Latest opening: Brightside
If its debut site is anything to go by, Loungers looks set to drive the UK's roadside dining renaissance.
Archives for March 24, 2023
Noda Marvani: 'there's not much awareness about Iranian culture or cooking'
The founder of Bristol’s Koocha on #CookForIran and how she has adapted Iranian cuisine to suit a vegan diet at her Bristol restaurant.
The Lowdown: Michelin 2023
The little red book is set to reveal its latest tranche of stars and awards next week at a glitzy ceremony held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire
Flash-grilled: Grace Bryson
The head chef at London Shell Co.'s new seafood bar in Highgate on wanting to cook for Anthony Bourdain, chefs using unnecessary crunchy things, and putting Maltesers in red wine
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's top news stories include the announcement of the new Michelin Bib Gourmands, frustration as hospitality is excluded from UK shortage occupation list, and the closure of Edinburgh’s 21212.
Company of Cooks merges with Venues by CH&CO
Leisure catering and hospitality businesses Company of Cooks and Venues by CH&CO have merged to create a £70m business with a portfolio of 30 venues and destinations.
Kenny Atkinson reveals brief for National Chef of the Year 2023
Kenny Atkinson’s brief for National Chef of the Year 2023 asks chefs to consider food waste and the creative use of ingredients as chefs grapple with the cost-of-living crisis, food inflation and supply chain disruption.
"The restaurant in the City to go to": more details about The Wolseley City revealed
More details have been revealed about the forthcoming opening of a second The Wolseley in the capital.
Warwickshire’s Pug Pubs to launch Greek restaurant in Leamington Spa
The owners of a Warwickshire pub group Pug Pubs are set to open a new Greek restaurant in Leamington town centre.
Deliveroo launches virtual training academy
Deliveroo has launched a virtual training academy to help small and medium-sized restaurants develop their skills in areas including hiring talent, digital marketing, social media, sustainability and managing finances.
Hawksmoor heads to Chicago for second US restaurant
Hawksmoor is to open a second restaurant in the US next year, this time in the Midwest in Chicago.
Monica Galetti to return as judge on MasterChef: The Professionals
Monica Galetti has announced she will be returning as a judge on TV cooking programme MasterChef: The Professionals, one year after announcing she was stepping away from the show.
Insomnia Cookies names former Deliveroo director as UK MD
Late-night cookie concept Insomnia Cookies has appointed Ben Lacey as the head of its UK business ahead of the group's plans to launch in the country this year.