Humble Grape heads to Smithfield
Wine bar and restaurant group Humble Grape will open a new site in Smithfield next month, taking its total number of London venues to seven.
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Creative Restaurant Group sells Japanese restaurant NIJŪ
Creative Restaurant Group has sold its Japanese restaurant NIJŪ in Mayfair to investment group DMIG.
Go Greek Yogurt to make UK debut with Mayfair site
Los Angeles-born Go Greek Yogurt is set to make its UK debut in London this July, with a new opening on Mayfair’s South Molton Street.
US healthy food brand Rōti Modern Mediterranean makes UK debut
US fast-casual brand Rōti Modern Mediterranean now has a presence in the UK with the establishment of three London kitchens.
Hop Vietnamese to open fifth London restaurant
Hop Vietnamese is to open its seventh restaurant, having secured a site on London’s Tottenham Court Road.
Flash-grilled: Gerald van der Walt
The South African-born head chef at Lake District Hotel Linthwaite House on Peter Tempelhoff, Kirkby Lonsdale’s The Milking Parlour and barbequed crocodile tail.
Harneet Baweja to open second Empire Empire restaurant in Marylebone
Harneet Baweja, the restaurateur behind Indian restaurant group Gunpowder, will open the group’s second Empire Empire restaurant in the capital.
Dirty Bones closes Carnaby restaurant
New York-inspired restaurant brand Dirty Bones has announced the closure of its Carnaby site.