Santiago Lastra

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

23-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

New openings from Santiago Lastra and MJMK, Creative Restaurant Group, and Permanently Unique Group were among this week's most-read stories.

Santiago Lastra is heading to Mayfair for a new regional Mexican restaurant

19-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Mexican chef Santiago Lastra is making the move to Mayfair for the opening of his second London restaurant.

KOL leads UK's ranking in World's 50 Best Restaurants List as Central in Peru claims top spot

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Santiago Lastra’s Marylebone restaurant KOL has become the top ranked UK restaurant in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, entering at number 23.

MJMK surpasses £1m crowdfund target

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant group MJMK has already passed its crowdfunding target moments after its launch.

MJMK launches crowdfund to expand Casa do Frango and launch second concept with Santiago Lastra

24-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

The restaurant group behind Casa do Frango and Santiago Lastra’s KOL is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for further growth, including a second concept with the Mexican chef.

Matthias Ingelmann on KOL’s progressive cocktail programme

05-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Marylebone Mexican restaurant took home the Cocktail List of the year award at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards last month.

KOL enters The World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist

05-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Santiago Lasta's Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant KOL has entered The World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist, which was revealed this morning (5 July) ahead of its annual awards ceremony later this month.

Santiago Lastra named in 50 Next list

27-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Santiago Lastra has been named a 'Hospitality Pioneer' in the second edition of The World's 50 Best group's 50 Next list.

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards: Chef of the Year 2022 shortlist

20-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

The shortlist for this year's Chef of the Year award features chefs from across the country that have had a past 12 months to remember.

Uncorked: Matt Varona

03-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The beverage manager at MJMK on his wine list at progressive Mexican restaurant Kol, the New Old World and ‘Roman slave juice’.

Flash-grilled: Santiago Lastra

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The chef patron of Kol in London's Marylebone, which was named Best New Restaurant in Europe this week by La Liste, reflects on his career to date.

Matt Varona and Maxim Schulte on KOL's creative drinks programme

03-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Santiago Lastra’s brilliant Mexican cooking was rightly in the spotlight when KOL opened late last year, but the Marylebone restaurant also has a compelling and distinctive drinks offer.