
Santiago Lastra is heading to Mayfair for a new regional Mexican restaurant
Mexican chef Santiago Lastra is making the move to Mayfair for the opening of his second London restaurant.

Mexican chef Santiago Lastra is making the move to Mayfair for the opening of his second London restaurant.

The surge in popularity of Italian-American restaurants is showing no signs of slowing with one opening in Manchester later this year.

Chef Tom Barnes and Altrincham Market owners Nick Johnson MBE and Jenny Thompson MBE are among those scheduled to speak at next month’s Generation Next event in Manchester.

A contemporary, chicken-focused restaurant is spreading its wings in Newcastle having acquired the former Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill site on Fenkle Street.

Pret A Manger has cut the prices of its six best-selling items following high profile prise increases it introduced last year.

Northcote’s Michelin starred restaurant will be transformed into a more ‘simplistic and affordable’ brasserie under plans by the hotel’s owners to create a second restaurant at the venue.

Italian restaurant group Vapiano says it is looking to “at least double the size” of its five-strong UK estate.

Creative Restaurant Group is to relaunch its 20 Berkeley Street modern British restaurant in Mayfair as a Japanese grill and sushi bar.

Hospitality’s leading trade bodies have warned that the sector is in a ‘perilous state’ after new research found a quarter of businesses have no cash reserves.