Italian restaurant company San Carlo Group is fattening up its Birmingham presence with the opening of a £1m Fumo restaurant, champagne and cocktail bar in Selfridges this autumn.
Cheesmonger and natural wine enthusiast Holly Chaves is hoping to give the croque-monsieur a run for its money with a pop-up residency devoted to the iconic Breville toastie.
The team behind Ox and Finch – the Glasgow restaurant which holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand – are to launch their first site in Edinburgh later this year.
The chef behind the Ruddington Arms, a Nottingham gastropub recommended in the Michelin Guide, has revealed plans to create a group of six pubs in the area.
The last time Simpson’s in the Strand was refurbed, King Edward VII was on the throne. Now one of London’s oldest and most iconic restaurants has been relaunched with a new look and menu that will bring it into the 21st century.
Mathieu Germond, former co-owner and restaurant manager of the Pied á Terre restaurant for 14 years, is to open a restaurant in the former Dabbous site in Fitzrovia.
Further details of the food and drink offerings at The Pilgrm, the upcoming London hotel from a former partner in The Zetter Group, have been announced.
The team behind the south west’s well-regarded Mint Room restaurants are to launch a new casual concept in Bristol’s Cargo 2 development later this month.
Irene Margariti (pictured) and Yannis Theodorakakos are heading eastwards for the second opening under their Suvlaki Greek restaurant brand with a site in Brick Lane, Shoreditch, set to open late this month.
Old World Hospitality is to replace its Chor Bizarre restaurant on Albemarle Street, Mayfair, with a UK outpost of Indian Accent, the highly rated top-end restaurant brand helmed by chef Manish Mehrotra.
Australasian-influenced restaurant Dickie Fitz in Newman Street has closed, along with London gastropubs Princess Victoria and The Lady Ottoline, following the closure of business owner Affinity Group.
