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Friday five: the week’s top stories

Friday five: the week’s top stories

20-Feb-2026

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Latest opening: The Good Front Room

Latest opening: The Good Front Room

20-Feb-2026 | By Joe Lutrario

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Final match ups revealed for Prept’s Food Fight chef boxing event

Modern British steakhouse MRBL to launch in London’s Leadenhall Market

Taku becomes Sushi Amamoto London as another top sushi chef arrives in the capital

Wet weather and ‘Dry January’ contribute to poor post Christmas sales

London pub group Ardent achieves B Corp certification

Miller Prada named group culinary consultant at The Evolv Collection

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In focus

Uncorked: Jefferson Goldring

Uncorked: Jefferson Goldring

19-Feb-2026 By Joe Lutrario

Sustainability and smart operations: Insights on building resilient and efficient restaurants

Sustainability and smart operations: Insights on building resilient and efficient restaurants

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Latest opening: MATER1A

Latest opening: MATER1A

06-Feb-2026

Serving smarter: Choosing the right POS for seamless hospitality experiences

Serving smarter: Choosing the right POS for seamless hospitality experiences

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Good vibrations: Charlie Mellor’s Soho second act

By Joe Lutrario

Good vibrations: Charlie Mellor’s Soho second act

Casual Dining

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Modern British steakhouse MRBL to launch in London’s Leadenhall Market

Modern British steakhouse MRBL to launch in London’s Leadenhall Market

20-Feb-2026By Samira Gover

Is your restaurant landlord pack up to scratch?

Is your restaurant landlord pack up to scratch?

20-Feb-2026By Guy Holmes

Sabine London to open second rooftop venue in Holborn this April

Sabine London to open second rooftop venue in Holborn this April

19-Feb-2026

Fine Dining

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Latest opening: The Good Front Room

Latest opening: The Good Front Room

20-Feb-2026By Joe Lutrario

London pub group Ardent achieves B Corp certification

London pub group Ardent achieves B Corp certification

20-Feb-2026By Joe Lutrario

Ipswich hotel Salthouse Harbour to launch British brasserie

Ipswich hotel Salthouse Harbour to launch British brasserie

19-Feb-2026By Joe Lutrario

Markus Thesleff: “50% of my black book has left the country”

Markus Thesleff: “50% of my black book has left the country”

19-Feb-2026By Joe Lutrario

QSR & Street Food

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Boxpark abandons plans for Bristol and Birmingham sites

Boxpark abandons plans for Bristol and Birmingham sites

19-Feb-2026By Finn Scott-Delany

Picante to return to Liverpool’s Cains Brewery Village

Picante to return to Liverpool’s Cains Brewery Village

19-Feb-2026

PICK.YOUR.OWN. to open second site in Broadgate

PICK.YOUR.OWN. to open second site in Broadgate

18-Feb-2026By Samira Gover

Cooking up change: How Syrian refugee Mouna Elkekhia built a thriving street food business

Cooking up change: How Syrian refugee Mouna Elkekhia built a thriving street food business

16-Feb-2026By Samira Gover

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