Fine Dining

Adam Handling Chelsea to close

26-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Adam Handling will close his fine dining restaurant at Chelsea’s Cadogan Hotel in October after reaching a ‘mutual agreement’ with the Belmond-owned property.

Novikov's Caroline Taylor on the Mayfair restaurant turning 10

23-Jul-2021 By Stefan Chomka

The general manager at Novikov on the 10th anniversary of the Mayfair establishment and what life after lockdown means for one of the capital’s highest grossing restaurants.

Latest opening: Rico’s Ristorante

14-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

An upmarket Italian has taken over the former The Honours brasserie site in Edinburgh’s New Town.

Chef Gabriel Waterhouse to relocate The Water House Project to permanent Hackney home

14-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Gabriel Waterhouse’s eponymous east London dining destination The Water House Project is putting down permanent roots this September in Hackney.

Bad Seeds crew to launch Heron in Leith

12-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chefs Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke are to launch a fine dining restaurant in Leith following the success of their at-home fine dining pop-up Bad Seeds.

Shay Cooper joins The Lanesborough as executive chef

08-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Former Julie's chef patron Shay Cooper is taking over the stoves at The Lanesborough hotel in London.

Down Hall to launch British restaurant Garden Room

06-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Essex country house hotel Down Hall is to launch British restaurant Garden Room this month.

Simon Rogan's Aulis to refit and drop 'all-in' pricing

06-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan's Aulis restaurant in Soho is to close for a refit in August before reopening with a tweaked menu format that will see its all-in pricing policy dropped.

Karl O’Dell to head up multi-sensorial restaurant The Monarch Theatre

05-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Fully immersive DC-inspired multi-faceted restaurant and bar venue Park Row will launch on 10 August with Karl O’Dell, former head chef at Texture, and former Savoy Grill head chef Kim Woodward as its executive chefs.

Deeds not words: Sally Abé and team on The Pem

05-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A crack, all-female trio led by former The Harwood Arms chef Sally Abé is taking over the F&B at Westminster hotel Conrad London St James.

Simon Radley to leave The Chester Grosvenor after more than 30 years at the five-star hotel

02-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Simon Radley has announced his departure from The Chester Grosvenor after more than 30 years at the five-star hotel.

Kitchen Table to relaunch on 20 July with £250 tasting menu

30-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef James Knappett and sommelier Sandia Chang will reopen their two Michelin-star Fitzrovia restaurant Kitchen Table on 20 July following a major expansion and refurbishment project.

Rohit Ghai to open Manthan on Mayfair's Maddox Street this summer

29-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Kutir chef-patron Rohit Ghai is to open a restaurant on Mayfair's Maddox Street this summer.

Mexican chef Adriana Cavita to launch first solo restaurant in London

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Mexican-born chef Adriana Cavita, who previously cooked at El Bulli in Spain and Pujol in Mexico City, is to launch her first solo restaurant later this year in London's Marylebone.

Cameron House Hotel bolsters culinary team with five new appointments

29-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Five senior chefs, including former Holborn Dining Room head chef Mark Drummond and former head chef at Cairn Lodge David Lilley have joined Cameron House Hotel for its reopening in August.

Pied à Terre closes for lunch citing staffing issues

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pied à Terre has become the latest high profile London restaurant to pause lunch service due to staffing issues.

Flash-grilled: Dayashankar Sharma

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The former Grand Trunk Road chef, who now owns Indian fine-dining restaurant Heritage in West Dulwich, on nearly becoming a doctor, and why Nando's is his favourite fast food joint.

Latest opening: Fork

18-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former The Dairy head chef Richard Falk has launched a quietly ambitious restaurant in the market town of Lewes.

Plastic not fantastic: Perspex screens ‘may increase transmission’

17-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Ministers have reportedly been told that Perspex screens should be ditched in pubs and restaurants over fears they are unlikely to decrease Covid transmission and may even increase it.

Rohit Ghai to head up IKSHA 360 in Qatar

16-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Kutir chef patron Rohit Ghai has partnered with Qatar-based hospitality group Fork & Knife to head up Indian fine dining restaurant IKSHA 360 in Doha.

Making his mark: Steven Edwards to double down at Etch

16-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Steven Edwards is to expand his Hove flagship Etch into a neighbouring building to create a much larger restaurant that will incorporate a standalone subterranean cocktail bar.

Nightclub owner Luca Maggiora to open Italian restaurant Bardo

11-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

London nightclub owner Luca Maggiora is swapping hip hop for haute cuisine with the opening of fine dining Italian restaurant in the capital this year.

Opening of the month: Bar des Prés

11-Jun-2021 By Stefan Chomka

French chef Cyril Lignac’s debut restaurant outside of France is a stylish and welcome addition to Mayfair’s dining scene.

Niklas Ekstedt to bring his 'old Nordic' cooking to London

09-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Niklas Ekstedt will open his first restaurant outside Sweden in September, taking over the space that was once home to The Yard by Robin Gill within Westminster's Great Scotland Yard Hotel.

Six sustainability trends for 2021

07-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Many restaurants have used their enforced downtime to improve their sustainability credentials and are now reaping the benefits as trading resumes.

Be Inclusive Hospitality calls for action on racism

03-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Be Inclusive Hospitality has called for immediate action following the release of a report that found that more than half of all hospitality professionals from Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority backgrounds have experienced or witnessed racism in the workplace....

Adam Handling to relaunch Ugly Butterfly in Cornwall

02-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Adam Handling is to relocate his sustainably-focused restaurant concept Ugly Butterfly to Cornwall, launching at the Carbis Bay Estate in Saint Ives in early August.

Sally Abé’s new restaurant to be called The Pem when it opens in July

27-May-2021 By BigHospiality

Sally Abé’s new restaurant at the Conrad London St James is to be called The Pem, a name inspired by suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.

Dean Banks at The Pompadour to open in June

27-May-2021 By Restaurant

Haar chef-patron Dean Banks is to open a new restaurant in the Hilton-owned Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian hotel next month.

Joe Gould named executive chef at Ayrshire's Glenapp Castle

26-May-2021 By Restaurant

Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, has appointed Joe Gould as its new executive chef.

Tomas Lidakevicius' Borough Market restaurant Turnips goes permanent

25-May-2021 By James McAllister

Turnips, the 'vegetable-centric' pop-up concept led by former City Social executive chef Tomas Lidakevicius, is to become a permanent restaurant within London's Borough Market.

Taka Mayfair to relaunch as omakase-style restaurant Maru

24-May-2021 By James McAllister

The team behind Japanese restaurant Taka are to relaunch the group's Shepherd Market site in London's Mayfair with a new omakase-style concept called Maru.

Paul Tamburrini and Martin Wishart to open fine dining restaurant in Cameron House Hotel in August

24-May-2021 By Restaurant

Scottish chefs Paul Tamburrini and Martin Wishart have formed a partnership to open fine dining restaurant in Cameron House Hotel in August.

Latest opening: Harrods Social

21-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

High profile chef restaurateur Jason Atherton has taken on the former Harrods Brasserie site under a management contract.

Chet Sharma: "A lot of places have stripped back too much and lost flavour"

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former The Ledbury and Moor Hall development chef is out to disrupt the top-end Indian space with his debut restaurant Bibi.

Al Mare to be flagship restaurant of soon-to-be-relaunched The Carlton Tower

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jumeirah’s Knightsbridge hotel The Carlton Tower will reopen next month with a new flagship restaurant called Al Mare.

Alyn Williams wins £57,000 in damages from The Westbury Hotel

12-May-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Alyn Williams has been awarded just over £57,000 in damages for unfair dismissal from his role at The Westbury Hotel in London's Mayfair.

Marcus Wareing's The Gilbert Scott closes after 10 years

12-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Marcus Wareing has closed The Gilbert Scott restaurant at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel as its lease ‘naturally expired’ after a decade of trading.

Former The Dairy chef Richard Falk to open Lewes restaurant

11-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former The Dairy head chef Richard Falk will open a restaurant in the East Sussex town of Lewes early next month.

Piazza Italiana to open on the former home of British Linen Bank in the City this May

10-May-2021 By Restaurant

Italian restaurant Piazza Italiana will open later this month on the former home of British Linen Bank in the City.

Maarten Geschwindt to head the food offer at Hertfordshire's The Grove

10-May-2021 By Restaurant

Maarten Geschwindt, former executive sous chef at The Savoy, has been appointed executive chef of the The Grove.

Andrew Clarke to oversee food at Hertford House Hotel plus trio of new ventures

10-May-2021 By Restaurant

Andrew Clarke is to oversee the food at Hertford House Hotel as well as a new tapas bar, takeaway and deli in the Hertfordshire town.

Steve Groves on his plans for Glyndebourne’s restaurants

07-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former Roux at Parliament Square chef is taking responsibility for the whole of the famed opera house’s culinary output, including three restaurants totalling over 600 covers.

Flash-grilled: Mark Greenaway

07-May-2021 By James McAllister

The Scottish chef-patron of Mark Greenaway Restaurants on clinically dying twice, his hatred of tardiness and the importance of chef stages.

Ritu Seasons of India to open in St John’s Wood this summer

05-May-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Anubhav is joining forces with former Zaika and Benares chef Navin Prasad to open new restaurant Ritu Seasons of India in London’s St John’s Wood this summer.

Galvin brothers join Glyndebourne for three-year tenure

05-May-2021 By Restaurant

Michelin-starred chefs Chris and Jeff Galvin have been named as new executive chefs of Glyndebourne’s fine dining Middle & Over Wallop restaurant, where they will hold tenancy for the next three years.

More than 333,000 jobs at risk if rent protections removed this summer

05-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The £2.5bn in rent debt 'hanging around the neck of the hospitality industry' is a threat to the future of thousands of businesses and more than 330,000 jobs, new analysis by UKHospitality has revealed.

Jason Atherton to launch Harrods Social

04-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jason Atherton is to launch a large restaurant within luxury department store Harrods to coincide with when restaurants are permitted to open for indoor dining later this month.

Chet Sharma to open JKS-backed Bibi in Mayfair

04-May-2021 By Restaurant

Chef Chet Sharma is to open his debut restaurant in Mayfair, backed by group JKS Restaurants.

Vanilla Black's Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy to launch cookery school

30-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Restaurateurs Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy are to launch a cookery school in Somerset that's inspired by their innovative vegetarian fine-dining restaurant Vanilla Black, which closed last year.