Fine dining - Hospitality

Tom Millar named head chef at Stem

29-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Tom Millar has taken over the kitchen of Mark Jarvis’s Mayfair restaurant Stem.

Adam Rawson unveils plans for Standard Hotel

26-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Pachamama head chef Adam Rawson will manage two bar and restaurant spaces within The Standard Hotel’s first iteration outside the US.

Pied à Terre owner David Moore talks pubs, cookery classes and street food

26-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

High-profile restaurateur David Moore founded Fitzrovia fine dining institution Pied à Terre in 1991. More recent projects include street food concept Cook Love at London’s Dinerama and The Devereux pub in Holborn, which launched last month.

Lunch at The Ritz

24-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In our first Behind the Brigade series, sponsored by Nisbets In Place, we joined The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five-star hotel

Patrick Powell's first solo restaurant to open in June

24-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Chiltern Firehouse head chef Patrick Powell will launch his first solo restaurant venture in June.

Boutique bar and restaurant to open in Halifax

24-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

A ‘high-end’ cocktail bar and restaurant is to open within a Georgian-listed mansion in Halifax later this year.

Aiden Byrne's plan to open Liverpool restaurant collapses

23-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

High-profile chef Aiden Byrne’s plans to open his first restaurant in his home city of Liverpool have fallen through.

Sam Ashton-Booth leaves Stem

23-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Sam Ashton-Booth has stepped down as head chef at Stem in Mayfair, the third London restaurant from chef-restaurateur Mark Jarvis that opened at the beginning of last year.

Andrea Reitano: "There are many Italian places in London, but how Italian are they?"

17-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Mayfair's Caffé Rei and Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge, returns to London this month with two new restaurants: Santo Mare in Marylebone and Osteria Napoletana in Notting Hill.

Jason Atherton’s Little Social to relaunch as No.5 Social

17-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton’s Social Company group is to relaunch its Little Social restaurant in Mayfair next month after six years of trading.

Nobu to open second London hotel in 2020

15-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Nobu Hospitality is returning to the West End for the opening of its second London hotel in spring 2020.

Michael Thompson named as Cub head chef

15-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Fodder chef Michael Thompson is to take the reins of the kitchen at Douglas McMaster and Ryan Chetiyawardana’s Hoxton restaurant Cub.

Restaurant Eats Out: Chelsea

15-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant magazine took a group of chefs and operators, some of whom featured on last year's Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards top 100 list, to explore London's Chelsea for its latest food and drink tour.

Latest opening: Santo Mare

12-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Mayfair's Caffé Rei and Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge, returns to London with pricey premium seafood restaurant Santo Mare.

Tracey Matthews: “Restaurant groups aren’t strategic enough when it comes to HR”

12-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The former Gaucho COO and restaurant HR guru is now overseeing the rollout of upmarket home counties steak restaurant brand Prime.

Quality Chop House owner to open Bonham’s auction house restaurant

11-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

The restaurant group behind London’s Clipstone, Quality Chop House and Michelin-starred Portland is to open a fourth site, in Mayfair, later this month.

Cornerstone's Tom Brown on his first year flying solo

11-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Brown’s debut restaurant Cornerstone, in Hackney Wick, celebrates its first birthday on 24 April. Here, the Nathan Outlaw protégé lifts the lid on his first year flying solo.

FishWorks to open flagship site as part of company rebrand

10-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Restaurant and fishmonger group FishWorks is to open a flagship site in Covent Garden next month as part of a wider company rebrand.

Atul Kochhar and Tina English plan to open second restaurant

10-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Atul Kochhar and Tina English, former commercial director of the Cinnamon Collective, are planning to open a second Indian restaurant in central London together in the coming months.

The Fat Duck profits fall amid "period of transition" for Blumenthal's business

10-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant saw a fall in profits last year, documents show.

Latest opening: Kanishka

10-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Atul Kochhar returns to Mayfair with Kanishka, a restaurant focusing on cuisine from the seven sister states of India.

Former Pidgin head chef to open first restaurant

08-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Ex-Pidgin head chef Adolfo De Cecco is to open his first solo restaurant in Clapton this week (10 April).

Flash Grilled: Nacho Manzano

05-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The chef-patron at Casa Marcial, a two Michelin starred restaurant tucked in the mountains of Asturias, is also part of the Ibérica restaurant group, which operates eight restaurants across the UK.

Gleneagles Hotel to relaunch Strathearn restaurant

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Gleneagles Hotel is to relaunch its prestigious Strathearn restaurant next month following a four-month renovation.

Aiden Byrne to open Liverpool restaurant

02-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile chef Aiden Byrne is set to open his first restaurant in his home city of Liverpool after acquiring The Vincent Café & Cocktail Bar.

Gezellig to open first restaurant in Holborn

29-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

This May will see the launch of a new wine-focused restaurant in Holborn overseen by four experienced hospitality professionals including Rebecca Mascarenhas and chef Graham Long.

The Lowdown: the MasterChef restaurant

28-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

With the TV show having been exported to countries across the globe, the world’s first MasterChef-themed restaurant is set to open in Dubai next month.

How I Got Here: Imogen Davis

28-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Imogen Davis is the co-founder of Native, a modern British restaurant in Borough Market that's big on foraging and has a zero-waste ethos.

Latest opening: Orasay

27-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Less than a year after launching their last venture Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke are back with a new restaurant in Notting Hill.

Gone fishing: we join chefs on the hunt for Skrei in Norway

27-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Every year from January to April the icy waters of Northern Norway are teeming with migratory Skrei cod. Restaurant magazine joined a troop of chefs on an expedition to find out what makes this seasonal fish so very special.

Hakkasan cuts losses to £33m as UK revenue rises

26-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

High-end restaurant and nightclub operator Hakkasan posted a pre-tax loss of £33m for the year ending 30 June 2018, accounts show.

Chef Alyn Williams leaves The Wild Rabbit

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Alyn Williams has left his role as chef patron at The Wild Rabbit gastropub in Kingham after less than a year.

Flying chance: inside The Fat Duck's Inspirational Lunch

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Last month The Fat Duck gave catering students across the country the rare chance to eat in its prestigious dining room. Restaurant magazine pulled up a chair at its Inspirational Lunch.

Andrea Reitano to launch two new restaurants in London

22-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Self-made Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge and Mayfair’s Caffè Rei, is to open two new restaurants in London this April.

Michelin maestro Alain Ducasse talks boats, Brexit and boutiques

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef has been busy launching a floating restaurant in Paris and a chocolate shop in London. We caught up with him last month in Paris’ Le Meurice over a special lunch cooked by three of his top chefs.

The Lowdown: music and food pairing

21-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

A dinner last week hosted by Beats By Dre and overseen by Tom Sellers looked at how pairing music with a menu could be the future of multi-sensory dining.

D&D London opens third New York restaurant

19-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

D&D London has opened its latest New York restaurant following the rocky launch of Bluebird in the city last year.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Four

18-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

The fourth episode of our Behind the Brigade series - sponsored by Nisbets - sees The Ritz's executive chef John Williams give us a tour of the dining rooms.

Restaurant Eats Out: Covent Garden

15-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

From Parisian bistro chic to creative Indian food, Covent Garden and its immediate surrounds has no shortage of interesting places to eat.

Latest opening: Tom Kemble at The Pass

15-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former Bonham's chef Tom Kemble is looking to shake up West Sussex's rather staid fine dining market.

Premium wine sales hold value in tricky market

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

On-trade wine volumes are falling, but value is proving to be far more resilient in top restaurants, bars and pubs as consumers continue to explore and trade-up to higher quality wines.

Glynn Purnell to open Coventry restaurant

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Michelin-starred Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell is to open a fine dining restaurant in a former monastery in Coventry.

Prima doners: is this the world's most bonkers kebab restaurant?

12-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind London's Le Bab and Masion Bab are launching what is surely the world's most ambitious kebab restaurant. Just don't mention the word 'posh'.

Douglas Balish to take the reins at Pembrokeshire's Grove of Narberth

05-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Douglas Balish is to take over from Allister Barsby as executive chef at the Grove of Narberth hotel in Pembrokeshire in early May.

Under the Knife: Inside the mind of Sat Bains

04-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The chef behind Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham on pressure, succession, and why he's going to spend the rest of his career perfecting 10 courses.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Two

27-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the second episode of our new Behind the Brigade, The Ritz's executive chef John Williams gives a tour of his kitchen.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part One

25-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the first episode of our new Behind the Brigade series we join The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five star hotel.

Flash-grilled: Kieren Steinborn-Busse

15-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Kieren Steinborn-Busse is chef patron at the recently opened The Falcon in Hertfordshire. His CV includes stints with Marco Pierre White, Alain Ducasse and wine focused group Vinoteca.