Move over somms... Michelin to start rating wine producers
Michelin is turning its attention to the wine world with a new ratings system for wine producers.
Archives for December 5, 2025
Friday five: the week’s top hospitality stories
The return of Jamie’s Italian to the UK and yet another change of hands for burger brand Byron are among this week’s most read news stories.
The long and short of it: how drinks consultant Zoe Burgess is mixing up the restaurant approach to cocktails
The founder of drinks consultancy Atelier Pip has devised a customisable cocktail menu for Michelin-starred restaurant Skof that puts the drinker in control.
Latest opening: Khao Bird Soho
Mike Palmer and Luke Larsson’s northern Thai–inspired restaurant concept has landed on Brewer Street.
Oliver’s twist: Jamie’s Italian to make a dramatic return to the UK
Jamie’s Italian is making a return to the UK high street six years on from its collapse with a restaurant opening in London’s Leicester Square next spring.
Carousel team to launch permanent Mexican seafood restaurant
Brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton, co-founders of chef residency restaurant Carousel, will launch Cometa – a contemporary Mexican seafood restaurant – next February.
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Is Niyamo Capital’s purchase of Byron a master stroke or tilting at windmills?
The beleaguered burger brand has changed hands once again, with its new owner eyeing international, rather than regional, expansion