Fine dining - Hospitality

Chef Alyn Williams leaves The Wild Rabbit

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Alyn Williams has left his role as chef patron at The Wild Rabbit gastropub in Kingham after less than a year.

Flying chance: inside The Fat Duck's Inspirational Lunch

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Last month The Fat Duck gave catering students across the country the rare chance to eat in its prestigious dining room. Restaurant magazine pulled up a chair at its Inspirational Lunch.

Andrea Reitano to launch two new restaurants in London

22-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Self-made Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge and Mayfair’s Caffè Rei, is to open two new restaurants in London this April.

Michelin maestro Alain Ducasse talks boats, Brexit and boutiques

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef has been busy launching a floating restaurant in Paris and a chocolate shop in London. We caught up with him last month in Paris’ Le Meurice over a special lunch cooked by three of his top chefs.

The Lowdown: music and food pairing

21-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

A dinner last week hosted by Beats By Dre and overseen by Tom Sellers looked at how pairing music with a menu could be the future of multi-sensory dining.

D&D London opens third New York restaurant

19-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

D&D London has opened its latest New York restaurant following the rocky launch of Bluebird in the city last year.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Four

18-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

The fourth episode of our Behind the Brigade series - sponsored by Nisbets - sees The Ritz's executive chef John Williams give us a tour of the dining rooms.

Restaurant Eats Out: Covent Garden

15-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

From Parisian bistro chic to creative Indian food, Covent Garden and its immediate surrounds has no shortage of interesting places to eat.

Latest opening: Tom Kemble at The Pass

15-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former Bonham's chef Tom Kemble is looking to shake up West Sussex's rather staid fine dining market.

Premium wine sales hold value in tricky market

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

On-trade wine volumes are falling, but value is proving to be far more resilient in top restaurants, bars and pubs as consumers continue to explore and trade-up to higher quality wines.

Glynn Purnell to open Coventry restaurant

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Michelin-starred Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell is to open a fine dining restaurant in a former monastery in Coventry.

Prima doners: is this the world's most bonkers kebab restaurant?

12-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind London's Le Bab and Masion Bab are launching what is surely the world's most ambitious kebab restaurant. Just don't mention the word 'posh'.

Douglas Balish to take the reins at Pembrokeshire's Grove of Narberth

05-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Douglas Balish is to take over from Allister Barsby as executive chef at the Grove of Narberth hotel in Pembrokeshire in early May.

Under the Knife: Inside the mind of Sat Bains

04-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The chef behind Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham on pressure, succession, and why he's going to spend the rest of his career perfecting 10 courses.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Two

27-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the second episode of our new Behind the Brigade, The Ritz's executive chef John Williams gives a tour of his kitchen.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part One

25-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the first episode of our new Behind the Brigade series we join The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five star hotel.

Flash-grilled: Kieren Steinborn-Busse

15-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Kieren Steinborn-Busse is chef patron at the recently opened The Falcon in Hertfordshire. His CV includes stints with Marco Pierre White, Alain Ducasse and wine focused group Vinoteca.

Matt Gillan hits crowdfund target with 23 days to spare

14-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Matt Gillan has already beaten his crowdfunding target for his new restaurant less than a week after its launch.

Johnny Stanford to head up No.1 Broad Street restaurant this spring

12-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Johnny Stanford, the former head chef of Brighton restaurant Pascere, is to open a restaurant in Cuckfield, Sussex, this spring.

Anna Haugh to open Myrtle in Chelsea next month

12-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Anna Haugh is opening her debut solo restaurant next month in Chelsea.

Alex Rushmer's Vanderlyle to open at the start of April

11-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Vanderlyle, the forthcoming restaurant from Alex Rushmer, the former owner of The Hole in the Wall in Cambridge, will open on 3 April.

MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt to open in Worthing

11-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

2018 MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt is to open a restaurant and cookery school in his home town of Worthing later this year.

Matt Gillan launches crowdfund to open destination restaurant in West Sussex

08-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Matt Gillan has launched his crowdfunding campaign to take over The Chequers in Slaugham, West Sussex, and turn it into a destination restaurant.

Flash-grilled: James Knappett

08-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

James Knappett is the chef patron of the now two Michelin star Kitchen Table and gourmet hotdog and grower Champagne concept Bubbledogs. He runs both venues alongside his sommelier wife Sandia Chang.

Entries open for 2019 National Chef of the Year competition

07-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The Craft Guild of Chefs has opened entries for The National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition, the annual search for the UK’s most up and coming chef.

Scholarship in honour of Andrew Fairlie launched to help aspiring chefs

07-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A scholarship in honour of the late chef Andrew Fairlie has been established by Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland.

Sosban restaurant blames closure on "rising costs"

06-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

Sosban in Llanelli, Wales has closed after eight years, with its owners blaming the “rising costs” of running a restaurant.

Nico Simeone to open in Northern Ireland

05-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone is to bring his Glasgow and Edinburgh-based dining concept Six by Nico to Northern Ireland.

Is cash’s number up? The pros and cons of going cashless

05-Feb-2019 By Tony Naylor

Restaurants across the country are going card only in a bid to speed up service, reduce bank payments and increase security. But with some calling the move classist and elitist, should you cash in on the trend for cashless?

Flashed Grilled: Oli Marlow

01-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The head chef at Roganic in Marylebone on chefs dressing like clowns, Hawaiian pizza, his favourite restaurant experience and his mum's cooking

Serge et le Phoque closes London and Hong Kong restaurants

31-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

London’s Serge et le Phoque restaurant has shut its doors following the closure of its sister Hong Kong site last year.

Grafene is Manchester's latest fine dining closure

30-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

Manchester fine dining restaurant Grafene has closed its doors after less than three years of trading.

Flash-grilled: Mark Kempson

25-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Mark Kempson has been at the helm of Kensington's Kitchen W8 since it opened in 2009. His cooking CV includes The Square and Pennyhill Park.

Key industry figures to participate in 'Back to the Floor 4'

18-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Leading figures in the hospitality industry are once again taking to the dining room for the fourth annual gala charity dinner Back to the Floor.

Matthew Whitfield to head up The Terrace restaurant at The Montagu Arms

18-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Chef Matthew Whitfield is making a return to The Montagu Arms hotel in Beaulieu, Hampshire, to head up the kitchen at its The Terrace restaurant six years after leaving it.

Tom Kemble to head up The Pass in Horsham

17-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Tom Kemble has been appointed head chef at The Pass restaurant, near Horsham.

Latest opening: Farzi Café

16-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

London's latest high-profile Indian restaurant launch offers a modern yet authentic take on subcontinental cuisine.

Kent's Chapter One to reopen next month with a more modern approach

15-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Chef-patron Andrew McLeish’s restaurant Chapter One is re-launching next month following a six-figure refurbishment.

Chris Simpson leaves Gidleigh Park

11-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Chris Simpson has left high profile Devon hotel Gidleigh Park after one year behind the stove.

Last year's My Million Pound Menu contestants - where are they now?

08-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

With the second series of My Million Pound Menu airing this evening, we take a look at what last year’s crop of contestants are up to now.

Flash-grilled: Yuma Hashemi

04-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Yuma Hashemi is the chef patron of The Drunken Butler, a Clerkenwell restaurant that combines French and Persian influences.

D&D London experiences 'best ever' Christmas trading

04-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

D&D London has recorded its ‘best ever’ Christmas trading results, with overall revenue in December in double-digit growth.

2018: a review of the year in hospitality

21-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

2018 was the year of the CVA, the KFC chicken shortage and the passing of two of the most influential French chefs of recent times.

Restaurant radar: the big openings of 2019 (updated)

21-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

From Adam Handling in Chelsea to Lee Westcott in Herefordshire, here's the biggest restaurant openings set for the first half of 2019

Laurence Henry claims MasterChef: The Professionals 2018 title

21-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Laurence Henry, sous chef at two Michelin-starred Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham, has been crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion 2018.

Nathan Outlaw swaps the Capital for The Goring

18-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Two Michelin-star seafood specialist Nathan Outlaw is to open a brasserie-style restaurant at The Goring hotel in Belgravia in late spring next year.

Fera at Claridge's to close at the end of the year

18-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Fera at Claridge’s has confirmed that its last service will be on New Year’s Eve, ending the restaurant’s four-and-a-half year run at the iconic London hotel.