The Telegraph critic William Sitwell to open ‘chic hotel and fine Italian restaurant’
High-profile food critic William Sitwell is seeking investment to launch a hotel and Italian restaurant in the Somerset town of Wiveliscombe.
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The Pizza Pilgrims deal is an exciting move for the industry’s much-loved journeymen
The acquisition of Pizza Pilgrims by McWin-backed brand L’Osteria is a huge deal for founders James and Thom Elliot. All eyes will be on what it does next.
Paul Welburn to head up new Cornwall restaurant Fern
Chef Paul Welburn is to lead the opening of a new restaurant in Cornwall.
Soho House signs $2.7bn take private deal
Soho House is to return to private ownership after signing a deal with an investor group led by New York-based business MCR Hotels.
Glasgow’s Mikaku to close after nearly seven years
Glasgow’s Japanese bar and restaurant Mikaku will close next month after nearly seven years in business.
Wahaca jettisons DF Tacos to focus on core brand following return to profit
Wahaca has jettisoned its fast food spin-off concept DF Tacos in order to focus on its core brand following a return to profit.
McWin and TriSpan join forces to secure majority investment in Flat Iron
McWin Capital Partners and TriSpan have partnered to secure a co-control majority investment in Flat Iron.
CRATE chooses Canary Wharf for second location
Craft beer and pizza brand CRATE has taken the former Fish Game site in Canary Wharf for its second London location.
The Crown at Bray and The Victoria chef Matt Larcombe to launch ‘purposeful’ Berkhamsted restaurant
Matt Larcombe, formerly of top Home Counties gastropubs The Victoria and The Fat Duck Group’s The Crown at Bray, will bring his ‘purposeful, hyper-seasonal cooking’ to the Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted later this year.