“I didn’t love the Leopard”: Scott Hallsworth to create new concept for his Balham restaurant site
Scott Hallsworth is rebranding his Casual Leopard restaurant in Balham, with the creation of a new Japanese concept.
Events
Voyage with Adam Simmonds closes with immediate effect
Adam Simmonds’ restaurant within The Megaro Hotel in King’s Cross has closed with immediate effect less than a year after its launch.
National Chef of the Year 2025 finalists revealed
High-profile cooking competition National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) has revealed its 10 finalists for this year.
Former Fallow chefs triumph in restaurant incubator competition Brixton Kitchen
South African chefs Luke Moody and Layla Morris have been announced as the winners of Brixton Kitchen 2025, the London-based restaurant incubator competition that relaunched this year.
Cast your votes in Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
Restaurant is once again on the hunt for the best brands and suppliers in the hospitality sector with its annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
National Chef of the Year 2025 semi-finalists unveiled
The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the 40 chefs that have been selected to go through to the semi-final stage of its 2025 National Chef of the Year competition.
Lima’s Maido tops World’s 50 Best Restaurants list 2025 with London’s Ikoyi the Highest Climber
Maido in Lima, Peru, has been named the best in the world at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2025.
The Ritz named the Best Restaurant in the UK
The Ritz in London has been named the Best Restaurant in the UK 2025 at this year’s National Restaurant Awards.
Restaurant incubator competition Brixton Kitchen returns
Entries have opened for the return of Brixton Kitchen, the London-based restaurant incubator competition that is relaunching this summer having not taken place since its inaugural run in 2019.
Charity event Too Many Critics to return next month
Charity event Too Many Critics, where the tables are turned on food critics, will return for its 18th year next month.
National Restaurant Awards 2025: The Square Opening of the Year shortlist
The list of the best new openings of the past 12 months has been revealed.
Craig Johnston wins 2025 Roux Scholarship
Craig Johnston has become the first-ever chef to win both The Roux Scholarship and MasterChef: The Professionals.
Hannah Cripps: “The industry is definitely changing to allow more young sommeliers in”
The mind behind the wine offer at Roe in London’s Canary Wharf on how studying for a degree in neurodivergence led her to a career in hospitality.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants relaunches chef scholarship programme
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has announced the return of its 50 Best Restaurants Scholarship programme after a five-year hiatus.
How are restaurants marking International Women’s Day 2025?
Amid wider ongoing conversations about female representation in the industry, here’s a round-up of the events and dinners being held to mark International Women’s Day this weekend
50 Best to launch North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
50 Best is to launch a new restaurants awards this year that will highlight dining destinations in North America including across the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean.
Ladies of Restaurants launches the LOR Festival
Restaurant networking organisation Ladies of Restaurants (LOR) will host a ‘one-day celebration of hospitality’ next month in London.
Galvin brothers to mark 20th anniversary of their restaurant group
Chris and Jeff Galvin are this year celebrating the 20th anniversary of their restaurant group.
Sam Buckley launches burger pop-up
Sam Buckley, chef-patron at Where The Light Gets in Stockport, has launched a pop-up burger restaurant that ‘explores the notion of fast food through one cow’.
Restaurant roundtable - the future of beef
Earlier this month Restaurant, in partnership with the European Union, gathered a group of meat specialists to discuss the European beef sector and the trends, challenges, and opportunities it presents.
The art of chocolate – exploring the culinary diversity of the European Union’s artisan chocolatiers
The EU’s rich confectionery landscape is perfect for adding both sweet and savoury notes to your menu.
Board members: how to give your cheeseboard added va va voom
A guide to some lesser-known European Union cheeses that can add a point of difference to your restaurant’s cheese offer.
Australia claims title of World’s Best Steak at 2024 World Steak Challenge
A steak from Australia has once again claimed the title of the World’s Best Steak following the results of the 2024 World Steak Challenge.
Table Talk Foundation rebrands as Prept as it goes nationwide
Food education charity Table Talk Foundation has changed its name to Prept as it looks to establish a nationwide presence.
National Restaurant Awards launches hunt for Rising Stars of the industry
The National Restaurant Awards (NRA) is looking for nominations for a new initiative that celebrates the rising stars of the industry.
Merlin Labron-Johnson on why Osip 2.0 will be bigger, better and more experiential
Somerset’s Osip will relocate to a larger space later this month as its chef patron seeks to take his locavore cuisine to the next level.
“No one’s doing what she’s doing” - the unstoppable rise of Adejoké Bakare
With her recent successes at Michelin and the National Restaurant Awards, Adejoké Bakare has gone from accomplished London chef to global sensation.
Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip to relaunch in new location later this summer
Michelin-starred Somerset restaurant Osip will move into new digs just down the road from its current location in early August.
Friday five: the week's top hospitality stories
The Ledbury's triumph at the National Restaurant Awards, another new project for Jason Atherton, and the £1bn sale of The Ivy are among this week's most read stories.
The National Restaurant Awards 2024 in pictures
The biggest names in the business came together at Magazine to celebrate the UK restaurant industry.
The Ledbury reclaims the title of UK’s Best Restaurant
Brett Graham’s Notting Hill restaurant The Ledbury has been named the Best Restaurant in the UK 2024, 12 years after it last held the title.
The National Restaurant Awards 2024: Chef to Watch shortlist
Meet the up-and-coming chefs battling it out to be crowned Chef to Watch at this year's awards.
Meet the new face of progressive Scottish cuisine
Just two years into the job, former Noma and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie chef Mark Donald has bagged The Glenturret Lalique a shiny new two-star plaque.
Entries are now open for The Estrella Damm Sustainability Award 2024
Restaurants that have introduced a sustainable initiative over the past 12 months can enter The Estrella Damm Sustainability Award, with shortlisted entries able to attend this year’s National Restaurants Awards in June.
Pensons to close citing ‘relentless inflationary pressure’
Michelin-starred Worcestershire restaurant Pensons will close permanently this Christmas with its owner citing ‘relentless inflationary pressure’.
Moor Hall to add seven Garden Rooms to its estate
Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms is expanding its accommodation offering with the launch of seven Garden Rooms.
LSL Capital to take Jamavar and MiMi Mei Fair to Dubai
LSL Capital, the luxury London-based group led by Samyukta Nair, is to establish outposts in Dubai for both its Jamavar and MiMi Mei Fair restaurant brands.
Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip launches Kickstarter to fund move to larger digs
Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson has launched a crowdfund as part of plans to move his Somerset restaurant Osip to a larger, more rural location.
Chishuru to open in Fitzrovia next month
Adejoké Bakare will open the second iteration of her West African restaurant Chishuru on London’s Great Titchfield Street next month.
Joshua Cutress named head chef at The Harwood Arms
Joshua Cutress has been promoted from sous chef to head chef at Brett Graham and Mike Robinson’s high-profile Fulham pub The Harwood Arms.
Small plates, big flavours - is Erst the perfect neighbourhood restaurant?
In an age of £200-plus tasting menus, Will Sutton and Patrick Withington's low-key yet highly-rated restaurant is worth raising a glass to.
Latest opening: Solstice
Kenny Atkinson’s second Newcastle restaurant will see him “push his skills” in what looks to be a play for two Michelin stars.
Halo effect: How Michael Wignall breathed new life into the UK’s first gastropub
Yorkshire’s The Angel at Hetton is ascending once again thanks to its chef patron’s (relatively) down-to-earth approach and unquestionable skill in the kitchen.
Inside The Angel at Hetton
Michael Wignall on his progressive Yorkshire Dales venue, which has just been named Gastropub of the Year at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards for the second time running.
Gareth Ward: "We want to put Ynyshir on the world map"
The chef patron of Ynyshir on his restaurant being named the best place to eat in the UK at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards earlier this week.
Ynyshir in Wales named the Best Restaurant in the UK
Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir restaurant in Wales has been crowned the UK’s best restaurant at The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2022.
The Moorcock Inn announces plans to close early next year
The owners of the popular The Moorcock Inn in Norland, West Yorkshire, have announced they will close the business in January 2023, five years after taking it over.
Tyneside story: how Kenny Atkinson made fine dining work in Newcastle
Having enjoyed considerable success with House of Tides the North East-born chef is doubling down with Solstice, a more intimate and ambitious high-end dining experience.
The Ledbury to relaunch later this month following a major makeover
Brett Graham’s The Ledbury is to reopen late this month with a new look and feel following a hiatus of nearly two years.
Claude Bosi to return to Mayfair this summer with French Riviera-inspired restaurant
Claude Bosi is making a return to Mayfair by teaming up with Bombay Bustle and MiMi Mei Fair owner Samyukta Nair to open a new restaurant this year.