Martin Williams is back in the saddle at Gaucho leading an ambitious redesign and repositioning project that – all going to plan – will help the 25-year-old Argentine beef specialist appeal to the next generation of diners.
Missy Flynn and Gabriel Pryce of Hackney bar and restaurant Rita's are to open a new canteen-style restaurant at workspace campus Republic at East India Dock.
Constancia, a family-run Argentinian restaurant in Bermondsey, has just opened a pop-up venue in Shoreditch Food Village with a view to eventually securing a bricks-and-mortar site in East London.
Alberto Abbate and Gustavo Vazquez, the restaurateurs behind Garufa in Islington are to open their second venture in London - Argentinian restaurant and café-bar Garufin - with new business partner and executive chef Ernesto Paiva.
Diego Jacquet and Alberto Abbate, the duo behind Casa Malevo in London’s Connaught Village, are opening a second Argentine restaurant in the capital with the launch of Zoilo Restaurant & Bar in Marylebone next month.
By combining high-value product with high-octane style, Gaucho Group has hit on a lucrative formula. But how does it maintain its appeal and values across a growing chain?
Santa Maria del Buen Ayre is an amazing success story, so how about the sequel? I first met Alberto Abbate, manager and co-owner of Santa Maria del Buen Ayre, in December 2004, a week before he was due to open his first restaurant in Hackney's ...