Uncorked: Sunny Hodge
The founder of forward-thinking London wine bars Diogenes The Dog and Aspen & Meursault on wine science, Uruguay’s Pablo Fallabrinos and the joys of Pugliese ‘plonk’.
Archives for November 29, 2023
Flash-grilled: Nick Yung
The head chef at Pan Pacific London’s flagship restaurant, Straits Kitchen, on starting out as a prep cook, tackling bad attitudes in the workplace, and his favourite fast food joint.
Administrators close Birch Selsdon
Two restaurants overseen by chef Lee Westcott have closed with the hotel in which they were located being forced to shut.
Pizza Punks reveals plans for four more restaurants
Wood-fired pizza restaurant group Pizza Punks has plans to open new sites in Edinburgh, Manchester, Cardiff and Birmingham as part of its plans to grow into a UK-wide business.
Frequency of dining out occasions flatlines in October despite rise in consumer confidence
A combination of poor weather and financial strains led to the frequency of dining out occasions flatlining in October, research from Lumina Intelligence’s latest Eating & Drinking Out Panel shows.
The Naked Chef: “I’d love to open quietly and chip away but that doesn’t happen with Jamie Oliver”
Jamie Oliver has finally opened the doors at his new Covent Garden restaurant, marking the return of the Naked Chef.
Kricket tees up fourth London site as it secures further funding
Rik Campbell and Will Bowlby will launch a fourth restaurant under their modern-Indian brand Kricket next year in London’s Canary Wharf, alongside a second iteration of their SOMA bar concept.
Meet the chef setting up a top-flight dining experience within his house
Former Fera at Claridge’s and Smoking Goat chef Aaron Dalton is hoping to hit a home run with his Worthing restaurant Four.
Sandy Jarvis and Clément Cousin to open Bavette in Leeds
Sandy Jarvis, former head chef and managing director at The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group, is to open a restaurant in Leeds next year alongside his husband Clément Cousin.