Duck Duck Goose founder Oli Brown and his partner Ruth Leigh, daughter of chef Rowley Leigh, are to launch an outdoor restaurant with rooms near Deal, Kent, next month.
The natural wine aficionado and front of house pro behind Margate’s Barletta on her and chef Jackson Berg’s upcoming wine bar and restaurant in the Kent seaside town’s Cliftonville area.
Chef and restaurateur Damiano Vecchio is to open an Italian restaurant and ‘pasta workshop’ within Ashford’s recently launched Elwick Place leisure development.
Former Xiringuito chef Jackson Berg is joining forces with Ladies of Restaurants founder Natalia Ribbe to launch a new concept at Dreamland Margate next month.
Matt Sworder is chef owner of The Corner House restaurants in Minster and Canterbury. This May sees the launch of The Corner House Cookbook, which is billed as a celebration of Kentish produce.
People 1st has called for higher education to play a greater role in addressing the future management needs of the hospitality sector, after it claimed the industry will need 66,000 more managers by 2020.
Dev Biswal, chef patron of The Ambrette which has restaurants in Margate and Rye, has revealed plans to expand across the South East, with two new sites opening in the coming few months.
Bespoke catering and events company Absolute Taste has launched The Terrace, a new 220-cover restaurant and bar situated within the Fenwick department store in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant chain, has secured a further two sites, including its first in the Midlands, a key part of its plans to have a national presence.
Chef Richard Phillips has closed his restaurant at Chapel Down Vineyard in Kent after the local council restricted the number of weddings it could hold.
Mark Sargeant has revealed plans to roll out his new fish and chip concept The Smokehouse across Kent and Sussex coastal towns once his inaugural site in Folkestone launches next month.
The restaurant market remains bullish, with multiple operators looking to snap up some 300 more sites over the next 12 months, according to the Fleurets Annual Survey. Over 27,000 prospective restaurant buyers have signed up to Fleurets, with chains ..
