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Jones & Sons restaurant heads to South Woodford for second site

Andy Jones will open a second Jones & Sons restaurant and cocktail bar in London this June.

Chris Denney to open Fantomas restaurant in Chelsea

Chef Chris Denney is teaming up with George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev for a new restaurant in Chelsea.

Irish chef Aishling Moore has published seafood cookbook Whole Catch

Book review: Whole Catch

Irish chef Aishling Moore's neat guide to seafood champions the more commonly found cheaper fish varieties.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

This week's top news stories include a new restaurant from chef Alex Claridge, Borough Market’s Turnips slamming the market’s management for closing its restaurant, and Popeyes' annual sales surpassing £100m.

‘Transitional year’ sees TGI Fridays owner Hostmore significantly reduce losses

‘Transitional year’ sees Hostmore significantly reduce losses

TGI Fridays owner Hostmore has significantly reduced its losses following what the group has described as a ‘transitional year’.

Samyukta Nair to open KOYN Thai in Mayfair

Samyukta Nair is to open a Thai restaurant next month in a collaboration with Bangkok-born chef Rose Chalalai Singh.

Eastern Mediterranean restaurant Claro heads to London

Middle East-centric Eastern Mediterranean restaurant group Claro will launch in central London’s St James’s Market development this Autumn.

Riverside East to launch at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

A new venture is set to launch within the 300-cover café space that’s under the ArcelorMittal Orbit (AKA The Slide) in East London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Big Mamma Group criticised for applying 'checkout fee' on its payment app

Big Mamma Group has become the latest restaurant operator to face the ire of customers after its mobile payment provider introduced a new charge to its bills.

Jason Atherton takes the former Aquavit site for British brasserie Sael

Chef restaurateur Jason Atherton has taken the former Aquavit site in London’s St James’s Market development for a new British brasserie concept.

Uncorked: Mickael Metayer

The head sommelier of London’s A Wong on growing up in the Loire Valley, Raimonds Tomsons and the challenges of matching wines with progressive Chinese cuisine.

Revolution Bars confirms ‘exploratory’ meeting with Nightcap over possible sale

Revolution confirms ‘exploratory’ meeting with Nightcap over possible sale - updated

Revolution Bars has confirmed it held talks with rival operator Nightcap over a potential takeover deal.

Luke Findlay promises Supa Ya Ramen will return after closing sole remaining restaurant in Dalston

“It’s time to say goodbye for now” – Luke Findlay closes sole remaining Supa Ya Ramen site

Luke Findlay has promised that his cult supper club concept Supa Ya Ramen will come back ‘bigger and better’ after the group was forced to close its sole remaining restaurant.

Mayfair’s Annabel’s opens South American restaurant

Mayfair private members’ club Annabel’s has launched a South American-inspired restaurant in the space that previously housed its Mexican Room restaurant.

Alex Claridge to opening Albatross Death Cult restaurant in Birmingham

“It’s a weird space, but I think weird is a superpower right now”: Alex Claridge is opening a restaurant called Albatross Death Cult

Birmingham-based chef Alex Claridge is opening an omakase style restaurant in the city’s Jewellery Quarter this summer.

Flash Grilled: Simon Attridge

The culinary director at Claridge’s likes a Big Mac, dislikes badly taken food shots and thinks oysters are overrated.

Basque steak restaurant Ibai is coming to the City this summer

Txuleta founder Nemanja Borjanović and William Sheard will open a Basque steak restaurant in the City of London this summer.

Six Company to launch a further two Edinburgh sites

The group behind Six by Nico has unveiled two new Edinburgh projects that together total a £2m investment into the Scottish capital.

Entries for World Steak Challenge 2024 now open

The prestigious World Steak Challenge (WSC), the competition that puts the planet’s finest cuts of steaks to the test, is returning this September.

French-Mediterranean restaurant La Maison Ani to make its UK debut

The duo behind Gaia in Mayfair will open a second location of their French-Mediterranean concept La Maison Ani in London this month.

What are the big UK restaurant openings in May 2024

Restaurant radar: May 2024

The return of a West London institution, Michel Roux Jr's next venture and a restaurant that pays homage to Winston Churchill are among this month’s key openings.

The Dining Room at The Goring to relaunch later this month

Central London hotel The Goring will relaunch its Michelin-starred The Dining Room restaurant later this month following a full refurbishment.

Ikoyi partners with Uber Eats to offer 'UK's cheapest two-star menu'

London’s Ikoyi has partnered with Uber Eats to offer what is claimed to be the UK’s cheapest two Michelin-starred menu.

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats to introduce security checks to stop illegal workers

Food delivery companies to introduce tougher checks to prevent illegal working

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are to introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers.

Compass Group's acquisition of CH&CO completes

Compass Group UK & Ireland has completed the deal to acquire catering company CH&CO.

Morley’s moves into retail with Heinz collab fried chicken sauce

Cult London fried chicken brand Morley’s has moved into the omnichannel retail space by launching its collaboration Heinz x Morley’s Fried Chicken Sauce into supermarkets.

The Caviar Bar small yet opulent caviar bar and seafood restaurant opens in London's Mayfair

Latest opening: The Caviar Bar

Mayfair is home to a new luxury bar and restaurant that’s centred around ‘direct-sourced’ caviar, premium-quality seafood and fine wine.

Charlie Foster on the closure of Borough Market restaurant Turnips

“Gratuitously curtailed”: Turnips slams the Borough Market Trustees

The director of the fruit and vegetable company behind Borough Market’s Turnips has hit out against the market’s management for withdrawing permission for the restaurant to operate.

Slim Chickens UK expands into Germany

The Boparan Restaurant Group-operated Slim Chickens UK has moved into the German market by way of a partnership with the Foodelity Group.

Whitbread to shed 1,500 jobs under plans to scale back branded restaurant estate

Whitbread to shed 1,500 jobs under plans to scale back restaurant estate

Whitbread is to exit 126 sites from its branded restaurant estate and convert a further 112 into new hotel rooms as part of a new ‘accelerating growth plan’ (AGP).

MPs launch inquiry into ‘recruitment and retention of staff in hospitality’

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry into the ‘recruitment and retention of staff in hospitality’.

Phil Winser (L) and James Gummer (R) with Olivier van Themsche

The Pelican’s Phil Winser and James Gummer to launch second London gastropub

The team behind Notting Hill gastropub The Pelican are to launch their second site in the capital later this spring having taken over The Hero pub in Maida Vale.

Danny Trejo: “50 years ago I was heading to the gas chamber, now I’m in my own London restaurant”

The Hollywood actor on how he went from robbing restaurants to owning them, and why now is the right time to bring his eponymous LA taco brand to London.