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Flash-grilled: Zaw Mahesh

Flash-grilled: Zaw Mahesh

By Sophie Witts

Burmese-born Zaw Mahesh is the co-founder and head chef at Lahpet, which relocated from Hackney to Shoreditch last year.

The secret stagiaire: 108 Garage

The secret stagiaire: 108 Garage

By The secret stagiaire

This month our itinerant kitchen hands get an eyeful at Chris Denney and Luca Longobardi's Notting Hill restaurant.

Latest opening Heritage restaurant

Latest opening: Heritage

By James McAllister

It may specialise in traditional Swiss dishes including fondue, raclette and rösti, but this new Soho restaurant is far more modern than its menu suggests.

Arabica to open second restaurant

Arabica to open second restaurant

By James McAllister

Chef James Walters’ Levantine-inspired restaurant concept Arabica is to open a second London site in King’s Cross this September.

The Lowdown how hot is too hot in kitchens?

The Lowdown: how hot is too hot in kitchens?

By James McAllister

The Drapers Arms in Islington has announced it will close its kitchen today (25 July) as temperatures of up to 39°C in southern and eastern England are forecast.

Mimo founder Jon Warren on building the business

How I Got Here: Jon Warren

By Sophie Witts

Jon Warren founded cookery school Mimo in San Sebastián, Spain in 2009. The concept, which also offers food tastings and tours, opened in London this year.

Tayér x Maker's Mark Bourbon, Amber, Linie Aquavit, fino sherry +  caroob

The new-wave bars combining cocktails with food

By Lucy Britner

From fermented purple carrots and dehydrated tomatoes to drinks made with bread, cocktails are enjoying a greater connection to the kitchen – for several good reasons.

Flash-grilled chef Elisabeth Passédat

Flash-grilled: Elisabeth Passédat

By James McAllister

Elisabeth Passédat, who has previously worked under Pierre Koffmann and Helena Puolakka, was named head chef at The Cleveland Arms in London’s Paddington earlier this year.

Hospitality Apprenticeship Week to launch in August

Hospitality Apprenticeship Week to launch in August

By James McAllister

This August will see the inaugural launch of Hospitality Apprenticeship Week, designed as a means for employers to showcase the variety of career opportunities available within the sector.

The Alchemist to open bar and restaurant in Cheltenham

The Alchemist to open in Cheltenham

By James McAllister

All-day restaurant and bar group The Alchemist is set to open a site at The Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire next year as it continues its UK expansion.

Chef Sam Ashton-Booth to join Counter Culture restaurant in London Clapham

Sam Ashton-Booth to join Counter Culture

By James McAllister

Sam Ashton-Booth is to take over the kitchen at Robin Gill’s Counter Culture restaurant in London’s Clapham starting next week (23 July).

Caravan group to launch new restaurant concept in London Chelsea

Caravan group to launch new concept

By James McAllister

The Caravan group is launching a new restaurant concept for its west London debut, which will open its doors this autumn within the new pavilion building on Chelsea’s Duke of York Square.

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The Lowdown: food markets

By Stefan Chomka

The opening of Arcade Food Theatre in London’s Centre Point is the latest development in the runaway train that is the food market movement

Latest opening Circolo Popolare

Latest opening: Circolo Popolare

By James McAllister

France's Big Mamma group is back, mere months after arriving in London, with its second restaurant opening in the capital, this time in Fitzrovia.

Yard Sale Pizza to open fifth site

Yard Sale Pizza to open fifth site

By Stefan Chomka

Yard Sale Pizza is to open its fifth London site - it’s biggest to date - in September, on the site that was formerly Bad Sports in Hackney.

Halal Guys QSR restaurant see sales drop following UberEats delisting

Halal Guys see sales drop following UberEats delisting

By James McAllister

Sales at US-founded fast casual chain The Halal Guys’ first UK site have been hit by 20% after it was delisted by UberEats because it has yet to receive a food hygiene rating from Westminster Council.

How I Got Here with Razak Helalat who runs The Salt Room and The Coal Shed restaurants in Brighton and London

How I Got Here: Raz Helalat

By James McAllister

Razak Helalat runs The Salt Room and The Coal Shed in Brighton and a further The Coal Shed at London’s One Tower Bridge development. This weekend the latter will launch a 60s-style Surf 'n’ Turf brunch menu featuring Himalayan salt-aged sirloin and...

Butcher and the Farmer farm to table restaurant concept to make European debut

Butcher and the Farmer to make European debut

By James McAllister

Australian-founded ‘farm to table’ concept Butcher and the Farmer is to make its European debut at the ICON Outlet shopping centre at London’s The O2 in September.

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