Restaurant

Jackson Boxer and Experimental Group to launch Covent Garden bistro Henri

19-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Jackson Boxer is once again partnering with restaurant and bar operator Experimental Group to launch a new bistro concept at The Henrietta Hotel in London’s Covent Garden this spring.

Jesus Adorno departs Arlington after one month

19-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Maître d’ Jesus Adorno has left his role as director of Jeremy King’s recently-launched Arlington in London’s Mayfair, just one month after the restaurant’s opening.

Harts Group will celebrate the cheese toastie at its new Two Drops bar at Battersea Power Station

18-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Harts Group will open a bar at Battersea Power Station alongside its El Pastor Mexican restaurant brand.

Latest opening: Arlington

15-Mar-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Jeremy King’s return to the London restaurant scene is reassuringly familiar.

The lowdown: the recruitment restaurant

15-Mar-2024 By Resturant

An alternative hospitality recruitment method to traditional CVs and interviews has been put into action.

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

15-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The closure of Paul Foster's GrassFed, and new projects for The Groucho Club, Des Gunewardena, and Sandwich Sandwich are among this week's most-read stories.

Cameron House to open La Vista Italian restaurant

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Cameron House has transformed its The Boat House restaurant into a new Italian concept following a £2m investment.

The Groucho Club to open permanent new venue in Yorkshire

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Renowned private members venue The Groucho Club is opening a permanent location outside the capital for the first time in its 40-year history.

Des Gunewardena plots second London restaurant

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Des Gunewardena has announced he will open a second restaurant in the capital this year having signed on a site in Canary Wharf.

Mexican restaurant Condesa to open in Bristol

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Bristol-based hospitality group Season + Taste will open its latest restaurant in the city this month.

Flash-grilled: Neradah Hartnett

13-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The executive pastry chef for London-based pub and hotel group Cubitt House on the best drink to pair with mince pies, her first industry job, and learning from criticism.

Honest Burgers sees turnover rise by 26%

13-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Honest Burgers has reported a turnover increase of more than a quarter in its latest accounts.

Opening date announced for abc kitchens at The Emory

13-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Maybourne has confirmed that Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new restaurant at The Emory will open officially on 4 April.

Latest opening: Mistress

11-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Mayfair's new bit on the side is a lavish Parisian-inspired restaurant.

Kolamba duo to open second restaurant in Spitalfields

11-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Kolamba founders Eroshan and Aushi Meewella will open their second London restaurant, on Spitalfields’ Blossom Street.

Popular Leeds Indian restaurant Manjit’s Kitchen to close

11-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Leeds-based Indian restaurant Manjit’s Kitchen has announced it will close next month citing an unsustainable rise in costs as the reason.

Latest opening: Bavette

08-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The Leeds town of Horsforth has welcomed a French bistro from two seasoned London professionals.

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

08-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

A new location for Sheffield fine dining restaurant Jöro and a damp squib of a budget for the hospitality sector were among the biggest stories of the week.

From pop-up to permanent: chef Tom Waters on laying down roots in Cardiff for his modern Welsh restaurant Gorse

07-Mar-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Following a successful 18-month series of pop-ups in the Welsh capital, the chef is finally taking the plunge with his debut solo venture.

Elite Bistros passes latest crowdfunding target

07-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros has surpassed its £95,000 crowdfunding target ahead of schedule.

Mayfair's The Guinea Grill reopens following expansion

06-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Award-winning pub The Guinea Grill has reopened its doors following an expansion of the pub to create additional dining space and two new private dining rooms.

High-profile chefs and international entrants vie to take over Le Gavroche site

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

High-profile chefs and ‘new international entrants’ are among the operators vying to take over the Le Gavroche site in London’s Mayfair.

Wet weather contributes to double-digit drop in restaurant spend in February

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Restaurants saw a double-digit drop in spend last month as wet weather led to a slowdown on the high street and a rise in at-home ‘insperiences’.

The Oystermen duo to launch all-day brasserie

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Rob Hampton and Matt Lovell, the duo behind London seafood bar and kitchen The Oystermen, are to launch their third Covent Garden site later this month.

Latest opening: Trejo’s Tacos

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Hollywood actor Danny Trejo has chosen Portobello Road in London’s Notting Hill to launch the first international outpost of his LA-based Mexican restaurant brand Trejo’s Tacos.

Four years in the making: Andi Lowe-Smith and Ben Iles open Boheme in Chester

04-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

A new independent all-day restaurant has opened in Chester four years after development of the venue began.

Japes signs first franchise deal for Camden restaurant

04-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Chicago style deep-dish pizza brand Japes has signed its first franchise deal for a restaurant in Camden.

How I Got Here: Florence Mae Maglanoc

04-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The CEO of London-based restaurant group Maginhawa on the need for greater diversity in hospitality leadership roles, and grasping the potential of franchise opportunities.

Jöro couple to relocate their flagship Sheffield restaurant

04-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Luke French and Stacey Sherwood-French are relocating their Sheffield fine dining restaurant Jöro to a site within the Oughtibridge Paper Mill development.

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

01-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

This week's top news stories include details on Roberta Hall McCarron's next venture, the announcement of the 2024 AA Rosette Awards, and the sad death of Dave Myers at 66.

The Lowdown: DineMe

01-Mar-2024 By Retaurant

An app that connects people through a shared love of food has launched. Will daters have the appetite for it?

Michelin-starred Thanet restaurant Stark to relocate to Essex

01-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Ben and Sophie Crittenden have announced that they are relocating their Michelin-starred Broadstairs restaurant to Mersea Island.

Restaurant radar: March 2024

01-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The return of Jeremy King, the birth of Josephine and new restaurants in Manchester, the Isle of Wight, and Liverpool are among this month’s key openings.

Motherdough pizza makes debut in Wapping

29-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Farkhod Najmetdinov has opened the first location of his Neapolitan pizza parlour brand Motherdough.

Ayo Adeyemi: “Now that we’ve got Michelin’s recognition, I can be a bit braver”

29-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Less than 18 months since taking over the kitchen, Ayo Adeyemi has won West African restaurant Akoko its first Michelin star.

The Groucho Club appoints first female CEO

29-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Elli Jafari has been named as the first female CEO of London’s The Groucho Club.

Flash-grilled: Maura Baxter

28-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The executive chef at London brasserie 65a in Spitalfields on the constant evolution of cooking, taking inspiration from Marco Pierre White, and the importance of a good knife.

Crispin at Studio Voltaire to open in Clapham this spring

28-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Dominic Hamdy, founder of Crispin in Spitalfields, Bistro Freddie in Shoreditch and Bar Crispin in Soho, has announced plans to open a restaurant in Clapham this spring.

Dean Banks Group executive chef Dan Ashmore to launch first solo venture

28-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Dan Ashmore, executive chef of the Scotland-based Dean Banks Group, is to spearhead his first solo restaurant venture.

La Dame de Pic receives four AA Rosettes

28-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

La Dame de Pic London has received four AA Rosettes at the 2024 AA Rosette Awards, the only restaurant to be given the accolade this year.

Restaurant closures surge to highest ever quarterly total

27-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Restaurant closures surged to the highest ever quarterly figure in the final quarter (Q4) of 2023, according to data obtained by Price Bailey.

Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre's Hicce Hart gastropub closes

27-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have closed their Islington pub Hicce Hart just over a year after its launch.

Heartwood Collection opens first pubs with rooms following £4m investment

27-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Heartwood Collection has opened its first pubs with rooms following a multimillion-pound refurbishment.

“I’m ready to move on to my next challenge” – Alexis Noble to permanently close Wander

26-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Australian-born chef Alexis Noble has announced she will be permanently closing the doors of her London restaurant Wander in Stoke Newington in the spring.

The Star Inn at Harome fire 'an accident' after charges against man accused of arson dropped

26-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

The man accused of setting fire to Michelin-starred The Star Inn at Harome has had the charges against him dropped.

Wild Tavern team to bring Lita to Marylebone

26-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

The team behind Wild Tavern in Chelsea is partnering with Canadian-born restaurateur Daniel Koukarskikh for a new Marylebone restaurant.

Chelsea Mexican restaurant Azteca to open sister Battersea site

23-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Chelsea-based Mexican restaurant Azteca is extending its presence in the capital with a second restaurant.

The Lowdown: the rise of the Italian-American restaurant

23-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Fans of vodka pasta and gabagool have plenty to salivate about with Italian-American restaurants popping up across the capital and beyond.

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

23-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

New openings from Santiago Lastra and MJMK, Creative Restaurant Group, and Permanently Unique Group were among this week's most-read stories.

Ex-Oren head chef Sam Lone to head up new TT Restaurant and Rooftop

22-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Cocktail bar TT - formerly known as TT Liquor - will open a restaurant at its Kingsland Road site next month.