Since its first dinner on 20 August 2014, ever-changing restaurant Carousel has welcomed over 140 chefs from across the world. Co-founders Ollie and Ed Templeton reflect on half a decade of revolving doors and moving menus.
Sir Terence Conran and former The Typing Room chef Richard McLellan have opened a ‘contemporary British’ restaurant with a focus on wild food beneath the Boundary London hotel in Shoreditch.
Theodore Kyriakou, the former executive chef and CEO of The Greek Larder in King’s Cross, is to open a seafood restaurant in London’s St Katharine Docks next month.
Red Dog Saloon founder Tom Brooke is to open a second site under his modern Indian street food concept Burra Khana, in Liverpool, and also has plans to tweak the offer at Red Dog Soho, BigHospitality’s sister site MCA reports.
London-based Korean barbecue brand Yori is to add a third restaurant location to its portfolio next month, opening on the former Jidori site in Covent Garden.
Filipino fast food chain Jollibee is understood to have lined up its third UK location in Leicester, which will become its “flagship branch in the Midlands”.
Petersham Nurseries’ Chris Leach and Smokestak’s David Carter are to launch a restaurant based on the concept established during their four-month residency at 10 Heddon Street.
Singaporean street food chain Old Chang Kee is to open a second London restaurant on Goodge Street in Fitzrovia next month, on the site formerly occupied by Benito’s Hat.
Flight Club founders Steve Moore and Paul Barham are finally set to launch their latest competitive socialising concept in Canary Wharf’s Cabot Square later this month.
Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew are to open their second Noble Rot location next year on the site formerly occupied by iconic Soho restaurant The Gay Hussar on Greek Street.
Jemima Jones and Lucy Carr-Ellison, the duo behind catering company Tart London, have chosen Victoria’s trendy Eccleston Yards for their first restaurant.
Jason Atherton has returned to the square where he made his name a decade ago to oversee the food and drink at newly-opened The Biltmore London alongside chef Paul Walsh.
Aktar Islam, chef director at Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant Opheem, is joining forces with the team behind Craft Dining Rooms to open a new restaurant and garden terrace.
Following Nathan Outlaw’s departure earlier this year, The Restaurant at The Capital has relaunched under the stewardship of the hotel’s new executive chef Adam Simmonds.
Australian chef Shaun Presland will take up residency at rotating pop-restaurant 10 Heddon Street next month, replacing chefs Chris Leach and David Carter.
Lima London founders Gabriel and Jose-Luis Gonzalez have opened Sabroso at Westfield London, a Venezuelan-inspired concept inspired by the food of their childhood.
Kolamba has arrived in Soho, inspired by the bold flavours of Sri Lankan home-cooking and with a mission to serve a more authentic take on the island’s vibrant cuisine.
