Richard Corrigan has launched an innovative new menu celebrating ‘forgotten foods’ at his Corrigan’s Mayfair restaurant in a bid to promote the ethics of the increasingly-popular Slow Food UK Chef Alliance.
Obikà Mozzarella Bar, an Italian restaurant chain with 17 sites worldwide, is set to hit the UK with a restaurant to open in London’s Canary Wharf later this month and three more sites to follow in 2012.
Yesterday's public sector strikes reportedly had a positive effect on trade at child-friendly restaurants as school closures forced parents to find other ways to keep their children entertained.
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has reached 100 members for its SIBA Locals scheme, which launched this summer in a bid to help licensees capitalise on growing demand for locally-sourced food and drink in pubs.
Bookings made by corporate guests at Best Western’s 279 member hotels have risen 16 per cent in the past six months which the group claims is its highest level of corporate bookings ever.
Oakman Inns & Restaurants, the five-strong pub restaurant operator, is set to unveil The Blue Boar in Oxfordshire this month following a £1.5m restoration programme of an 18th Century coaching inn.
Nathan Outlaw has revealed that his two restaurants in Cornwall are continuing to go from strength to strength, with Restaurant Nathan Outlaw up 30 per cent overall since being awarded two Michelin stars last year.
It is now almost two years since the Sustainable Restaurant Association launched in a bid to help restaurants, pubs and caterers become more sustainable and hundreds of businesses have since been audited and rated.
Oyster supplier and restaurateur Robin Hancock has criticised the wider-press for taking the risks associated with eating raw or lightly cooked oysters 'out of proportion'.
New York pizza concept and cocktail lounge Brooklyn Bite is set to hit the UK having secured its first site in London’s Chelsea, with plans to open several more London sites.
Travelodge has announced plans to develop seven new hotels alongside supermarket developments and pub companies as part of an ‘aggressive growth strategy.’
Richard Muir, the owner of Edinburgh restaurant Café Fish, has bought Livebait in Manchester days after the restaurant’s former owner Paramount Restaurant Group went into administration.
Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is to roll out a completely new range of internal and external signage across all of its 162 sites over the next four years.
The Eden Hotel Collection has bought von Essen’s The Mount Somerset country house hotel, the second von Essen hotel to be bought by the company in a month.
The first of four London restaurants owned by the Biagio Group has been sold, as part of a sell off by the group following the retirement of owner Biagio Caroleo.
Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Bar Co has bought the eight restaurants in the Chez Gerard chain in a deal believed to be worth £9m, BigHospitality understands.
Restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars from across the UK including Altitude 360, Playboy London, Sandman Signature Hotel and The Beach Bistro tell BigHospitality about special events they're running to attract more customers.
Byron, the rapidly-expanding hamburger chain, has been voted the Best Overall Restaurant Chain of 2011 at the third annual R200 Awards run by Restaurant magazine.
A Bristol restaurant claiming to be the “UK’s largest restaurant” is preparing to open its doors next week, ahead of a planned nationwide roll-out of its brand.
The Horn of Plenty hotel near Tavistock, Devon has appointed Scott Paton as head chef at the hotel’s 2 AA rosette restaurant, in an effort to regain its Michelin star rating.
Birmingham’s iconic and futuristic-looking leisure venue The Cube is set to welcome the addition of the Laurent Perrier lounge, a new £150,000 skyline Champagne bar adjoined to Marco Pierre White’s new restaurant.
Julian Troup, newly-appointed director of Colliers International’s Hotel Agency team, has predicted a dramatic rise in the number of hotel buyers in the market over the next 12 months.
Del’ Aziz, the Mediterranean and deli restaurant operator, has revealed details of its sixth site, set to open next month in the heart of Clapham Old Town.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin owner MWB Holdings has reported a challenging trade period over the last four months with economic uncertainty and concerns over the impact of the Euro crisis blamed for a drop in revenue in food & beverage.
David Eyre grew up in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique before coming to the UK to study in his teens and where he has remained ever since. He opened the Eagle in Clerkenwell in 1991 before going on to launch Eyre Brothers, a sandwich bar in east London,...
Restaurants, hotels and pubs from across the UK including Loch Fyne Restaurants, Travelodge, Premier Inn and Babylon tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they’re running to attract more customers.
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has announced plans to give out awards to its rated businesses next year to give restaurants with strong sustainablilty credentials the recognition they deserve.
Chef Bruno Loubet talks through his plans for a second London restaurant and gives his views on French restaurants in the UK and Michelin in this exclusive interview with BigHospitality.
Strand Palace hotel in London’s West End is the first hotel in the UK to be awarded WorldHost Recognised Business status with over 80 per cent of its frontline staff having been trained to WorldHost customer service standards.
Tony Kitous, owner and founder of the Lebanese restaurant chain Comptoir Libanais, is planning to open a further six sites next year with the City and Gatwick and Heathrow airports on his radar as locations for the new restaurants.
Morgan M Barbican, a two-storey, 70-cover French restaurant from chef Morgan Meunier, has opened its doors to the public, offering a new seasonal tasting plates concept, modern dishes and a relaxed atmosphere.
Altitude London, which operates Altitude 360 restaurant in Millbank Tower, is to open P.O.M. Restaurant and Bar – a second venue at the foot of the 27-story tower.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs from across the UK including Orchid pubs and Spaghetti House tell BigHospitality about the extra activities and promotions they’re planning to keep their business thriving.
Marco Pierre White has appointed an executive head chef and restaurant manager for his latest venture the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill in Birmingham.
The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London scooped the coveted Hotel of the Year award and the Refurbishment of the Year award at last week’s 2011 European Hospitality Awards ceremony, while five other London hotels topped other categories.
The restaurant scene in Knightsbridge is to be hit by two new sites within a month as Kumo, a recently-opened Japanese sushi and cocktail bar, and Mari Vanna, a Russian restaurant set to open its doors next month, are within walking distance of each other.
Almost one in five hospitality businesses have encountered a pest problem in the past year, with a lack of effective cleaning and maintenance cited as the main cause for attracting rats, mice and ants.
