Italian Food

Rigatoni’s halves estate less than three months after brand overhaul

25-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Rigatoni’s, the Manchester-based restaurant group that previously traded under the name Sud Pasta, has announced the closure of its second site in as many months.

QSR pasta brand Guido’s takes two sites in Camden following success in Holborn

05-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Italian QSR pasta brand Guido’s has acquired two sites in Camden that will soon take its total number of locations to five.

Sud Pasta team unveils new concept

04-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Manchester-based restaurant group Sud Pasta will relaunch this month under a new brand called Rigatoni’s, which is billed as aiming ‘to bring quality pasta to the masses’.

Sud Pasta to relaunch estate under new pasta kitchen concept

18-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

Manchester-based restaurant group Sud Pasta is to close its four-strong estate at the end of the month and relaunch it early next year under a new concept.

Sud Pasta to open first city centre restaurant

15-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Manchester pasta restaurant Sud Pasta is opening its first city centre venue later this month.

UFC star Meatball Molly to open Polpetta at Baltic Market

09-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

UFC flyweight Molly McCann and friend Joel McCarthy will launch Italian inspired kitchen and deli brand Polpetta in Liverpool next month.

Latest opening: Officina 00 Fitzrovia

08-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

Italian restaurant and pasta workshop Officina 00 has doubled its footprint with the launch of its second London site in Fitzrovia.

Andrea Egiziano appointed head chef at Da Noi

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Andrea Egiziano has been appointed head chef at Chester restaurant Da Noi.

Officina 00 heads to Fitzrovia

04-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Shoreditch-based pasta specialist Officina 00 will launch a restaurant in Fitzrovia next month taking its total number of sites up to two.

How I Got Here: Enzo Mirto

23-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The co-founder of Italian restaurant and pasta workshop Officina 00 on expressing personality through hospitality, and his dream of opening a boutique hotel.

Flash-grilled: Elia Sebregondi

14-May-2021 By James McAllister

The head chef and co-owner at Italian restaurant and pasta workshop Officina 00 on giving respect to kitchen porters, his love of simplicity and a bitter first food memory.

Opening of the month: Eataly Broadgate

07-May-2021 By James McAllister

There’s nothing small about Italian food hall chain Eataly’s long-awaited first UK site, which has finally opened on Broadgate in the City of London.

Polpo files for administration

28-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Polpo has reportedly filed for administration.

Latest opening: Gold

28-Jun-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café chef Theo Hill has opened a relaxed modern European restaurant in the space that once housed one of Notting Hill’s best known pubs.

Restaurant radar: April 2019

01-Apr-2019 By Restaurant

From Mark Greenaway's return to the Scottish capital to a second bun in the oven in Chinatown, here's the hot new restaurant openings for April.

The Lowdown: Authentically Italian restaurants

28-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

San Carlo has become the first restaurant group in the UK to be certified as ‘authentically Italian’.

Radio Alice: the pirates of pizza

12-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

London might not seem the most obvious place for Bologna-based restaurateurs to get inspiration for their pizzerias but in the case of Italian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe the UK capital’s restaurant scene has proved invaluable.

Jasper Gorst to open fourth restaurant early next year

07-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurateur Jasper Gorst will open his fourth restaurant early next year, in London’s Battersea.

Scott Macdonald leaves role as Polpo MD

06-Nov-2018 By MCA

Scott Macdonald is believed to have left his role as managing director of Polpo after less than a year and a half in the role.

How I got here: Thom Elliot

20-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Thom Elliot founded Pizza Pilgrims with brother James in 2012. The pair now operate nine locations in London and a restaurant in Oxford.

Firezza founder to relaunch Santa Maria's Ealing pub

20-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Ealing-based Neapolitan pizza business Santa Maria has partnered with Firezza co-founder Edin Basic to relaunch the Red Lion pub.

"Prezzo lost its focus" says executive chairwoman

20-Sep-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

Prezzo executive chair Karen Jones says she is on a mission to restore the struggling Italian brand and “make customers love it again”.

Legna joins Opheem in Aktar Islam's AI Restaurants group

20-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Birmingham restaurateur Aktar Islam will add an Italian restaurant to his restaurant portfolio when he launches Legna in November.

Flash-grilled: Masha Rener

31-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Masha Rener was born in Umbertide – a small town in between Umbria and Tuscany - and cooked for many years in her family's restaurant there. She now cooks at specialist Soho pasta restaurant Lina Stores, which opened earlier this year.

Marco Pierre White's New York Italian brand closes its Leeds restaurant

31-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Marco Pierre White’s New York Italian restaurant in Leeds’ Merrion Centre has closed just a year after opening.

How I got here: Chris Webb, Coco di Mama

30-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Born in New Zealand, Chris Webb is head of operations at fast casual pasta brand Coco di Mama, which is now operated by ASK and Zizzi owner Azzurri Group.