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Wellocks Chef & Producer Show 2023

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Wellocks Chef & Producer Show 2023

By Wellocks

Top ingredients supplier Wellocks has announced its next Chef & Producer Show, which will held on 18 September 2023 at Lancashire Cricket’s Old Trafford in Manchester.

Ikoyi duo confirm move to 180 The Strand

Ikoyi duo confirm move to 180 The Strand

By Joe Lutrario

Ikoyi founders Jeremy Chan and Iré Hassan-Odukale have confirmed they will move their highly rated restaurant from St James’ Market to 180 The Strand later this year.

Brighton and Hove restaurant tour featuring Etch, The Flint House and Burnt Orange

Restaurant Eats Out: Brighton and Hove

By Restaurant

Restaurant by BigHospitality took a group of chefs and restaurant operators to explore some of the best restaurants the city of Brighton and Hove has to offer.

The Pass by Ben Wilkinson restaurant at South Lodge Hotel in West Sussex

Latest opening: The Pass by Ben Wilkinson

By Joe Lutrario

South Lodge Hotel’s flagship restaurant is now under the direction of the chef that brought a Michelin star to Lake District restaurant The Cottage In The Wood.

Chef Aktar Islam to close his Argentine Birmingham restaurant Pulperia

Aktar Islam to close Pulperia

By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Birmingham-based chef restaurateur Aktar Islam will close his Argentine-inspired steak restaurant Pulperia at the end of the month.

Chef Alex Payne to lead Great Fosters’ flagship restaurant The Tudor Pass

Alex Payne to lead Great Fosters’ flagship restaurant

By Joe Lutrario

Surrey country house hotel Great Fosters has recruited chef Alex Payne to oversee its flagship restaurant, which is to be rebranded from The Tudor Room to The Tudor Pass when it relaunches early next month.

Restaurant industry job moves September 2022

People on the move: September

By Joe Lutrario

This month's round-up of job news includes new roles for Swedish chef Robin Freeman and former Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park director of restaurants Mark Hastings.

Paul Morgan owner and wine buyer Fourth & Church restaurant and bar in Hove

Uncorked: Paul Morgan

By Joe Lutrario

The owner and wine buyer of Hove’s Fourth and Church on his love of Sherry, German Riesling and the wines of Loire producer Domaine François Chidaine.

Drunch restaurant heads to Fitzrovia for third opening

Drunch heads to Fitzrovia

By Joe Lutrario

Hom Malass has launched a third Drunch restaurant in London following the upmarket restaurant brand's success in Mayfair and St John’s Wood.

Uncorked: Hylton Espey  South African-born chef and wine expert behind ‘nature-inspired’ Falmouth restaurant Culture

Uncorked: Hylton Espey

By Joe Lutrario

The South African-born chef and wine expert behind ‘nature-inspired’ Falmouth restaurant Culture on early memories of pairing venison with Merlot and his pet hate when it comes to wine service.

Latest opening: Roji  intimate, 10 seat Japanese omakase restaurant

Latest opening: Roji

By James McAllister

Husband and wife team Tamas Naszai and Tomoko Hasegawa have launched a considered counter-style Japanese restaurant in London's Mayfair.

Solstice restaurant Newcastle by chef Kenny Atkinson

Latest opening: Solstice

By Joe Lutrario

Kenny Atkinson’s second Newcastle restaurant will see him “push his skills” in what looks to be a play for two Michelin stars.

Josh and Holly Eggleton’s Pony Bistro restaurant in Bedminster to close its doors

Josh and Holly Eggleton’s Pony Bistro to close its doors

By Joe Lutrario

Josh and Holly Eggleton’s Pony Bistro restaurant in the Bristol suburb of Bedminster will close its doors at the end of the year to allow the siblings to focus on the upcoming relaunch of their Chew Valley flagship The Pony and Trap as the Pony Chew Valley....

Rafael Cagali second restaurant Elis to launch this autumn at Bethnal Green's Town Hall Hotel

Rafael Cagali's second restaurant Elis to launch this autumn

By Joe Lutrario

Rafael Cagali’s second venture at Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel will be named Elis in tribute to his mother’s first restaurant and will offer a more relaxed interpretation of the two-star chef’s Brazilian-Italian heritage.

Chef Robin Gill on his Brixton wine bar Bottle & Rye

Robin Gill on going back to basics in Brixton

By Joe Lutrario

The high profile chef-restaurateur has opened a small yet perfectly formed natural wine bar in Brixton Village that is an ode to the neighbourhood bistros of Paris.

New positions at The Savoy, Corinthia London, The Montagu Arms and Retreat East chefs

People on the move: July 2022

By Restaurant

New positions at The Savoy, Ugly Butterfly, Corinthia London, The Montagu Arms and Retreat East are among this month's hospitality appointments.

SHIOK! patisserie at Pan Pacific London by Cherish Finden

Latest opening: SHIOK!

By Joe Lutrario

Cherish Finden’s standalone patisserie at the Pan Pacific London is pitched squarely at the luxury market.

Chef Michael Wignall on The Angel at Hetton in Yorkshire Dales

Inside The Angel at Hetton

By Joe Lutrario

Michael Wignall on his progressive Yorkshire Dales venue, which has just been named Gastropub of the Year at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards for the second time running.