Mark Hix

Mark Hix loses battle over decking

27-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Mark Hix has lost his battle with Lyme Regis Town Council over the decking outside his Lyme Regis Oyster and Fish House restaurant.

Mark Hix vows to fight on after being ordered to remove outdoor seating

02-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Mark Hix has said he 'won’t go down without a fight' after being ordered to take down an outdoor decking area attached to his Lyme Regis restaurant.

The Lowdown: a return to pre-pandemic planning laws

16-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

Councils are reversing planning decisions made during the pandemic, which allowed restaurants to set-up extensive outdoor dining terraces.

Mark Hix returns to 'spiritual home' The Groucho Club

02-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Mark Hix is joining The Groucho Club in London as its director of food and beverage.

Mark Hix to close his Dorset pub The Fox Inn

13-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Mark Hix is to close the Dorset pub he took on just a year and a half ago citing rising costs and staffing challenges as the reason.

Harts Group snaps up former HIX Soho site for El Pastor

04-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Harts Group has secured the former HIX Soho on Brewer Street for its Mexican taqueria brand El Pastor.

Mark Hix to take on The Fox Inn in Corscombe, Dorset

25-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

Mark Hix is to take on The Fox Inn in Corscombe, Dorset, next month.

Mark Hix to open new restaurant on former HIX Oyster & Fish House site

06-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Chef restaurateur Mark Hix has announced he is to open a new restaurant on the site that was formerly HIX Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis.

Mark Hix joins 1 Lombard Street as director of food and drink

01-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Mark Hix is joining Soren Jessen’s City restaurant 1 Lombard Street as director of food and drink to oversee its menu offer.

Mark Hix: administration ‘done without my support’

07-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

Mark Hix has said that the decision to appoint administrators for his restaurant businesses was done without his support, a move he says will result in his staff being made redundant without being able to be put on furlough.

Mark Hix’s restaurant businesses file for administration

06-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

The future of Mark Hix’s restaurant empire is in doubt after the chef reportedly appointed administrators across three of his businesses late last week.

Mark Hix confirms Soho restaurant closure

09-Dec-2019 By James McAllister

Mark Hix is to close his HIX Soho restaurant later this month after 10 years, marking the end of the chef’s presence in the West End of London.

Mark Hix 'in talks' to close Soho restaurant

28-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Mark Hix is reportedly in talks to close his HIX Soho restaurant, as he continues to reduce his company’s presence in London.

Restaurant leaders call for People’s Vote as Brexit is “the most important thing to happen to our industry in living memory”

08-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A group of leading restaurant figures, including Trevor Gulliver, Fergus Henderson, Mark Hix, Jeremy King, Ruth Rogers, Rick Stein, Paul Moran and Gary Usher are calling for support for a People’s Vote.

Mark Hix to expand restaurant estate following restructure

12-Apr-2016 By Mark Wingett

Restaurateur and chef Mark Hix is to expand his current nine­-strong restaurant portfolio after entering into a joint venture with Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), the owner of Searcys, BaxterStorey and Benugo. 

Mark Hix to open standalone Mark's Bar at the Old Vic

29-Sep-2015 By Emma Eversham

Mark Hix will open a standalone Mark's Bar within The Old Vic theatre next month. 

Mark Hix to close HIX Belgravia and Mark's Bar at Belgraves hotel

23-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

HIX Restaurants and Belgraves, the Thompson Hotels venue in London, have confirmed Mark Hix is set to part ways with the hotel with HIX Belgravia and Mark's Bar due to close at the end of November.

Mark Hix on Tramshed, the pressure to innovate and British produce

30-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Mark Hix's latest restaurant, Tramshed on Rivington Street in Shoreditch, has finally opened and BigHospitality sat down with the trend-setting chef, restaurateur and writer to talk about the project and his career in the industry.

Restaurant magazine quizzes Mark Hix on his plans for Hix Belgravia

08-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

Mark Hix talks about his new restaurant in Belgravia and why he decided to venture outside of his Clerkenwell and Soho stomping ground for his latest venture in the February issue of Restaurant magazine, out today.

Pearls of Wisdom: Mark Hix

09-Jul-2010 By Joe Lutrario

After working for Caprice Holdings for 17 years, Mark Hix left his job as chef director in 2008. He now operates four Hix restaurants in London and Dorset, and is director of food at Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair

Independent's fair tips campaign gains pace

17-Jul-2008 By Emma Eversham

A fair tips campaign launched by the Independent newspaper this week has gained support of chefs and restaurant guide editors