James Cochran joins Islington bar Little Bat as chef consultant
James Cochran has joined cocktail bar Little Bat in London’s Islington as chef consultant, developing a new restaurant menu for the neighbourhood spot that will launch next month.
Archives for April 15, 2025
Jonny Mills secures permanent site for ‘hyper seasonal’ kitchen counter concept Sǣl
Chef Jonny Mills will launch an intimate and high reaching kitchen counter restaurant in Birmingham this autumn following a successful run of pop-ups across the city.
Black Bear Burger to open ‘biggest site yet’ at Westfield London
London-based street food brand Black Bear Burger will open its biggest restaurant to date and its first within a major retail and leisure destination next week at Westfield London.
Big Mamma’s Canary Wharf restaurant to be called Barbarella
Big Mamma Group has confirmed that its next London restaurant will open in Canary Wharf in June and be inspired by ‘the golden age of 70s Roman cinema’.
Latest opening: Noodle & Beer Chinatown
Sichuan-born restaurateur Xiaoxiao Wang has given his fiery Sichuanese noodle concept a glow up for its West End debut.
Craig Johnston wins 2025 Roux Scholarship
Craig Johnston has become the first-ever chef to win both The Roux Scholarship and MasterChef: The Professionals.
UKHospitality hails ‘landmark moment’ as legislation to reform business rates system becomes law
The Government’s commitment to reform the business rates system and provide a permanently lower level of business rates for the sector has become law.
Stevie Parle unveils details of new West End restaurant
Stevie Parle has described his long-awaited new London restaurant as the ‘biggest, most ambitious project’ he’s ever done, saying it will help ‘pioneer a new approach to restaurant supply chains’.