Late-night restaurant and celebrity favourite Balans Soho Society celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Co-founder David Taylor spoke to BigHospitality about updating the now six-strong brand and the changing world of Soho restaurants.
Quique Dacosta, the Spanish chef with three Michelin stars, is to launch a new premium paella concept in London, backed by the team behind the Iberica chain of restaurants.
Creation Gem, the new owner of The Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa & Island, is to make a 'significant investment' into the island and its properties to help 'secure its future'.
Businesses and employers should ensure they know the rules regarding dress code and gender laws, or risk fines, a new government report has recommended.
Hospitality companies Nando’s, Premier Inn, Travelodge and PizzaExpress have ranked highly in a list of UK brands consumers find the easiest to understand.
The Penny Lane Hotel, a Beatles-themed Liverpool hotel minutes away from the childhood homes of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, is for sale for £950,000.
The chef is to open a second The Frog restaurant and bar in central London, this summer, following the opening of the first Frog E1 in Shoreditch last year.
In the latest in our Chefs' Secrets of Success series, we caught up with Ashley Palmer-Watts, executive group chef of Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. He talks advice to young chefs, learning the basics, and the importance of taste.
Pastry Team UK has come in eighth place at the 2017 Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie at the Sirha exhibition in Lyon, France, and Sugar candidate Florian Poirot won ‘Best Sugar Piece’.
As part of its inaugural Restaurant Eats Out food tour, Restaurant takes a group of restaurant operators to some of London's hottest Asian dining spots.
McDonald’s and Greggs have topped a list of 28 foodservice companies ranked according to their animal welfare policies, while Domino's and JD Wetherspoon were among the worst.
[Photo credit: Pastry Team UK]Pastry Team UK has completed its competition day at the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie 2017 at the Sirha exhibition in Lyon, ahead of the final results announcement expected 5pm tonight.
Diners not turning up for bookings has a big impact on a restaurant’s revenue, but as BigHospitality has found, the number of no shows can be cut considerably if reservations are simply handled in the right way.
Growing a brand and opening multiple sites is the aim of many restaurant operators, but how do you hold onto the essence of the original as your empire grows? Helene Mills of Pragma gives her top tips.
Boutique hotel group Malmaison Hotel du Vin is to open a 160-bedroom hotel at Yorkshire House in York after receiving planning permission for its multi-million pound renovation proposal.
High street restaurant chains have been commended for their increasing use of sustainable fish and seafood, but still need to increase information given to diners, a new report has concluded.
As co-founder of “real jerk” Dalston restaurant Rudie’s, Matin Miah knows a thing or two about the rise of Jamaican food. As the brand looks to expand its bar and confirms its second site, we talk “elevated” Caribbean cuisine, cocktails, and plans to...
Ashley Palmer-Watts, executive head chef at the Fat Duck Group, has returned to Kenya to launch Nairobi Restaurant Week in partnership with charity Farm Africa.
Like-for-like sales across 34 of the UK's largest restaurant and pub groups rose 2 per cent over the last festive season figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker have shown.
Tourism trade association UKinbound is urging Prime Minister Theresa May to create an immigration system that is ‘flexible’ to the needs of the UK’s hospitality and tourism sectors as well as create ‘the best possible trading environment for goods and...
AccorHotels has begun discussions with potential third party investors to take over the majority share in its HotelInvest division, the company said this week.
108 Garage, a new contemporary-style restaurant from a former Hambleton Hall chef and a one-time notorious international banker, has opened in London’s Notting Hill.
