Italian Cuisine

San Carlo Italian restaurant group sees turnover rise

San Carlo toasts turnover boost

By Restaurant

Turnover for Italian restaurant group San Carlo has risen by 137% to £68.9m, up from £29.1m the year before.

Cantinetta Antinori Italian restaurant launches in London's Knightsbridge

Latest opening: Cantinetta Antinori

By Joe Lutrario

An Italian restaurant linked to one of the world’s most famous wine companies has opened in London’s Knightsbridge.

Andrea Fraquelli co-founder of the Brasseria Family group London on being a third-generation restaurateur

How I Got Here: Andrea Fraquelli

By James McAllister

The co-founder of the Brasseria Family group London and grandson of Spaghetti House co-founder Lorenzo Fraquelli on being a third-generation restaurateur, working with his brother, and his problems with VAT.

Francesco Mazzei to leave D&D London

Francesco Mazzei to leave D&D London

By James McAllister

Chef Francesco Mazzei is to leave D&D London this month in order to spend more time travelling and focusing on his charity work.

Manuel Prota head chef at Big Mamma's Jacuzzi on bringing his own twists to classic Italian dishes

Flash-grilled: Manuel Prota

By James McAllister

The head chef at Big Mamma's latest London restaurant, Jacuzzi, on his first industry job, bringing his own twists to classic Italian dishes, and maintaining respect in the kitchen.

Big Mamma goes West for fourth London restaurant Jacuzzi

Latest opening: Jacuzzi

By James McAllister

Big Mamma has gone west for its latest London restaurant – a bougie, bucolic ‘pleasure palace’ where even a disco toilet doesn’t look out of place.

'Disruptive' street food brand Pizza Taxi open at Canteen food hall Greenwich Peninsula London

Pizza Taxi debuts at Canteen

By James McAllister

'Disruptive' street food brand Pizza Taxi is to launch its first location at Canteen, the food hall on Greenwich Peninsula in London.

Robin Gill has launched a second iteration of causal Italian restaurant brand Maria G's on Fulham riverside

Latest opening: Maria G's Fulham

By James McAllister

Mere months after opening their first Maria G's restaurant, Robin Gill and Aaron Potter have launched a second iteration of the neighbourhood-style Italian brand on the riverside in London's Fulham.

Big Mamma confirms January opening for four-storied pleasure palace Jacuzzi first West London restaurant

Big Mamma confirms January opening for Jacuzzi

By James McAllister

French-owned Italian restaurant group Big Mamma has confirmed that Jacuzzi, its first West London location and fourth full-service restaurant in the capital, will launch on 20 January next year.

Italian restaurant Squisito opens in Lewes' Needlemakers building

Italian restaurant Squisito opens in Lewes

By Joe Lutrario

A team with experience at a number of high profile Sussex and Kent restaurants has launched a broadly Italian café in the East Sussex town of Lewes that will soon transition to a more complete and ambitious full-service restaurant.

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.

Fernando Cubas head sommelier Theo Randall at the InterContinental restaurant

Uncorked: Fernando Cubas

By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Theo Randall at the InterContinental on his Italy-focused list, Trentino-based producer Elisabetta Foradori and his love of Sicilian wines.

Flash-grilled: Emilia Strazzanti chef and co-founder of Sicilian ingredient supplier, meal kit and supper club brand Strazzanti

Flash-grilled: Emilia Strazzanti

By James McAllister

The chef and co-founder of Sicilian ingredient supplier, meal kit and supper club brand Strazzanti on her career, from training at culinary school at 16 to running her own business.

Latest opening Palazzo Italian bar and diner in Crystal Palace

Latest opening: Palazzo

By James McAllister

The team behind London-based Neapolitan pizza group Made of Dough have launched an Italian bar and diner in Crystal Palace.