Matt Thomas is managing director of Searcys, whose restaurant and catering portfolio includes the Champagne bar at London’s St Pancras station and Helix on the 39th floor of the Gherkin.
A no-deal Brexit looks likely to lead to food shortages and billions being wiped off the UK eating out market, so how are restaurants and suppliers preparing for the future in a time of unprecedented uncertainty?
Independent neighbourhood-style bar group Darwin & Wallace is set to open its eighth London location, launching on the waterfront in Canary Wharf this October.
Pomona head chef Ruth Hansom was recently announced as one of the four candidates vying to represent the UK at the next Bocuse d’Or global culinary competition.
Prospective drinks suppliers and innovative start-ups are being given the opportunity to pitch their concepts to key trade delegates as part of a new industry conference.
Less than a month after it had to close its flagship Hoxton restaurant, Jewish deli specialists Monty’s Deli has confirmed it is to launch a further market site in London.
Humpit Hummus is to open four further sites as it prepares to expand outside of its Northern heartland for the first time and grow the brand both nationally and internationally.
US-based casual dining brand Eggslut is looking to open around 10 restaurants in the UK in the coming years following the launch of its debut UK site in London’s Notting Hill.
As part of a new series of food tours featuring venues on Restaurant magazine’s list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK, we head to gastronomic hotspot York to visit a trio of forward-thinking establishments.
James Lowe and John Ogier’s follow-up to Lyle’s is stripped back and buzzy with an accessibly priced menu that takes its cues from the buvettes of Paris and the pintxos bars of San Sebastián.
Former Zuma chef Colin Clague is the chef patron at Rüya, the Anatolian-inspired restaurant from Dubai that opened its first UK outpost in Mayfair last year.
A restaurant that claims to ‘reimagine plant-based dining to cater to all’ is to launch as part of a new lifestyle concept store opening at London’s Embassy Gardens next month (9 September).
Andrew Sheridan has appeared on Great British Menu and is best known for his stint at Sosban in Llanelli, Wales. Following its closure, he moved to Cornwall to oversee the Stargazy Inn.
