Restaurants

Restaurants in the virtual world of Second Life

25-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

Forget Ludlow, for the hottest of gourmet hot spots right now, check out the virtual world of Second Life (aka SL). For those who aren't familiar with it, allow us to introduce a virtual world complete with shops, embassies, and yes, restaurants,...

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Lifetime Achievement Award 2007

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

At around this time each year, since around about 2004, I, along with my colleagues at Restaurant, have been forced to pause, scratch my chins and magic up a list of candidates for The Lifetime Achievement Award. Given out in April each year as part ..

Charity event to raise funds for next generation of wine professionals

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

An event is being held to raise funds in the name of wine merchant, writer and restaurateur Nick Tarayan who was struck down by a serious illness two years ago. The Nick Tarayan Bursary Fundraising Event will take place on September 17 at The Middle ..

Poli's open their second Italian

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

WHO? | Sarah and Lino Poli open their second Italian, Boboli – sister of Firenze in Kibworth Beauchamp. Similarly Florence-inspired Boboli – named after the Tuscan city’s Giardini di Boboli – is less formal than Firenze, ...

Fuchs buys first restaurant on Glamorgan Heritage Coast

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

Former Savoy Chef George Fuchs has bought his first restaurant on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast in Wales. Fuchs and his wife Einar, who will look after front of house, have bought Illtud’s 216, a former 16th Century malthouse in Llantwit Major, ..

The Stanley Street Company refurbish former print works

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

WHO? | A former print works building refurbished by The Stanley Street Company. Print encompasses a design hotel, members club, restaurant, bar and club. Head Chef Dave Chapman joins Nick Henry, the General Manager. ON THE MENU? | Seared Tuna Loin, ...

Wahaca - new Mexican restaurant in Covent Garden

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

For kids brought up in Britain during the 70s and 80s, the closest they got to experiencing Mexican food was usually supermarket-bought Old El Paso dinner kits

The Pipe and Glass Inn talk through their wine list

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

On the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park in East Yorkshire, the Pipe and Glass Inn dates back to the fifteenth century. After Kate Boroughs and partner James Mackenzie bought it in March 2006, a full refurbishment began, creating a ...

Laphroaig Islay malt - the most extreme Scottish malt

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

The years in wood have been kind to this classic Islay malt After touring the distilleries of Scotland, tasting whiskies along the way, Iain Banks named Laphroaig as his favourite. It is the only Scottish malt with a Royal Charter, granted by the ...

Yau set to open new “fast casual Chinese restaurant” in Soho

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

Hong Kong-born restaurateur Alan Yau is set to open a new “fast casual Chinese restaurant” on a site in Soho which he has held the lease on for several years. Yau took the site, on Ganton Street, when the area’s Kingly Court was ...

New restaurant The Gastro to open in Darlington

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

With plans to modernise the north-eastern town of Darlington focusing specifically on restaurant and retail offerings, the town will receive a muchneeded shot in the arm when new restaurant The Gastro opens at the beginning of September. Owned by ...

Book review - New Restaurant Design by Bethan Ryder

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

New Restaurant Design Bethan Ryder £30, Laurence King Bethan Ryder's latest look at global design trends rounds up 47 inspiring new restaurants from around the world. Kicking off with 11 interviews with major players including Marcel ...

London Hilton to re-open the Park Brasserie as Podium

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

The London Hilton on Park Lane is about to re-open what used to be the Park Brasserie as Podium after a £500,000 refurbishment. Michael Shepherd, General Manager at the London Hilton said, “Podium will be a stylishly designed restaurant ...

Customers involved in the interior design Camino

17-Sep-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

Stuck for a unique design feature? Why not leave it up to the talents of your customers? Scissors, sticky-backed plastic, and a marker pen. That's all the hard-up amateur restaurant designer needs to create a totally one-off look for a ...

Guide to fresh white wines

30-Aug-2006 By BigHospitality Writer

Fresh whites to prolong those hazy days of summer. As I write, the heat is upon us and I am not too surprised to find my body – rather than my brain – telling me to drink less (alcohol). What interests me is that I find it hard to even ...