Authentic Neapolitan pizza brand Forbici to debut in Manchester
A company promising to pioneer a ‘new wave of pizza in the UK’ will make its debut in Manchester this spring.
Archives for February 14, 2025
Hospitality industry facing ‘a slow start to 2025’ as consumer confidence drops
The hospitality industry has been warned to ‘prepare for a slow start to 2025 but position itself for a gradual recovery’ amid a sharp drop in consumer confidence.
Friday five: the week’s top restaurant stories
This week’s news was dominated by Michelin’s star revelation ceremony, Gordon Ramsay’s latest acquisition, and an update on the deal to sell The Ivy
Uncorked: Masahito Suzuki
The head sommelier at chef Larry Jayasekara’s Mayfair restaurant The Cocochine on dropping a bottle of 1959 Chateau Haut Brion and greedy somms.
Latest opening: Bar Valette
The Clove Club chef-patron Isaac McHale has opened a more casual sister restaurant.
Tom Hamblet: “I never expected to get my own restaurant this early on in my career”
At the tender age of 25 MasterChef: The Professionals 2023 champion Tom Hamblet has taken over the flagship restaurant at Winchester country house hotel Lainston House.
Mark Sargeant’s Restaurant MS shutters for good
Mark Sargeant has closed his Folkestone restaurant for the second time, blaming challenging market conditions.
Family behind famed Turkish chocolatier Pelit to launch Mayfair patisserie
Can and Cengizhan Ayan will open a high-end patisserie and chocolate shop on Mayfair’s North Audley Street next month.
What’s with the fetishisation of bluefin tuna?
A resurgence in bluefin tuna stocks means more UK restaurants are adding it to their menus, with some even putting on ceremonial meals that sees the fish broken down and filleted in front of diners.