Italian cuisine - Hospitality

Italian Alley launched in Camden Market

15-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Camden Market owner LabTech has launched a hub promoting contemporary Italian cuisine, housed inside five restored railway arches behind the recently restored Triangle district.

Latest opening: Santo Mare

12-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Mayfair's Caffé Rei and Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge, returns to London with pricey premium seafood restaurant Santo Mare.

Mamma's boys: the founders of Big Mamma on their London plans

08-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

French restaurant group Big Mamma has burst onto the London restaurant scene with the bright and bold Gloria. With a second restaurant on the cards, its two founders have big plans for the capital.

Generation Next: Cin Cin

02-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The Italian small plates specialist started life in a converted Fiat 850. Owner David Toscano describes its growth to two venues in East Sussex

Flash-grilled: Carmelo Carnevale

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Born in Sicily, Carmelo Carnevale is head chef at top end Mayfair Italian Onima. His CV also include Semplice and Novikov Italian.

How I Got Here: Rosie Whaley

21-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

A former fashion buyer, Rosie Whaley launched Pi Pizza in Winchester in 2014 and followed up with a second in Battersea last year.

Eataly site planned for Harrogate

19-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Plans have been unveiled for a £250m food and leisure attraction that is set to be built near Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

Latest opening: Gloria

13-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

France's Big Mamma group has landed in Shoreditch with the 'least Brexit-compatible restaurant in the UK'.

Latest opening: Za

06-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

PizzaExpress is out for a slice of the grab-and-go sector with the first major shake-up of its formula in decades.

Big Mamma Group: "We're probably the least Brexit-compatible restaurant in the UK"

20-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

Big Mamma Group’s inaugural launch in London this Friday is either “extremely brave or extremely stupid”, one of the co-founders has admitted.

Carluccio’s to trial ‘formal’ evening service and ‘experimental’ menu

14-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

Carluccio’s is to use its restaurant in London’s Richmond as a test-bed for its £10m Fresca refurbishment programme following the conclusion of its Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) in December.

Ray de Fazio to open in Wimbledon Village

11-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurateur Ray de Fazio is to launch a modern Italian restaurant in Wimbledon Village on the former site of Cau.

PizzaExpress to enter food to go sector

17-Jan-2019 By James Wallin

PizzaExpress is to launch spin-off brand, ZA, next month with an all-dining offer centred around pizza slices, BigHospitality's sister website MCA has learnt.

'Craft' pasta restaurant to open second site

07-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Andrew Macleod’s pasta restaurant Emilia’s is to open a second site, in Aldgate, this February.

Carluccio’s to pay for ‘settled status’ for EU staff

07-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Carluccio’s is to pay for its 1,550 non-British EU employees to apply for ‘settled-status’ in the UK after Brexit.

Gino D’Acampo expands My Coffee & Deli Bar two months after launch

12-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gino D’Acampo has expanded his My Coffee & Deli Bar concept after eight weeks trading.

Franco Manca owner to ramp up expansion after strong half-year trading

12-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator Fulham Shore says it is looking at increasing the number of planned restaurant openings next year following strong growth in both brands.

Latest opening: Macellaio RC Store Street

28-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Roberto Costa's fifth London site specialises in magnums and pizza, but Macellaio's high quality Fassone beef remains the star of the show.

Breakfast carbonara and bespoke art: how Azzurri is keeping its Italian restaurants fresh

13-Nov-2018 By James Wallin

Azzurri Group says it is primed for further expansion following the group’s announcement that sales have rise 8.5% for the year to 1 July.

Caprice Holdings to launch Harry's Bar in St. Christopher’s Place

22-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Caprice Holdings has chosen St. Christopher’s Place as the location for its second restaurant under its recently launched Harry’s brand.

Eataly to open first UK food hall in 2020

02-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Eataly, the Italian food hall brand, has confirmed it will launch its long-awaited first UK location in London in 2020.

San Carlo set for central London opening in spring

28-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Italian restaurant group San Carlo is to open an eponymous restaurant in central London this spring.

Bar Termini Centrale is hosting a two-month pasta pop-up

27-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Tony Conigliaro’s Bar Termini Centrale is to play host to new pop-up Fat Tony’s ahead of the handmade pasta restaurant’s permanent debut in south London.

Yard Sale Pizza to take another slice of east London with fourth opening

21-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Yard Sale Pizza is opening its fourth restaurant next month, having secured another east London site.

Italian deli Lina Stores to open first pasta restaurant

08-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

The team behind Lina Stores, the iconic Italian deli in Soho, are to open their first pasta restaurant.

Coppa Club confirms Maidenhead for second regional opening

01-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Restaurant brand Coppa Club will open its fifth site next summer, in Maidenhead’s town centre.

Vegan pizzeria picks Camden for second site

30-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Purezza, billed as the UK’s first vegan pizzeria, is set to make its London debut in February 2018.

In for a penne, in for a pound: Zizzi launches more new vegan items as its meat-free menu sales soar

31-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Sales data from Italian restaurant chain Zizzi has shown sales of vegan dishes to be growing exponentially since the same time last year.

Santa Maria Pizzeria is heading to Fitzrovia for site number three

08-Aug-2017 By Stefan Chomka

London-based Neapolitan pizza restaurant Santa Maria Pizzeria is opening a third site in the capital, in Fitzrovia.

David Biffani on bringing Copenhagen's Mother pizza to Battersea Power Station

23-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Cult Copenhagen pizza restaurant Mother is launching its first international outpost at the Battersea Power Station development next month. We spoke to co-owner David Biffani about his plans.

Francesco Mazzei to open restaurant at Battersea Power Station

17-May-2017 By Sophie Witts

Italian chef Francesco Mazzei is to open his third restaurant with D&D London, at Battersea Power Station.

Francesco Mazzei's new restaurant to be called Radici

02-Feb-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Francesco Mazzei has revealed that his upcoming Islington trattoria will be called Radici, the Italian word for roots.

Isaac McHale on his new 'Britalian' restaurant Luca

11-Jan-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The second restaurant from the team behind London’s hugely successful The Clove Club might be Italian with a British accent, but it’s no new, crazy concept.

Stevie Parle to open fifth restaurant, Rome-inspired Palatino

07-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Chef Stevie Parle, owner of London restaurants Craft London, Rotorino, Dock Kitchen, and Sardine, is to launch Palatino, his fifth site, in February.

ASK operator Azzurri backs new fast-casual pizza concept

11-Oct-2016 By Mark Wingett

Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, is backing the launch of a new fast-casual pizza concept called Radio Alice, which will open its first site in Hoxton Square this December.

Gino D'Acampo to open Leeds restaurant

07-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Italian chef Gino D’Acampo is to open a new restaurant in Leeds later this year.

Manitoba Tigella restaurant to open in London

29-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

A new Italian restaurant, Manitoba Tigella, is to open on London’s New Oxford Street, focusing on the tigella, a traditional disc-shaped stuffed bread from Northern Italy.

SMALL TALK

Kurt Zdesar on London’s hottest restaurant trends and new concept Fucina

09-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Restaurateur Kurt Zdesar, who previously helped to found dim sum group Ping Pong, has made his name with trend-setting London sites such as Chotto Matte, Black Roe, and the now-closed Bouillabaisse. With new Italian concept Fucina set to open this autumn,...

UK restaurants help raise money for Italian Red Cross after earthquake

26-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Restaurants across the UK are helping to raise money for the victims of the Italian earthquake, via the Italian Red Cross.

San Carlo Group to open new concept Fumo with chef Aldo Zilli

22-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Fumo, a new restaurant and bar from the Italian-style San Carlo Group, with input from TV chef Aldo Zilli, is to open in London’s Covent Garden in early September.