Restaurants

Luxury Boutique Hotels rebrands and extends its service to restaurants and restaurants with rooms

12-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Following the appointment of Paul Hackett as managing director, operational and marketing support platform Luxury Boutique Hotels has extended its services to independent restaurants with rooms and standalone restaurants.

Freedom day delay puts 'thousands' more venues at risk

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

New data from CGA shows a strong reopening for some segments of the industry but 'jeopardy' remains for many independent and late-night businesses.

Sumosan team to bring Israeli-Japanese restaurant to Islington

22-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Sumosan co-founder Janina Wolkow is to launch an Israeli-Japanese restaurant in Islington this June.

Edinburgh restaurateur Stefano Pieraccini takes former The Honours site

21-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Edinburgh-based restaurateur Stefano Pieraccini has acquired the New Town site that was once home to Martin Wishart’s The Honours brasserie.

Food prices likely to rise as sector reopens

20-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Several months of falling food and non-alcoholic drinks prices are expected to come to an end as the hospitality industry reopens, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals.

Flash-grilled: Ben McKellar

04-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Largely Brighton and Hove-based chef restaurateur Ben McKellar runs a total of five venues including fine dining restaurant the Gingerman and recently launched small plates restaurant The Flint House.

‘Extraordinary’ Tokyo remains Michelin’s most starred city

27-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Tokyo has held on to its position as the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world for another year.

What’s in a name? James Cochran slams former employer for leasing out his name

20-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

James Cochran has taken to Twitter to call out his former employer Rayuela for selling the rights to use his recipes and name.

Flash-grilled: Levi Roots

17-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Born in Jamaica, Levi Roots launched his eponymous hot sauce brand in 2007 following a memorable appearance on BBC2's Dragon's Den. In 2015 he launched Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse in Westfield Stratford City.

Latest opening: Bababoom Islington

17-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Kebab specialist Bababoom has chosen Islington's Upper Street for its second location following success in Battersea.

Restaurant Eats Out: Brighton & Hove

15-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant headed to sunny Brighton & Hove for its latest Eats Out food and drink tour and found the city's food scene in fine fettle. Here's where we went.

Pip Lacey confirms Coal Drops Yards opening

14-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Former Murano chef Pip Lacey has confirmed she will open her debut solo restaurant project within trendy clothes retailer Wolf & Badger’s new location in King’s Cross.

"It’s a place where we can immerse ourselves in hospitality" Nuno Mendes on Mãos

14-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Mãos is a ‘hidden’ Shoreditch venue that allows high-profile Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes to offer an immersive and intimate experience that challenges preconceived notions of eating out

Half of UK adults concerned chains are taking over

14-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Half of UK adults are concerned that their local high street is being taken over by restaurant chains and fast food chains to the detriment of independent businesses.

Chef Kieren Steinborn-Busse to open inaugural solo project

13-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Kieren Steinborn-Busse and his wife Natasha are to open a restaurant in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, later this year.

Clive Watson to open restaurant at The Dixon

13-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Blixen and Lorne owner Clive Watson is to open a restaurant at The Dixon, an upcoming boutique hotel in London’s Tower Bridge area.

Opening of the month: Gazelle

01-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Rob Roy Cameron and cocktail maestro Tony Conigliaro are collaborating again with a grown-up restaurant and bar on Mayfair’s increasingly eclectic Albemarle Street.

Ask the experts

5 ways to deal with - and reduce - complaints on social media

23-Jul-2018 By Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey, new client director at drinks and hospitality marketing agency YesMore, on how to effectively handle complaints on social media.

The Weekender Interview: Allan Pickett

13-Jul-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Allan Pickett has worked with some of the very best in the business including the Galvin brothers and Marco Pierre White. He currently oversees the food at The Swan at Shakespeare's Globe as executive head chef.

Stephen Harris on being a self-taught chef

12-Jul-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The Sportsman chef patron on learning how to cook from the books and restaurants of high profile chefs and how he ultimately went on to forge a style of his own.

Sami Tamimi on ROVI, 'waste' ingredients and Ottolenghi

09-Jul-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef restaurateurs Sami Tamimi and Yotam Ottolenghi opened their first restaurant in six years late last month. Located in Fitzrovia, ROVI serves a vegetable-centric menu that explores fermentation and cooking over fire.

Opening of the month: Brigadiers

04-Jul-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The Sethi family’s latest opening is its biggest yet: a multifaceted restaurant inspired by Indian army mess taverns with a focus on beer, whisky, live sport and pool.

Restaurant Eats Out: Peruvian

29-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant magazine's latest food tour saw a wide range of operators experience three of London's best Peruvian restaurants - Pachamama, Lima London and Ceviche.

The Weekender Interview: Will Bowlby

29-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Will Bowlby is the co-founder of two (soon to be three) strong modern Indian restaurant group Kricket. His cooking CV includes Le Café Anglais and the Cinnamon Kitchen.

The Weekender Interview: Peter Gordon

22-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Oft dubbed the 'godfather of fusion cooking', New Zealand-born Peter Gordon arrived in the UK in 1989 and made his name at The Sugar Club in Notting Hill. His current portfolio includes the Providores and Tapa Room in London and The Sugar Club...

Stokey Bears doubles up

22-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food operator Burger Bear is launching a second iteration of Stokey Bears, its bricks-and-mortar restaurant.

Auction Against Hunger line up announced

19-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

On Saturday 22 July Auction Against Hunger will see Borough Market play host to a large and eclectic line up of chefs and restaurants.

Marianne Lumb to move on from her eponymous restaurant

18-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Marianne Lumb is to leave her eponymous Notting Hill restaurant after five years, the chef announced on Saturday Kitchen this weekend.

Raymond Blanc wins Lifetime Achievement Award

13-Jun-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Raymond Blanc was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards, held in London on Monday night (11 June).

The Weekender Interview: Adam Reid

08-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Adam Reid took over from his former boss Simon Rogan at The French at the Midland Hotel in 2016. Since then he has pursued his own brand of modern British cooking. Reid appeared in the 2016 BBC2 Great British Menu series, and won a coveted place...

Go Compare partners with Dine

08-Jun-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Price comparison website Go Compare is making moves into the restaurant sector by partnering with discount dining platform Dine.

Restaurant Eats Out: Covent Garden

07-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant magazine’s latest Restaurant Eats Out event included four very different restaurants and highlighted the eclecticism of Covent Garden’s booming eating out scene.

Wild at heart: Nisha Katona on Mowgli

05-Jun-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Mowgli founder Nisha Katona is on a mission to dispel the idea that Indian food is unhealthy with her burgeoning restaurant group.

Hopping off: O’Hare leaves The Rabbit in the Moon

05-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Michael O’Hare has left his The Rabbit in the Moon restaurant following a parting of ways with his Manchester-based backers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs.

Food delivery services chip away at restaurant growth

24-May-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Consumers are swapping dining out for eating at home using food delivery services, new data has shown.

The Lowdown: Tory party discount card

24-May-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Tories are considering offering a discount card to offer deals on restaurant food

The Weekender Interview: Anne-Sophie Pic

11-May-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Anne-Sophie Pic grew up at her family's restaurant, Maison Pic. She took control of the Valence-based restaurant in 1997 with no formal training in cooking and – 10 years later – regained its three Michelin star rating. She now runs further restaurants...

Uncertain future for Côte’s spin-off brands

09-May-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Sky News has reported that Côte is revaluating its Limeyard and Jackson + Rye spin-off brands.

Mitch Tonks: “Restaurants are being misled on line-caught fish”

04-May-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Seafood specialist Mitch Tonks (The Seahorse, Rockfish) is now an ambassador for the Marine Stewardship Council, a high profile NGO that encourages sustainable fishing practices by certifying fisheries.

The top 5 stories in hospitality this week 11/01 - 15/01

15-Jan-2016 By Sophie Witts

What were some of the top stories in hospitality this week? Here's our pick.

In Operation with...Foxlow

29-Oct-2015 By Emma Eversham

Hawksmoor co-founder Will Beckett talks to BigHospitality about the company's recently launched neighbourhood restaurant offering Foxlow and the ethos behind it for our fifth In Operation with... video. 

GALLERY: Restaurants' gluten-free dishes

20-Jul-2015 By Liam Garrahan

BigHospitality rounds up some of the gluten-free dishes from restaurant chains across the country.

Mourad Mazouz: Pearls of Wisdom

04-Apr-2014 By Joe Lutrario

The Algerian-born restaurateur behind London’s Sketch and Momo and a number of other restaurants and bars in Paris and the Middle East on pop-ups, seeking investment from friends, and why he objects to his restaurants being referred to as a mini empire. 

Restaurants' children's menus get investigated for Soil Association and Organix campaign

15-May-2013 By Emma Eversham

The Soil Association and baby food company Organix have launched a campaign in a bid to improve the food choices offered to children in restaurants. 

MenuSpring gives restaurants extra control of online reputation

26-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

MenuSpring – a recently-launched online web-portal of restaurants and their menus – is gathering pace in the UK, with over 8,000 venues already listed on its database.

Restaurant magazine: Alan Yau vows to quit hospitality industry

07-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateur Alan Yau has announced his intention to quit the hospitality business following the launch of several restaurant projects in London over the next year. 

An end to restaurant no-shows? New marketing platform reveals potential solution

13-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The issue of customer’s booking tables and not showing up has plagued the restaurant industry for years, but now bookingrid.com, a new marketing platform for restaurants which uses a demand-led pricing model, believes it has finally found a solution.

‘Hidden’ restaurants with no website lose out on £31k a year

28-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Despite recent figures from Google showing that restaurant-related online searches are up 17 per cent year-on-year, a third of outlets still have no website, missing out on a potential £31,000 of revenue every year.

Sustainable Restaurant Association to reward top-rated restaurants at inaugural awards

16-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has announced plans to give out awards to its rated businesses next year to give restaurants with strong sustainablilty credentials the recognition they deserve.

Livebookings and Square Meal announce partnership

09-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant reservations and online marketing services company Livebookings has partnered with restaurant guide Square Meal enabling the guide's users to book more of the restaurants it features online.