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UK restaurant industry trends 2022

10 hospitality trends for 2022

By BigHospiality

Canned wines at the dining table. Dessert-only restaurants. Nepalese fine dining. Here’s our predictions for what will shape the hospitality sector over the next 12 months.

Chef Mauro Colagreco to make UK debut next year with restaurants at Whitehall hotel Raffles London At The OWO.

Mauro Colagreco to make UK debut next year

By Joe Lutrario

Acclaimed Argentine-born chef Mauro Colagreco is to make his UK debut late next year with a brace of restaurants and ‘avante garde chef’s table’ at upcoming Whitehall hotel Raffles London At The OWO.

Chef Niall Keating to leave Whatley Manor to focus on his Lunar restaurant

Niall Keating to leave Whatley Manor

By Joe Lutrario

Chef Niall Keating is to leave Whatley Manor at the end of the year to focus on his other business ventures, including his recently launched Lunar restaurant in Staffordshire.

Sri Lankan restaurant The Coconut Tree to open in Birmingham

The Coconut Tree to make Midlands debut

By Joe Lutrario

Rapidly expanding Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree will make its Midlands debut early next year following the acquisition of a site on Birmingham’s Gas Street.

Steven Edwards on his recently expanded Hove fine dining restaurant Etch

Inside Story: Etch

By Joe Lutrario

Steven Edwards has expanded and overhauled his Brighton and Hove flagship, adding a much larger kitchen and a subterranean bar in a bid to take one of the city's best-known restaurants to ‘the next level’.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to open Bread Street Kitchen restaurant in Liverpool

Bread Street Kitchen set for Liverpool

By Joe Lutrario

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants is to bring its Bread Street Kitchen & Bar concept to the north of England following the acquisition of a 6,000 sq ft space at Liverpool ONE.

Mark Sargeant departs Rocksalt Group

Mark Sargeant departs Rocksalt Group

By Joe Lutrario

Mark Sargeant has walked away from his Rocksalt Group citing “unresolvable differences of opinion” between him and business partner Josh De Haan.

Chef Rohit Ghai opens Mayfair restaurant Manthan

Latest opening: Manthan

By Joe Lutrario

Kutir chef Rohit Ghai has returned to his old stomping ground of Mayfair to open a relaxed yet decidedly upmarket small plates Indian restaurant.

Whatley Manor chef Niall Keating to launch Lunar restaurant near Stoke-on-Trent

Niall Keating to launch restaurant near Stoke-on-Trent

By Joe Lutrario

Whatley Manor chef Niall Keating is to launch a restaurant close to his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent late next month that will 'celebrate the rich history and heritage of the Potteries and the industrial revolution'.