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      <news:title><![CDATA[Dylan’s Philly Cheesesteaks to open at STACK Newcastle ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Robbie Jameson named executive chef of MAD Restaurants]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Counter move: Knightsbridge Italian restaurant ALBA launches omakase concept]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Finalists revealed for Champagne Gosset Matchmakers competition]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Restaurant radar: September 2026]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Dishoom lines up third south London restaurant at former Las Iguanas site]]></news:title>
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