Bōkan, a new restaurant and roof terrace from Aurelie Altemaire, former head chef at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, is to open at the 313-bedroom Novotel Canary Wharf hotel in January.
The chef proprietor of Japanese-style London site Shackfuyu, and Robert Ortiz, head of culinary development for the Lima Group, will hold two Nikkei-style events this November.
Michelin star-winning chef Josh Eggleton has taken over a new pub in Bristol with the former director of Butcombe Brewery, Guy Newell, the Morning Advertiser has reported.
Yuu Kitchen, a south-Asian/Pacific Rim-style restaurant co-founded by two former directors of Icebar London and a former Nobu chef, is to open in London's Commercial Street.
Pastry Team UK has renewed its intention to aim for a podium place at the 2017 Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie at the Lyon Sirha exhibition in January.
Independent coffee brand 200 Degrees has announced plans to open its fourth cafe, in Leeds, as it continues to expand across the midlands and north of England.
Another Place, the hotel collection set up by Watergate Bay Hotel managing director Will Ashworth last year, has outlined its growth strategy, aiming for six hotels in 10 years.
AccorHotels is planning further roll out of its Jamboree restaurant brand in the UK following the success of its first at its Novotel in London's Blackfriars.
Modern Peruvian restaurant Coya will open its second London site at the new Angel Court development in London, joining The Natural Kitchen and Notes, who will both open their eighth sites there.
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has announced plans to expand his global business into hospitality with the creation of brand Karl Lagerfeld Hotels & Resorts.
British consumers will aim to maintain their spending habits on holidays over the next 12 months, but staycations are expected to rise due to Brexit, a new survey from PwC has found.
American hotel company Hyatt has expanded its European team to enable it to grow the presence of its Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Centric and Hyatt Place brands in Europe.
Two-Michelin-starred chef Simon Rogan is to part ways with 312-bedroom The Midland Hotel three years into his five-year contract, effective at the end of October.
The North West-based hotel group – inspired by openings such as design-led The Pig, Firmdale Hotels, and The Hoxton ‒ first opened as the restaurant The Vicarage Freehouse in 2014, before progressing to add a 20-bedroom hotel to the site in 2015.
The ‘pace of change’ is moving at its fastest ever rate, according to Danny Pecorelli, managing director of Exclusive Hotels and Venues and, like it or not, the hotel sector is having to move with it.
Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, is backing the launch of a new fast-casual pizza concept called Radio Alice, which will open its first site in Hoxton Square this December.
Shiva Hotels is aiming to raise awareness of modern slavery within hospitality after piloting a new anti-trafficking scheme at its DoubleTree by Hilton in London, and a roundtable set for 2 November.
D&D London's German Gymnasium has been honoured twice in the first Blue Badge Style Awards for its efforts in making the restaurant welcoming to guests with disabilities.
The Cinnamon Collection, the Indian restaurant group headed up by chef Vivek Singh, is to launch a new concept Cinnamon Bazaar in Covent Garden next month.
M, the London-based restaurant group, has raised £1.3m in crowdfunding in just 24 hours, including a six-figure investment from former England rugby union player Simon Shaw.
Brothers James and Thom Elliot have created a fun-loving restaurant business where the vibes are as important as the food. And the Pizza Pilgrims party has only just begun.
