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The property developer turned restaurateur sold his four-strong pub business last year to concentrate on ambitious new-build projects in iconic London locations, of which the latest is the newly opened The Lighterman in King’s Cross.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has called on the new Scottish Government to dismiss plans for a controversial ‘bed tax’ on hotels.
More than two thirds of independent foodservice operators believe that Britain leaving the EU would have a positive impact on their business with 56 per cent predicting that it would help cut red tape.
The 14 finalists set to fight for the Le Cordon Bleu London UK Scholarship Award 2016 have been chosen, ahead of the final on 2 June.
Legs, a new wine-focused bar and restaurant from Australian chef Magnus Reid, is to open in London’s Hackney this 19 May.
Team UK and this year's competitor Anthony Wright have flown to Budapest for the European heat of the Bocuse d'Or 2017.
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