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Grilled cheese chef? Soho's Melt Room cafe opened in May

Single-item restaurants on the rise in London

By Sophie Witts

While there are already restaurants specialising in grilled cheese, meatballs, chips and cereal, the trend for single-item menus is reportedly still on the rise in London.

Behind the scenes at Burger & Lobster

In Operation with...Burger & Lobster

By Emma Eversham

Burger & Lobster managing director Simon King talks through the systems which make Burger & Lobster a success in our latest In Operation with... video. 

Valrun Talreja has re-opened Le Chabanais as 8 Mount Street after the partnership between him and the team at Le Chateaubriand came to the end

Le Chabanais re-opens as 8 Mount Street

By Emma Eversham

Le Chabanais, the restaurant opened in partnership with the team from French restaurant Le Chateaubriand has re-opened as 8 Mount Street. 

Burger King has launched its mobile app in the UK, offering personalised digital coupons to users

Burger King launches mobile app in UK

By Carina Perkins

Burger King has launched its mobile app in the UK just days after it emerged the fast food chain will offer mobile payment in US restaurants as early as next year.

The restaurant will serve a menu featuring dishes in the style of Vietnamese street food while at the same time putting on film noir inspired ‘theatre'

New noodle bar serves up film noir

By Lauren Houghton

Bang Bang Canteen, which claims to be the first ever ‘Noodle Noir’ restaurant, will be opening in London this September. 

The restaurant itself will have 240 covers and will serve European dished using British ingredients.

D&D London re-launches Quaglino’s

By Lauren Houghton

Restaurant and late night venue Quaglino’s in London’s Mayfair is set to re-open this October after undergoing a multi-million pound renovation.

Owner and operations manager of the Real Greek Christos Karatzenis

The Real Greek expands outside London

By Lauren Houghton

Eastern Mediterranean restaurant The Real Greek is opening its first site outside of London in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of its wider expansion strategy. 

The Development Chef Summit, sponsored by Farm Frites, will be held on 19 March at Westminster Kingsway College

Development Chef Awards 2014 shortlist announced

By Luke Nicholls

The shortlist for the inaugural Development Chef Awards 2014, which recognises and rewards the best menus, dishes and multi-site chefs across the restaurant and pub sector, has been announced.

The Five Fields Restaurant will open on Blacklands Terrace in Chelsea next Tuesday (21 May)

The Five Fields restaurant to open in Chelsea

By Luke Nicholls

American chef Taylor Bonnyman is all set to launch The Five Fields restaurant in Chelsea next week, having assembled a team which includes former staff members of Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, Tom Aikens Restaurant and Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.

Chevris, Laborde and Lavorel opened Chabrot Bistrot d’Amis in Knightsbridge in 2011

Chabrot Bistrot owners open new restaurant in Smithfield

By Luke Nicholls

The team behind Chabrot Bistrot d'Amis restaurant in Knightsbridge has this week launched a second restaurant - Chabrot Bistrot des Halles in Smithfield - with hopes to open up to three more over the next three years.

Heaton, Butler & Bayne and the Counter Bar will open on Tuesday 2 April, with the downstairs cocktail opening a week later

Heaton, Butler & Bayne joins Covent Garden’s restaurant revolution

By Luke Nicholls

Just days after BigHospitality reported on the recent flurry of restaurant launches in Covent Garden, Heaton, Butler & Bayne – a modern British all-day dining concept from London-based restaurateur Robert Siegler - is now set to open on the corner...

Jamie Barber plans Hush expansion and Cabana rollout

Jamie Barber plans Hush expansion and Cabana rollout

By Peter Ruddick

Jamie Barber has revealed he plans to expand both of his current restaurant ventures with the opening of a brasserie under the Hush name and a rollout to at least two more sites in the short-term of the Brasilian BBQ concept Cabana.

Wild Honey chef to open Soho trattoria

Wild Honey chef to open Soho trattoria

By Becky Paskin

Former Arbutus and Wild Honey chef Andrea Mantovani is to open his first solo venture, an Italian trattoria in London’s Soho.