Casual Dining

Thai Greyhound Cafe races into London this January, kicking off the brand's European expansion

27-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Trendy Thailand-based restaurant Greyhound Café will launch in January, bringing traditional Thai with a modern twist to its new Fitzrovia home.

Valentina Fine Foods bought out of administration with closure of half its sites

27-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Valentina Fine Foods has been bought out of administration with the closure of half its sites.

West London Italian comes to Harrods amid the food halls' transformation

26-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Italian restaurant Chucs Bar & Grill is opening a third London site, in Harrods’ Fine Watch Room, coinciding with the famous department store’s food halls' transformation.

BrewDog to launch first London BrewPub with on-site brewery

26-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

BrewDog is to open its first ‘BrewPub’ with an on-site microbrewery in the city of London early next year.

Parisian empanadas team up with Gaucho Group to make UK debut

26-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Paris-based empanada specialist Clasico Argentino will make its UK debut this month in partnership with the Gaucho Group.

Flipping heck! Is the UK losing its appetite for gourmet burgers?

26-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

The owner of Byron is considering putting the business up for sale in the latest sign that the UK is losing its appetite for gourmet burgers.

ETM to add Broadleaf to its rapidly expanding portfolio

26-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The team behind The Botanist is to open a new bar and restaurant in the City next month.

The Lowdown: Posh Pasties

26-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Ginsters has teamed up with a Michelin chef to collaborate on a range of Cornish pastries.

"Return of a Hackney institution": Elaine Chalmers returns with an Essex Road pop-up

26-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Elaine and Pete’s Dining Room will become the fifth pop up to take up residency in Borough Wines & Beers Brewery Below.

Latest opening: The Coal Shed

25-Oct-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Brighton meat and fish restaurant The Coal Shed has opened a sister restaurant, just by London's Tower Bridge

Meatcure down to one site after closing four restaurants

25-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Burger brand Meatcure is down to just one site after closing four of its restaurants across the UK this year.

Taking a bite of the market: US chain Fatburger begins expansion of co-venture with Buffalo Express

25-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte and James Wallin

The US encroachment into the UK’s burgeoning burger sector is showing no signs of abating with another 15 co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express restaurants set to open across the UK.

Spurs sign Chris Galvin for new stadium

25-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chris Galvin has joined the chef line-up at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium, launching in 2018.

Hawksmoor's sister restaurant brand is 'going vegan' for November

24-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Hawksmoor might be known for its meat-centric menus, but its sister restaurant brand Foxlow is ‘going vegan’ for the whole of November.

Soren Jessen's new Nordic restaurant will join the Bloomberg Arcade's 10-strong lineup

24-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Scandinavian café-bar Ekte Nordic Kitchen will fill the penultimate spot in the new Bloomberg Arcade’s line-up of restaurants.

Hail seitan: Hackney's vegan chicken shop to open a Camden site this month

24-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Temple of Seitan has confirmed it will open its second restaurant in North London on 31 January.

Manchester restaurant abandons plans for stingray tank after online backlash

24-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

An upcoming £1m Manchester restaurant has abandoned plans to house live stingrays in its tank following an online backlash.

Chef Masterclass: Gary Foulkes' hollandaise

24-Oct-2017 By Bill Knott

You might think, given the names of some of the sauces in the classic répertoire de la cuisine, that the French admired and borrowed many of their ideas from other nations.

Currying favour: SpiceBox hunt for a permanent home after raising £450k

23-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Vegan street-food brand SpiceBox is looking for its first permanent restaurant after receiving nearly £500k in funding.

Mark Birchall to open second restaurant at Moor Hall

23-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Mark Birchall is to launch a second, more casual restaurant at his newly Michelin-starred country house restaurant with rooms Moor Hall.

Carlisle hotel to welcome Penny Blue restaurant to its historic post office building

23-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Carlisle self-catering ‘aparthotel’ The Halston is opening a new restaurant and lounge later this month.

Ten top tips for indie marketing

23-Oct-2017 By James Lewis

James Lewis, creative development and marketing director at Gauthier Soho, Tartufo and Gauthier Wines, shares his tips on how independent restaurants can make themselves heard in an increasingly competitive market.

Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group brings in external advisor

23-Oct-2017 By Mark Wingett

Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has brought in an external advisor to work with its new management team to help steer it through its next phase, BigHospitality's sister title MCA has learnt.

Friday Five: the week's top news

20-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

From the return of Roganic to the future of Bruno Loubet's former Grain Store site, we round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Peckham Levels: street food traders confirmed for new car park hub

20-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Seven street food traders including a vegan pizzeria and a poke bar are to open at a new ‘cultural hub’ in a Peckham multi-storey car park.

Fat Macy's celebrity-backed crowdfund campaign surpasses target

19-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

A social enterprise aiming to teach young Londoners living in temporary housing how to cook has completed a crowdfunding campaign to open its first permanent location.

Zelman Meats set for St Paul's

19-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Goodman Restaurants is to launch a third restaurant under its Zelman Meats brand in St Paul’s next month.

The Real Greek to continue its march across the south west

19-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The Real Greek is to boost its presence in the South West after securing a site in Bristol’s Cabot Circus development.

The lowdown: Pierre Koffmann’s spuds

19-Oct-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The French chef has launched a range of potatoes specifically for the restaurant sector.

Most online takeaway customers would pay more to give riders “basic benefits”

19-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Nearly four in five online food delivery customers would pay more to give riders the same benefits and rights that people in permanent jobs enjoy, a survey has revealed.

Roganic to return to Marylebone

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Simon Rogan is returning to Marylebone to open a permanent iteration of his London pop-up Roganic.

To turkey or not to turkey: what meat is best for Christmas menus?

18-Oct-2017 By Restaurant

To turkey, or not to turkey? That is the question pubs and restaurants will once again be asking themselves this festive season.

Bristol's The Ethicurean is bringing its toffee apple cake to London

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Lauded Bristol restaurant The Ethicurean is bringing its hearty comfort food to London for the first time this week.

Angela Hartnett on why chefs have a responsibility to tackle food poverty

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Angela Hartnett is calling on chefs to do more to combat food poverty across the country.

Ex-Hibiscus site to become Bombay Bustle

18-Oct-2017 By Mark Wingett

Indian hotel group Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has changed the name of its upcoming restaurant on the site of Claude Bosi’s former restaurant Hibiscus in London’s Mayfair.

What to expect at Francesco Mazzei's Battersea Power Station restaurant

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Francesco Mazzei has revealed further details about his upcoming restaurant at Battersea Power Station ahead of its opening next month.

Wellbourne team to open restaurant in the Pyrenees

18-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind recently launched Bristol restaurant Wellbourne are to open an upmarket winter-season-only restaurant in the Pyrenees town of Salardu.

Paul O’Neill named as André Garrett at Cliveden head chef

18-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

André Garrett has named Paul O’Neill as the new head chef of his eponymous flagship restaurant at Cliveden House.

TV dinners - the problems with Great British Menu dishes

17-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

A winning course on Great British Menu can lead to fame and fortune, but what happens when those dishes finally leave the menu?

Meatliquor to close Bristol restaurant

17-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Meatliquor is to close its Bristol restaurant after just two years in the city.

Caprice Holdings to launch new restaurant brand at Grain Store site

17-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Caprice Holdings is to launch a new restaurant brand at the former site of Bruno Loubet’s Grain Store in King’s Cross.

Roski's Liverpool opening to go ahead despite Anton Piotrowski's failed crowdfund

16-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

MasterChef: The Professionals champion Anton Piotrowski will open his Liverpool restaurant Roski this November, despite failing to meet his target for the crowdfunding campaign he launched in August.

Edinburgh's The Compass Group is bringing a new oyster bar to Old Town

16-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The restaurateurs behind The Chop House brand are to open a new venue in the city’s Old Town next month.

Using their noodles: The Koya founders on their upcoming opening in the City

16-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

John Devitt, co founder of Koya, closed his much loved Soho restaurant in 2015 when his head chef moved back to Japan. This Autumn, alongside co founder and chef Shuko Oda, he is opening Koya City in the new Bloomberg Arcade development, as well as doing...

A second The Florist will open in Liverpool next year

16-Oct-2017 By James Wallin

New World Trading (NWTC) is to open the second venue of its The Florist bar and restaurant brand next year – even though it is yet to launch the first site.