Gunpowder plots an opening in Lisbon
Harneet Baweja is taking his Gunpowder restaurant to Portugal with the opening of a site in Lisbon later this month.
Archives for November 11, 2022
Flash-grilled: Vincent Crepel
The French chef, who recently launched Terre in County Cork’s Castlemartyr Resort, Ireland, on what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and his dream dinner party guests.
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's top news stories include Loungers' new roadside dining brand, BrewDog being accused of hypocrisy over its World Cup 'anti-sponsorship' campaign, and Hoppers' first international location.
Thomasina Miers: "We could open more restaurants if we had the staff"
Wahaca co-founder Thomasina Miers has said the staffing shortage in the hospitality sector is forcing the restaurant group to turn down bookings and halt its expansion plans.
How a chef from Delhi is using his classic French training to make waves in Indian fine dining
As executive chef of Benares, Sameer Taneja has regained the Mayfair restaurant’s Michelin star and claimed it a spot in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants list.
Business Profile
Driving ambition: all-day restaurant group Loungers on its road to success
On the back of a record year, the Lounge and Cosy Club operator is putting its foot to the floor with its expansion plans, which include a new roadside café brand.
Liquid assets: the latest drinks launches for November
A bevvy of premium beers, a 60-year aged scotch and two new vodkas for your drinking consideration this month.
Book review: Going for an Indian
Ziaur Choudhrey’s book is a compelling story of England's Anglo-Bangladeshi communities and the role that food and restaurants play in them.
Latest opening: Cycene
Blue Mountain School's restaurant has reopened with up and coming young chef Theo Clench at the helm.
Change of Hart: why Hicce's Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre are heading down the pub
The duo behind Coal Drops Yard restaurant Hicce open their first pub together later this month, in Islington.
Touch and go: The order management system that’s streamlining operations within the kitchen
Paid for by ICRTouch
With its newly evolved TouchKitchen solution, ICRTouch is revolutionising the way food orders are processed It’s a scenario every restaurant fears - a customer who’s missing their meal. The front of house team insists the order went through, but the...
Manchester's BräuHaus is 'forced to close'
Bavarian style beer house and restaurant BräuHaus in Manchester has closed as a result of an ongoing dispute with landlord.
UKHospitality demands 'urgent resolutions' to rail strikes
UKHospitality has warned that 'urgent resolutions' are needed to avoid further rail and tube strikes, the impact of which has been huge for hospitality businesses in recent months.