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The lowdown: #KFCcrisis

The lowdown: #KFCcrisis

By Georgia Bronte

A cock-up with KFC’s new logistics partner caused a mass chicken shortage that forced 460 of the finger lickin’ good stores to close for almost a week. It caused mass panic, as well as an avalanche of poultry-related puns on social media.

Moro's Sam Clark

The Weekender Interview: Sam Clark

By Joe Lutrario

Sam Clark founded Moro with husband Sam in 1997. The pair have penned several bestselling cookbooks and now operate two smaller Morito tapas restaurants alongside their Exmouth Market flagship.

Poon's London relaunch

Latest opening: Poon's

By Joe Lutrario

The daughter of renowned Chinese chef-restaurateur Bill Poon is bringing her family’s iconic Cantonese restaurant brand back to the capital in the form of a three-month pop-up.

YO! Sushi: let's get personal

YO! Sushi: let's get personal

By Georgia Bronte

Restaurants should prioritise the personalisation of the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty, according to restaurant group YO! Sushi.

How restaurant businesses are dealing with data and GDPR regulations

Managing the data deluge

By Stefan Chomka

The way hospitality businesses capture, store and use data is changing. How can operators use the mass of data they now collect rather than drown in it?

How to turn beef into a cash cow

How to turn beef into a cash cow

By Restaurant

Beef is set to overtake chicken as the number one protein eaten out of home. Raise your steak game with this handy guide to beef provenance, cuts and cooking

Restaurant insolvencies jump by one fifth

Restaurant insolvencies jump by one fifth

By Joe Lutrario

The number of restaurant businesses going insolvent in England and Wales increased by 20% last year according to new data published by the Government’s The Insolvency Service.

casual dining restaurant brands are using test kitchens to trial dishes

The rise of the 'testaurant'

By Sophie Witts and Stefan Chomka

Independent restaurants have long given over quieter days to trialling new dishes, but now casual-dining groups are getting in on the act.

Margot's Paulo de Tarso on Daniel Boulud and his dislike of no reservations restaurants

The Weekender Interview: Paulo de Tarso

By Joe Lutrario

The front of house maestro and Margot co-founder shares his pearls of wisdom and pays homage to two of New York's most prominent restaurateurs.

Happy Bird Bristol new chicken shop

Latest opening: Happy Bird

By Joe Lutrario

Former corporate lawyer Adam Batty is hoping to shake up Bristol's fried chicken scene with a guilt-free take on the genre that he hopes will eventually become a national chain.

The lowdown: Chinese New Year

The lowdown: Chinese New Year

By Georgia Bronte

Chinese New Year kicks off this weekend, and with celebrations lasting as long as 15 days, it’s no surprise that the hospitality industry is getting in on the action.

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