as Arlington

16-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy King has revealed he will relaunch the Le Caprice site in London’s Mayfair early next year under the new name Arlington, after its address on Arlington Street.

Merlin Labron-Johnson exceeds his crowdfund target for Osip move

16-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Merlin Labron-Johnson has exceeded the £125,000 crowdfund that will help him move his Somerset restaurant Osip to a larger, more rural location.

Mark Hastings: "The fact that Churchill worked in the building is humbling"

13-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The director of food and beverage at Raffles London at The OWO on opening six restaurants and bars on one day and walking in the footsteps of Churchill

Uncorked: Daniel Craig Martin

12-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Manchester’s Higher Ground and FLAWD on Fred Grappe, Axel Proufer and his love of producers that are committed to making wine in its purest form.

Le Deli by Joël Robuchon to open in Chelsea this month

10-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

A second London site of Le Deli by Joël Robuchon will open in Chelsea at the end of the month.

Caprice Holdings returns to profit as turnover soars

09-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Caprice Holdings is back in the black after reporting a strong rise turnover in its latest financial results.