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Glynn Purnell has promised he has ‘a number of solutions and proposals in mind’ to support customers seeking refunds for vouchers to his flagship Birmingham restaurant, which closed last month.
The wine buyer at Islington restaurant Trullo on aloof sommeliers, Chianti producer Poggiotondo, and Apple Tango.
The team behind Italian restaurant group Bocconcino is opening a third London restaurant next month.
Simon Rogan’s Michelin-starred Roganic Hong Kong, will re-launch next month after relocating to a new site at Lee Garden One.
French wine bar and restaurant Leroy in London’s Shoreditch has permanently closed its doors after nearly seven years trading.
The chef behind Bristol’s Little French and 1 York Place on Portugal’s Viuva Gomes, working closely with his suppliers and his traditional Christmas day pairing of caviar and Louis Roederer Philippe Stark Brut Nature.
The managing director of Celentano’s in Glasgow on swapping a career in retail for running restaurants, memories of her gran's cooking, and the importance of communication when running front of house.
Scottish chef Roy Brett is to close his flagship Edinburgh restaurant Ondine Oyster & Grill at the end of the year ahead of plans to relocate to a new site early next year.
Mark Hix has announced he is to close his Lyme Regis restaurant The Oyster & Fish House after a total of 16 years trading.
The Australia-born chef reflects on the first decade of her flagship restaurant – how it ditched single-use plastic, the challenges it faces now, and her hopes for the next 10 years.
Santiago Lastra’s more casual sibling to KOL is a tribute to the tortilla.
Michael O'Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain, which later traded under the name Psycho Sandbar, was wound up having accumulated debts of close to £1m.
The head sommelier at The Grill by Tom Booton at The Dorchester on Chianti-based producer Montevertine, Pingus 1995 and Coravin founder Greg Lambrecht.
Bee Emmott has been appointed as chief executive of high-profile hospitality group Artfarm, replacing Ewan Venters.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be hosted in Turin, in Italy’s Piedmont region, in June next year.
The duo behind Camden restaurants The Black Cow and Epicurus in Camden are heading to east London for their latest restaurant.
The French-born chef has launched a guest chef series with a difference at East Sussex restaurant Dill.
November welcomes a slew openings, including high-profile launches from Jason Atherton, John and Desiree Chantarasak, and Calum Franklin.
The head sommelier at Lisboeta on his exclusively Portuguese wine list, his love of Vina Tondonia Reserva and Vinho Verde-based producer Carlos Moreira.
A new Japanese yakitori restaurant that describes itself as serving a ‘beak to tail’ menu will open next month in London’s Holborn.
Michelin has chosen the city of Glasgow in which to host next year’s annual revelation ceremony for its Great Britain & Ireland guide.
The head of wine at Borough Market’s OMA on Sicilian winemaker Nino Barraco, her new-found love of Greek wine and hosting a disastrous wine dinner.
The Megaro hotel in King’s Cross will open a new signature restaurant overseen by Adam Simmonds in the new year.
Kutir and Manthan chef patron Rohit Ghai is to open a new high-end Indian restaurant next month in London’s Knightsbridge with his long-term business partner Abhi Sangwan.
Edinburgh-based restaurant ASKR has closed after little more than six months’ trading following the departure of chef patron Dan Ashmore.
A chef who previously worked under Éric Chavot and the Galvin brothers is to oversee the kitchen at a new all-day restaurant on Bruton Place in London’s Mayfair.
D&D London is to close its Launceston Place restaurant in Kensington at the end of the month while it searches for a replacement for departing chef patron Ben Murphy.
Adam Handling has said that he is aiming to win a second Michelin star at his Covent Garden restaurant Frog by Adam Handling by 2026.
The team behind Glasgow restaurant Ox and Finch have opened their latest restaurant in Scotland's second city.
The wine director at Goodbye Horses on Domaine du Mazel, sexist somms and how her list is designed to support ‘the totality of a winemaker’s work’.
Luxury Lancashire hotel Northcote Manor has been put on the market.
Glynn Purnell has said he is ‘heartbroken’ after closing the doors to his Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant Purnell’s after 17 years trading.
Chef Cyril Lignac has collaborated with Louis Vuitton to open a café at London Heathrow’s Terminal 2.
The general manager at The Blue Pelican on Westwell Blanc de Blanc Zero Dosage, smashing Zalto glasses and turning Deal onto sake.
Seafood restaurant and retail brand Caviar House & Prunier has shuttered over half of its UK airport estate following an administration sales process that secured 67 jobs across three sites.
Michael O’Hare has closed his Leeds restaurant Psycho Sandbar just seven months after launching it on the site that previously housed his Michelin-starred The Man Behind The Curtain.
The Romanian-born sommelier at Worthing restaurant Tern on Albourne Estate Bacchus, pairing brisket with Grenache and his exclusively British wine list.
Simon Wood has closed his eponymous Manchester restaurant after seven years.
Chef Richard Corrigan has said trading conditions within the hospitality sector are ‘harder than they have ever been’ as his group swung to a loss of more than £1m.
Chef partners Alan Keery and Sarah Baldry have opened their first restaurant in Edinburgh’s Marchmont neighbourhood.
The restaurant manager and head of wine at Shoreditch restaurant Sohaila on Xinomavro, Ramiro Ibáñez and Greece’s underrated Thrace region.
Former Glebe House head chef Sam Lomas has opened a restaurant on the old Osip site in Somerset.
Fine dining Indian restaurant Tamarind of Mayfair has launched a year-round dining terrace to mark its 30th birthday.
Woven by Adam Smith, The Glenturret Lalique and Angel at Hetton have been awarded the full five AA Rosettes at the AA Hospitality Awards 2024.
The co-owner of recently launched Tunbridge Wells restaurant The Counter on Barolo, Honey Spencer and East Sussex sparkling wine producer Rathfinny.
More details have finally been released about Chris Denney’s forthcoming Chelsea restaurant Fantomas.
In the first of a flurry of new restaurant openings, Jason Atherton has relaunched his Pollen Street Social flagship as a more casual grill-focused restaurant and bar.
The general manager and sommelier at London’s Legare on Vega-Sicilia Valbuena 5°, pairing Californian Chardonnay with Butterkist popcorn and upselling Pinot Grigio.
Long read
With five London restaurant projects coming online in as many months, including his most ambitious to date, the chef and restaurateur is embarking on the busiest period of his career.
From a well-tailored Savile Row restaurant to one located within a church crypt in Mayfair, here's a list of the forthcoming significant launches to have on your radar.