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Bangers to open permanent Shoreditch restaurant

05-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Sausage-focused delivery brand Bangers is making the move into bricks and mortar with the opening of a breakfast bar in Shoreditch.

German bratwurst brand Extrawurst to make UK debut

28-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

German bratwurst fast-food brand Extrawurst is making its entry into the UK this year with restaurants in Birmingham and Nottingham.

It's a cracker: Smoking Goat wins Scotch Egg Challenge 2018

22-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Smoking Goat was triumphant at last night’s annual Scotch Egg Challenge, held at Islington pub The Canonbury Tavern.

Latest opening: Chimis

09-Feb-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Former Brindisa chef Nicolas Modad can now be found tending the grill at this authentic Argentine parrilla restaurant on the former site of El Vergel.

Two new tenants are pulling in to Old Spitalfields Market

31-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Two new traders are moving in to Old Spitalfields Market’s The Kitchens as two of the venue’s original vendors move on to new projects.

Latest opening: The Butcher's Tap

29-Nov-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge's butcher's and pub combo is an innovative way to attract daytime trade to the struggling pub sector.

Rock'n'roll pub from the team behind The Alma set to open next month

24-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The team behind two popular north London pubs will launch a third this December.

Carlisle hotel to welcome Penny Blue restaurant to its historic post office building

23-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Carlisle self-catering ‘aparthotel’ The Halston is opening a new restaurant and lounge later this month.

Latest opening: Knead

29-Sep-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Paul Hollywood pulls into Euston with the first of what could be many of his coffee shop and bakeries.

Sub Cult to open shipping container site in The City

19-Jun-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Street food outfit Sub Cult is to open an 18-month pop-up shipping container site on White Cross Place, just off Finsbury Avenue Square in the City of London.

Former Providores chef to head up new London gastropub

11-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

Karl Calvert, former head chef at Peter Gordon’s The Providores, is to head up the kitchen at a new London gastropub.

Bangers and Bacon team to launch Beastro restaurant

03-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

Street food traders Bangers and Bacon are to open their first permanent restaurant in Manchester later this month.

Bao team to open Taiwanese restaurant Xu

25-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

The team behind London street food sensation Bao are to open a new restaurant serving high-end Taiwanese cuisine in Soho this spring.

Encant’s Victor Garvey reveals more on second restaurant Rambla

20-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Victor Garvey, chef-patron of London Spanish-style restaurant Encant (previously known as Duende), has revealed more details about his second solo site, Rambla, in Soho in 2017.

Yard Sale Pizza to open third London site with new brunch menu

16-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Yard Sale Pizza, which originally opened in Clapton in 2014, is to open its third site in north London’s Walthamstow in February 2017.

Tom Sellers and Sub Cult team up to create market stall ‘Sellers Sub’

25-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers is to team up with street food group Sub Cult to create the new ‘Sellers Sub’, to be sold at food markets throughout December. 

Jason Atherton to open second restaurant with Restaurant Associates

20-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

Jason Atherton's restaurant company The Social Company is to open its second London restaurant with Restaurant Associates.

Street food concept Smokestak to open permanent London site

19-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

David Carter, former restaurant manager at Gordon Ramsay Holdings and general manager at Roka, is to open a permanent site for Smokestak, his street food-style meat concept, in London’s Shoreditch.

Reinventing the carvery: New cashless concept eyes 30 sites

27-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

A former London barrister's clerk is planning to modernise the carvery concept with a new cashless restaurant group.

The top 5 stories in hospitality this week 11/04 - 15/04

15-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

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

SMALL TALK

David Carter of Smokestak on why he swapped fine dining for barbecue

29-Jan-2015 By Emma Eversham

A former front-of-house manager at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and Roka, Barbudian David Carter turned his back on fine-dining in 2013 to launch barbecue street-food concept Smokestak which is currently in situ at The Tasting Room at Broadgate Ice...

Ken Hom masterclass: Whole Stuffed Chicken Skin

12-Dec-2014 By Carina Perkins

During a special masterclass at the School of Wok to celebrate the launch of its professional school, The Oriental Culinary Institute, chef and TV presenter Ken Hom demonstrated his legendary Whole Stuffed Chicken Skin for the first time in the UK. Bighospitality...

Bunnychow opens first permanent site in Soho

22-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Bunnychow is opening its first permanent venue on Wardour Street after the success of its food truck and Boxpark Shoreditch pop-up.

Fewer burgers on menus as operators widen range of American-style foods

18-Aug-2014 By Carina Perkins

Burger popularity has peaked in the UK, with branded operators serving increasingly innovative American and street food inspired dishes, according to the latest Menurama study from Horizons.

London Village Inns to open sixth pub

15-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Pub operator London Village Inns has taken over the franchise of Punch Taverns’ Westbury in Wood Green, and will reopen it in October after a £400k refurbishment.

Fish Club owners take on first pub venture

08-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Fish Club restaurant owners Steve Orme, James Thomson and Jack Sutton are opening their first pub, Shepperton’s Red Lion, in September.

The Meat Merchants launches pub snacks

02-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

Norfolk-based company ‘The Meat Merchants’ has launched a range of four new meat snacks specifically targeted at the on-trade. 

Hotelympia product launches: food and drink

01-May-2014 By Melodie Michel

Hotelympia 2014 was buzzing with people wanting to sample the latest food and drink innovations.

American-style hotdog and coffee kiosk to open at King’s Cross

19-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Fine Food Company is opening Coffee Dogs, a quick-service kiosk specialising in hot dogs and coffee, at King’s Cross Southern Square on 31 March.

Absolute Taste heads to Fenwick

06-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

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. 

Street food pop-ups to feature at Manchester Airport's Food Quarter

10-Jul-2013 By Emma Eversham

A series of street food pop-ups are to feature at Manchester Airport's Food Quarter to cater for 'evolving tastes and needs'. 

Constancia pops up in Shoreditch with plans for permanent site

09-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Constancia, a family-run Argentinian restaurant in Bermondsey, has just opened a pop-up venue in Shoreditch Food Village with a view to eventually securing a bricks-and-mortar site in East London. 

Three Little Pigs secures national trade distribution for English chorizo and salami range

21-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Yorkshire-based pork producer Three Little Pigs has secured a national trade distribution deal for its range of rare breed, high welfare, air-dried English chorizos and salamis.

The Huxley bar & restaurant opens in Edinburgh’s Rutland Hotel

31-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Signature Pub Group, which operates a number of hospitality businesses across Scotland, has just opened the doors of The Huxley – a new bar and restaurant housed within the Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh.

Pipers Crisps adds chorizo flavour to gourmet crisps range

27-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Pipers Crisps has added a chorizo flavour to its range of artisan crisps using a specially-created chorizo made in a farmer and butcher's on-site charcuterie in Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire.

Corney & Barrow re-launches with new travel bar concept and global expansion plans

31-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Independent wine merchants Corney & Barrow has officially re-launched with a fresh brand identity and a three-pronged hospitality offering in London comprising C&B Bars, Cabin Travel Bars and Terrace Restaurant and Bars. 

The Merchant of Bishopsgate pub opens in Liverpool Street station

01-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Food travel company SSP UK has launched a new modern pub on the concourse level at London’s Liverpool Street train station in a bid to ‘completely overhaul and revolutionise the UK’s perception of a typical station pub.’

New-look Restaurant 23 and Morgan’s Bar to open in Royal Leamington Spa

07-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Restaurant 23 in Royal Leamington Spa is opening for a soft launch later this month following its relocation to a new site including a new cocktail lounge bar.

Restaurant magazine’s 2012 predictions

12-Jan-2012 By Restaurant magazine

With a year packed full of national and restaurant-related events, BigHospitality’s sister publication Restaurant magazine has published its own series of sage predictions for 2012. The crystal ball goes into overdrive: High-quality German sausage, grimy...

Elior opens City wine bar at Lloyds

05-May-2011 By Becky Paskin

Contract catering giant Elior has launched a new wine bar underneath Lloyd’s of London in the City, featuring a wine list compiled by the World’s Best Sommelier 2010 Gerard Basset.

Hibiscus's Claude Bosi to open Wimbledon pub

11-Nov-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Claude Bosi, chef patron at two-Michelin star Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus, is to take on a pub-with-rooms with brother Cedric, BigHospitality can reveal.

1985 prices at The Waterside Inn and The Good Food Guide dinners at Harvey Nichols

15-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants hotels and pubs, including The Waterside Inn and Fifth Floor Harvey Nichols tell us about the extra activities they're planning to attract customers

Simon Hulstone finishes fourth at Bocuse d’Or Europe

08-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Simon Hulstone, chef proprietor of The Elephant in Torquay, has finished fourth in the European finals of the Bocuse d’Or, qualifying for the World Final in Lyon next year

Brown's Hotel creates world's largest Scotch egg

13-Aug-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Executive Chef at the Albemarle restaurant at Browns Hotel, London helps speciality egg producer Clarence Court break the world record for the largest Scotch egg

Thierry Beyris of Le Cercle tells us what works and what doesn’t in his restaurant

23-May-2007 By Restaurant

Confit Tuna with Crispy Melting Pork and Béarnaise Sauce The tuna is cooked in olive oil at about 50ºF (10ºC) so that it looks raw but is bursting with the flavour of the olive oil. It's on the healthy side but then there's ...