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      <news:title><![CDATA[Flash-grilled: Charlie Crote]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[John Lewis opens flagship Platter restaurant]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The Ritz launches first-ever seafood menu]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Canada-born ‘sports brasserie’ La Cage to make UK debut]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Gennaro Contaldo partners with Brava Hospitality Group for first new restaurant project in nearly 20 years]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Professor Green’s Proper Good to launch in London]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Trèsind Mayfair team launches Tryst]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[P.F. Chang’s to double up in London with Westfield Stratford City site]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Full steam ahead: P.F. Chang’s will open its second London restaurant next month]]></image:caption>
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