Flash-grilled: Jack Lury
The chef-patron of Hastings restaurant Lury on his Gorilla Tit cocktail, Phil Howard’s langoustine with gnocchi and mushroom purée, and the scourge of inadequately sized chopping boards.
Archives for August 19, 2026
Tyler King swaps Condita for Knockinaam Lodge
Tyler King has left Michelin-starred Edinburgh restaurant Condita to become head chef at five-star Dumfries & Galloway coastal hotel Knockinaam Lodge.
Fat Phill’s chooses Sutton for third London restaurant
Netherlands-based burger brand Fat Phill’s has opened its third London restaurant, in Sutton.
Clerkenwell pub The Peasant to reopen as George & Dragon with Island restaurant upstairs
Barworks founder Marc Francis-Baum is to reopen The Peasant in Clerkenwell as George & Dragon in collaboration with Tom Brown and Brad Carter’s Island restaurant.
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Med ahead: a decade of Brother Marcus
The East Mediterranean dining brand celebrates 10 years of growth in a challenging market, strengthening its London presence while keeping expansion beyond the capital on the horizon.
Little Caesars quietly closes sole remaining UK site
Little Caesars has quietly closed its only operating UK site in Greenford, west London, leaving its future plans on these shores in doubt.
IRO Sushi chooses Glasgow for first Scottish site
IRO Sushi is set to open in Glasgow this summer, marking the brand’s first Scottish location.