Latest opening: Pearly Queen
Chef Tom Brown’s follow up to his Michelin-starred Cornerstone restaurant is focused on oysters and tips its mother of pearl-decorated hat to London’s Pearly Queens (and Kings).
Archives for December 21, 2023
2023: Review of the year in restaurants
While operators big and small grappled with the impact of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, 2023 also saw both investment and a degree of optimism return to the restaurant sector.
Restaurant radar: the key openings of 2024
With new ventures from Jeremy King, Ruth Hansom, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Michael O’Hare and Ellen Chew, amongst others, 2024 is shaping up to be a banner year for new restaurant openings.
Freddy Bird: “The disorganised are people after my own heart”
The chef restaurateur behind Bristol’s Little French has ended up throwing open the doors at his new Clifton Village restaurant just before Christmas.
‘Concern’ from Welsh hospitality as rates relief slashed
Hospitality businesses in Wales are facing a business rates hike next year after the Welsh Government announced it would reduce the sector’s discount while raising the rate across the board.
Natalia Ribbe: “I want to leave my stamp on Margate”
The founder of Ladies Of Restaurants is one of a number of hospitality pros to set up shop in the trendy north Kent town.
Uncorked: Bowie Tsang
The head sommelier at Mayfair omakase restaurant Taku on his love of German Riesling, Fitzrovia’s Noize and pairing sake with cheese.