Flash-grilled: Elia Sebregondi
The head chef and co-owner at Italian restaurant and pasta workshop Officina 00 on giving respect to kitchen porters, his love of simplicity and a bitter first food memory.
Archives for May 14, 2021
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week’s key hospitality news stories include Alyn Williams winning £57,000 in damages from The Westbury Hotel, the closure of The Gilbert Scott and Wendy’s ambitious expansion plans.
Chet Sharma: "A lot of places have stripped back too much and lost flavour"
The former The Ledbury and Moor Hall development chef is out to disrupt the top-end Indian space with his debut restaurant Bibi.
Preparing for 17 May - what are the rules for reopening indoors
With indoor hospitality across much of the UK finally able to reopen on Monday 17 May, we take a look at the Government guidance to see what the rules are.
One in three hospitality employers don’t have enough staff for next week's reopening
One in three hospitality employers don’t have enough staff to cope with the reopening of indoor hospitality next week, a new survey has found.
Insurers continuing to play 'fast and loose' with business interruption claims
A law firm has accused insurers are continuing to play 'fast and loose' with their response to business interruption claims made by hospitality operators.
Japanese handroll bar Temaki to open in Brixton
Japanese handroll bar Temaki is to open its debut site on Market Row in London's Brixton next month.
Al Mare to be flagship restaurant of soon-to-be-relaunched The Carlton Tower
Jumeirah’s Knightsbridge hotel The Carlton Tower will reopen next month with a new flagship restaurant called Al Mare.
Ask the Experts
Natasha’s Law: what you need to know
What does the upcoming law change making it a requirement for hospitality businesses to list all the ingredients and allergens present in their ‘pre-packed for direct sale’ food items mean for the industry?
Sales down by a quarter across managed sector in April
Managed pub and restaurant groups recorded a 26% drop in like-for-like sales in April compared to the same month in 2019, data from the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker show.
Six by Nico scores second London site
'Ever-evolving' tasting menu concept Six by Nico is to open its second London restaurant on Chancellor Passage in Canary Wharf later this summer.