Fine Dining

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2023: Sustainability Award shortlist

24-May-2023 By Restaurant

Six forward-thinking restaurants have been recognised for their sustainable credentials, but only one can be crowned winner.

Chef Johnny Stanford to open fine dining restaurant in Worthing Pier

24-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Former Pascere and Alexander House chef Johnny Stanford will open a fine dining restaurant in Worthing Pier this summer.

Aktar Islam: “I'm worried my younger cooks have entered an industry that has no future”

19-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

As Birmingham restaurant Opheem turns five this year, its chef-patron questions the longevity of fine dining in its current form.

Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf to open debut London restaurant

19-May-2023 By James McAllister

Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf, who runs the two Michelin-starred Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, is to open his debut London restaurant later this month in Marylebone.

Simon Rogan launches Malta restaurant

18-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

L’Enclume chef Simon Rogan has launched a restaurant in the Maltese capital of Valletta.

Aktar Islam: “I made just £320 profit in the first quarter of 2023”

18-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Birmingham chef restaurateur Aktar Islam has revealed that his Michelin-starred Opheem generated just £320 in profit in the first quarter of 2023 despite having a solid customer base.

Uncorked: Allegra Antinori

18-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

One of the three 26th generation sisters behind famed Italian winemaker Antinori on Portugal, Chateau Rayas and her family’s upcoming London restaurant Cantinetta Antinori.

Restaurant RenMor opens at The Headland hotel

17-May-2023 By Restaurant

Cornwall-based hotel The Headland has invested £3m to open a new restaurant at the venue.

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards: Opening of the Year 2023 shortlist

15-May-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurants in London, Wales, Bath, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol and beyond have been shortlisted in the 2023 Opening of the Year category.

Adam Tooby-Desmond promoted to head chef at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal has announced the appointment of Adam Tooby-Desmond as its head chef.

House of Ming confirms spring opening

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Sichuan and Cantonese restaurant House of Ming will open later this month within St. James’ Court, A Taj Hotel.

Gauthier Group to open two new restaurants

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Vegan chef and restaurateur Alexis Gauthier is to open two restaurants in London next month.

Uncorked: Luca Cavallo

11-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Marcus Belgravia on how a Tuscan meal sparked his interest in wine, his ultimate food and drink match, and why Portuguese wine is underrated.

How I Got Here: Guy Ivesha

10-May-2023 By James McAllister

The CEO of Maslow's group, which recently launched Nessa in London's Soho, on the importance of being curious, going it alone, and the benefits of recruiting beyond the UK.

The Grill at The Dorchester to relaunch with Tom Booton’s name above the door

09-May-2023 By James McAllister

The Grill at The Dorchester is to relaunch later this month with a new look and menu, as well as a new name courtesy of executive chef Tom Booton.

Quickly does it: the rise of the menu rapide

09-May-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Top Leeds restaurant The Man Behind the Curtain has launched a better value menu designed to attract customers looking for something lighter. And it’s not alone.

Latest opening: Kibako

05-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

A Fitzrovia-based Japanese restaurant that’s boxing clever on the former site of RAI.

Uncorked: Erika Haigh

04-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The sake expert behind London sake shop, bar and restaurant Moto on pairing sake with pizza and the ‘phantom sake’ produced by Nagano’s Obuse Winery.

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards: Restaurateur of the Year 2023 shortlist

02-May-2023 By Restaurant

This year's shortlist of top restaurateurs has been revealed.

'Fin-to-gill’ restaurant Kima to open in Marylebone

28-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind Greek restaurants OPSO, INO and Pittabun is opening a ‘fin-to-gill’ restaurant in Marylebone.

Philli Armitage-Mattin to launch three-month residency at Kebab Queen

27-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals finalist Philli Armitage-Mattin will launch a three-month residency at Covent Garden’s Kebab Queen in May.

Uncorked: George Begg

26-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The 'accidental restaurateur' behind Whitstable favourite Samphire on Margate's Botega Caruso, Krug 1988, Len Evans and his surprisingly affordable Domaine Tempier Bandol rosé.

Latest opening: Story Cellar

26-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Tom Sellers’ rotisserie restaurant sees the chef take a more casual, but no less precise, approach to cooking.

Harriet Mansell ‘ready for new opportunities’ as she prepares to relinquish Robin Wylde site

21-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Lyme Regis-based chef Harriet Mansell will close her fine dining restaurant Robin Wylde at the end of September, saying the move will give her the space to evolve her business.

We Are Grace London opens first of three planned restaurants this year

21-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Newly launched hospitality group We Are Grace London has made its debut with an Antipodean Italian restaurant located in London’s Belsize Park with two more venues to follow later in the year.

Uncorked: Maria Viviani

20-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The Argentina-born ‘resident wine enthusiast’ at Hoxton natural wine specialist Eline on Camille Thiriet, Offbeat Wines and pairing Macvin du Jura with Comté.

Marc Wilkinson to relocate Fraiche to Shropshire

20-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Marc Wilkinson has announced that he will relocate his renowned Oxton restaurant Fraiche to Shropshire.

Creative Restaurant Group to launch Japanese restaurant at The OWO

20-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Endo Kazutoshi and Misha Zelman will launch a Japanese restaurant on the roof of London’s The OWO hotel later this year.

Steven Edwards to create menu for Brighton & Hove Albion’s new Tunnel Club experience

19-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

MasterChef: The Professionals winner and Etch owner Steven Edwards is to oversee the menus for a new 'immersive' hospitality experience at The Amex stadium in Brighton.

Aulis London to double in size following remodel

19-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Aulis London, Simon Rogan’s chef’s table and development kitchen restaurant in Soho, is to reopen next month following an extensive remodel that will see the site double in size.

Hakkasan owner Tao Group acquired by Mohari Hospitality

18-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

The US-centric Tao Group Hospitality, which owns the Hakkasan restaurant group, has been sold to a global investment firm owned PokerStars co-founder Mark Scheinberg in a deal worth $550m.

Fat Duck owner returns to profit

18-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

The parent company of Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire has returned to profit with turnover having more than doubled in 2022 compared to the year before.

Andrew Sheridan takes on former Fraiche site for second Merseyside restaurant

17-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Andrew Sheridan has taken on the former Restaurant Fraiche site in Oxton for his latest venture.

Latest opening: Maene

14-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Nick Gilkinson's follow up to Townsend is low-key yet impressive, combining a simple modern British menu with natural wine and zero-waste cocktails.

Uncorked: Jared Svedlund

13-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The New Zealand-born somm at Holborn’s La Cave on careless Prime Ministers, Adam Vourvoulis and Lucas and André Rieffel’s Cremant d’Alsace.

Betting the farm: Dan Cox on Crocadon

12-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former Simon Rogan lieutenant is putting the soil first at his largely self-sufficient Cornish farm and restaurant.

Latest opening: NORD

11-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Northern hospitality and Scandinavian influences combine at this new Liverpool fine dining restaurant.

28 Market Place announces closure

11-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Somerset restaurant 28 Market Place has closed three years after its launch.

Le Petit Beefbar heads to Edinburgh for first restaurant in Scotland

06-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Global steakhouse group Beefbar is to open its first restaurant in Scotland this summer in Edinburgh.

Uncorked: Jasper Delamothe

05-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The founder of natural wine retailer and wine bar Oranj on Cabernet Franc and pizza, Anders Frederik Steen and the often overlooked French region of Bugey.

Le Cochon Aveugle duo Josh and Victoria Overington to return with Mýse

04-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The husband-and-wife duo behind sorely missed York restaurant Le Cochon Aveugle are to return to the industry with a restaurant with rooms in the North Yorkshire village of Hovingham.

Former Fenn chef goes it alone with Counter 71

04-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Former Fenn and St Leonards chef Joe Laker is to launch his first solo venture this summer on Nile Street in London’s Shoreditch.

Tomos Parry’s Soho restaurant to be called Mountain

31-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Brat chef Tomos Parry’s upcoming Soho restaurant will be called Mountain and is described as a ‘wood grill and wine bar’.

Noble Rot Mayfair names head chef

31-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The kitchen at Noble Rot’s upcoming Mayfair restaurant will be headed by ex-Perilla chef Adam Wood.

Latest opening: Higher Ground

30-Mar-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Impeccable sourcing, creative cooking and low intervention wines come together at this modern and thoughtful Manchester bistro.

Uncorked: Terry Kandylis

30-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group wine director for Caprice Holdings on his list at Mayfair's Bacchanalia, 1728 Pedro Ximénez and the pleasure of tasting the fruit of one’s labours.

Artfarm to launch restaurant and fishmongers in Scottish Highlands

29-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Artfarm, the group behind Mount St. Restaurant and The Audley Public House in London, is to launch a new venture in the Scottish Highlands.

Exchange and smart: the bartenders tackling the restaurant world

29-Mar-2023 By Stefan Chomka

With the opening of Stock Market Grill, the Schofield brothers have made the bold leap from cocktails bars to restaurants.

Gordon Ramsay's London House in Battersea closes

29-Mar-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Gordon Ramsay has closed his London House restaurant in Battersea.

Hospitality Rising reaches half of all 16 to 30-year-olds

28-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Hospitality Rising’s inaugural Rise Fast, Work Young campaign has reached over 5.5m of the UK’s 16 to 30-year-olds, equal to half this demographic, via its digital marketing campaign.