Bat & Ball to open second London site
Urban Pubs and Bars will open a second of its Bat & Ball competitive socialising bars in the capital this spring.
Archives for January 30, 2025
Uncorked: Matteo Furlan
The head of wines at The Dorchester on making wine with his grandfather, Angelo Gaja and feigning ignorance when being served by other sommeliers.
Members Club The Arding Rooms to open in Clapham Junction
Clapham is to get its first private members club when it opens this summer.
Honest Burgers appoints Kevin Styles as new CEO
Kevin Styles has joined Honest Burgers as its new CEO following his recent departure from the Jamie Oliver Group.
A bottomless lasagna restaurant is opening Shoreditch
Former Hawksmoor and Drake & Morgan employee Joe Worthington will launch an all-you-can-eat lasagna restaurant in Shoreditch next month.
Restaurant groups see at-home sales flatten in December
Year-on-year growth in delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading restaurant groups slowed to 1.9% in December 2024, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
Sacha Lord resigns as Manchester’s night time economy advisor
Sacha Lord has resigned from his position as Manchester’s night time economy advisor over inaccuracies his event company made in an Arts Council grant application.
Flash-grilled: Taz Sarhane
The head chef at Michelin-starred Shoreditch restaurant Cycene on what he learned from starting out as a kitchen porter, and an usual drinks pairing to go with a sausage sandwich.
TGI Fridays closes its flagship Leicester Square restaurant
TGI Fridays has closed its flagship Leicester Square restaurant after nearly a decade at the prominent London location.
The man trying to do for the doner what McDonald’s did for the burger
German Doner Kebab boss Simon Wallis is challenging the notion that doner kebabs shouldn’t be consumed during daylight hours.