Restaurant backed by Pep Guardiola announces sudden closure
Paco Pérez’s Spanish restaurant Tast Cuina Catalana in Manchester has announced it will close later this month.
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Nick Nairn’s Kailyard Restaurant to close after 16 years
Nick Nairn’s Kailyard restaurant at Dunblane Hydro Hotel will close next year after more than a decade and a half.
The City’s Leadenhall Market looking to become “leading dining destination”
The City of London Corporation (CoLC) is looking to transform Leadenhall Market into one of the Capital’s leading dining destinations.
Thomas Straker opens events and chef incubator space
Thomas Straker has opened a dining room that will double as an incubator space for emerging chefs next door to his Notting Hill restaurant Straker’s.
The Clink Charity’s Brixton prison restaurant to remain open after tender victory
The Clink Charity restaurant at HMP Brixton will continue to operate after it retained its tender for a further five years.
What the ban on advertising for unhealthy foods on social media means for restaurants
Set to come into force on 5 January next year, the Government’s changes to online advertising rules for foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) will require a rethink for many food businesses.
Latest opening: HOAX
Well-known duo Simone and Lidia Crepaldi have opened a modern Italian restaurant and ‘secret’ cocktail bar in Dalston.
Michelin-starred chef Sergio Herman finally brings his premium chips brand to London
Chips with Michelin-star quality have made their way to London with the opening of Dutch concept Frites Atelier in Soho.
Moor Hall launches new PDR in partnership with The Macallan
Three Michelin-starred Lancashire restaurant Moor Hall will open a new private dining experience in collaboration with single malt Scotch whisky company The Macallan later this month.
John Vincent looking to return Leon to expansion trail following turnaround plan
Leon co-founder John Vincent has told The Guardian he is looking to return the healthy fast food brand to the expansion trail and is in the process of overhauling its menu.
Rapper Professor Green to launch a fast food brand in Glasgow next year
Rapper Professor Green will launch his fast food brand PG Fast Food in Glasgow next year.
Change at the top for award-winning gastropub
Chef-patron Dave Wall is “thrilled to continue the Unruly Pig legacy” as he becomes the owner of the top gastropub in the country, with Brendan Padfield announcing his retirement.
Sides to make its Scottish debut next year with a double opening
Fried chicken brand Sides is extending its reach with a move into Scotland next year.
Home truths: Chez Antoinette’s husband-and-wife duo on revamping their family-run restaurant
Aurélia and Jean-Baptiste Noël-Delclos on the refurbishment of Chez Antoinette and navigating the restaurant scene in Covent Garden.
Friday five: the week’s top hospitality stories
Leon’s administration and the uncertain future of TGI Fridays are among this week’s most read news stories.
Grind pulls into Waterloo for first station location
Coffee brand Grind is expanding its presence in travel retail with the launch of its first station location.
Popularity of matcha helps Caffè Nero achieve record sales
Caffè Nero has delivered record sales in the UK for the first half of the financial year driven by high demand for drinks such as matcha.
Latest opening: Gilroy’s Loft
London’s Guinness Open Gate Brewery has opened its doors, with a seafood restaurant at the top.
Leon begins closing sites as part of its restructure
Leon has begun closing some of its restaurants a day after it announced it was going into administration.
Hospitality venues bar Labour MPs in response to the Government’s budget
Labour MPs have been barred from a number of restaurants and restaurants across Britain in response to the Government’s stance on business rates.
Nathan Outlaw’s flagship Outlaw’s New Road to close
Nathan Outlaw will close his Michelin-starred flagship restaurant Outlaw’s New Road early next year.
Uncorked: Elinor Blair
The bar manager at Wildflowers’ Bar Flor on La Grange del’Oncle Charles, Gran Canaria and pairing Champagne Morley’s chicken wings.
Latest opening: Namo
Lampang-born chef Bookie Mitchell has launched a distinctive Thai restaurant in Brighton’s The Lanes.
Leon to close underperforming sites as it enters administration
Leon has announced plans to close its loss making restaurants as its enters administration.
The Real Eating Company reduces its estate to just two sites
The Real Eating Company has closed six of its eight sites following a restructuring of the businesses.
Highbury restaurant Saltine to shut amid ‘tough’ trading climate
The founders of Fink’s café group will close their Highbury restaurant and bar later this month.
Richard Hart to lead new bakery at Claridge’s
Top chef and baker Richard Hart is to front a new bakery and café at five-star Mayfair hotel Claridge’s.
TGI Fridays UK future in doubt again as its parent company looks to appoint administrators
The fate of TGI Fridays in the UK has been placed in doubt yet again with its holding company filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
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WTF is happening with TGIs?
Once a powerhouse brand in the UK casual dining market, TGI Fridays now finds itself going through its third sale process in little more than a year
Hedonism’s sister wine bar to close due to redevelopment
The team behind Mayfair’s Michelin-starred HIDE will close its nearby wine bar later this month due to landlord redevelopment plans.
The creator of The Laughing Heart returns with a new Italian restaurant
Charlie Mellor, the well-known restaurateur behind The Laughing Heart, will open his new restaurant Osteria Vibrato, alongside sommelier Cameron Dewar, in Soho next year.
Emily Scott joins MSC as sustainable seafood ambassador
Cornish chef Emily Scott has joined the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) UK and Ireland as an ambassador.
Youth training and apprentice scheme to target hospitality sector
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled an £820 million funding package designed to give the growing number of young people on universal credit opportunities to work in sectors including hospitality.
Uber Eats app integrates with Opentable
The partnership between Uber and OpenTable will allow customers to make reservations directly through the Uber Eats app.
Move over somms... Michelin to start rating wine producers
Michelin is turning its attention to the wine world with a new ratings system for wine producers.
Friday five: the week’s top hospitality stories
The return of Jamie’s Italian to the UK and yet another change of hands for burger brand Byron are among this week’s most read news stories.
Latest opening: Khao Bird Soho
Mike Palmer and Luke Larsson’s northern Thai–inspired restaurant concept has landed on Brewer Street.
Oliver’s twist: Jamie’s Italian to make a dramatic return to the UK
Jamie’s Italian is making a return to the UK high street six years on from its collapse with a restaurant opening in London’s Leicester Square next spring.
Carousel team to launch permanent Mexican seafood restaurant
Brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton, co-founders of chef residency restaurant Carousel, will launch Cometa – a contemporary Mexican seafood restaurant – next February.
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Is Niyamo Capital’s purchase of Byron a master stroke or tilting at windmills?
The beleaguered burger brand has changed hands once again, with its new owner eyeing international, rather than regional, expansion
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open in Croydon as it presses on with UK expansion
Dave’s Hot Chicken will arrive in Croydon this month, marking its seventh UK restaurant.
Lussmanns closes two restaurants as it enters pre-pack administration
Independent seafood restaurant group Lussmanns has undergone a pre-pack administration and closed two of its seven restaurants.
Honest Greens to make UK debut as hg Soho in London
Healthy food restaurant, known in Europe as Honest Greens, is launching its first UK site this month in London under the name hg Soho.
F&B revealed for upcoming Fitzrovia hotel The Newman
London-based hospitality management company Kinsfolk & Co. has revealed the F&B offering for its debut project.
Luxury Korean matcha brand TOKKIA makes its UK debut
A brand which describes itself as Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house has made its debut in London.
Ramsay’s secret weapon steps into the limelight
Kim Ratcharoen is stepping out of the shadows to lead the next era of the restaurant in which Gordon Ramsay made his name some 25 years ago.
JKS sells its trio of London pubs
JKS Restaurants has sold its three-strong London pub business through a private investment round led by founder and managing director Dominic Jacobs.
Shake Shack heads to Manchester for its northern debut
Global burger brand Shake Shack is setting up in Manchester for its first northern England site.
Flash-grilled: Luke Larsson
The head chef of Soho Thai restaurant Khao Bird on Samuay & Sons, Sharpies and pairing an ice-cold Leo with grilled fatty pork.
Billy Stock and Ellie Topham’s Margate pub to launch later this week
More details have been released for chef Billy Stock and his partner Ellie Topham’s upcoming North Kent pub.