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Mitchells & Butlers launches Son of Steak in Nottingham

Mitchells & Butlers jumps on the bao bandwagon

By Sophie Witts

Taiwanese bao is a familiar site in London thanks to the likes of Flesh & Buns and Mr Bao, but now restaurant giant Mitchells & Butlers is bringing the steamed buns to Nottingham with its newest restaurant concept.

Duck & Waffle Local could expand if successful

Duck & Waffle Local could expand if successful

By Sophie Witts

Duck & Waffle Local, the upcoming fast-casual offshoot of the hit 24-hour London restaurant, could potentially roll-out to several other sites if its debut is successful.

BHA welcomes quicker food hygiene re-inspections

BHA welcomes quicker food hygiene re-inspections

By Hannah Thompson

Restaurants can now have their food hygiene rating re-evaluated as soon as they make improvements, rather than waiting months or years, in a move welcomed by the British Hospitality Association (BHA).

Hutson looking at two new Pigs in 2018

Hutson looking at two new Pigs in 2018

By Finn Scott-Delany

Hotel du Vin founder Robin Hutson is looking to open two more The Pig sites in Sussex and Kent in 2018, which would bring the restaurant-with-rooms concept to seven, reports our sister publication MCA. 

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

By Sophie Witts

Haddock from the North Sea and west of Scotland has been taken off a list of sustainable ‘fish to eat’ by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).

Photo: Cristian Barnett

Opening of the week: Mere

By Stefan Chomka

Mere is the debut restaurant from long-time Le Gavroche senior sous chef and MasterChef judge Monica Galetti and her husband David, who runs front of house.  

Gary Jones on why young chefs today are better than ever

SMALL TALK

Gary Jones on why young chefs today are better than ever

By Hannah Thompson

The executive head chef at Raymond Blanc’s Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons and newly-appointed chair of judges for this year’s National Chef of the Year and Young Chef of the Year (NCOTY & YNCOTY) competitions explains the value of culinary competitions...

Michael O'Hare and Tom Sellers to collaborate at Restaurant Story

Michael O'Hare and Tom Sellers to collaborate

By Sophie Witts

High-profile chefs Tom Sellers and Michael O’Hare are to team up for a special two-day lunch and dinner service at Sellers' Restaurant Story in London later this year.

Sweet, fresh, spicy: How to make classic prawn rolls with Thaikhun

Sweet, fresh, spicy: How to make classic prawn rolls with Thaikhun

By Hannah Thompson

Sal Taylor, assistant business manager and head chef at Thaikhun at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, is originally from Thailand, but has been a proud resident of Newcastle for almost three decades after moving to the UK with her family when she was nine...

Independent restaurants boom in Northern cities

Northern cities lead independent restaurant boom

By Sophie Witts

Northern cities are seeing a boom in independent restaurant openings with growth rates outstripping traditional hotspots such as London and Edinburgh, a new study shows.

Restaurant Magazine: London Taco Tour

Restaurant Eats Out: The London Taco Tour

By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant magazine’s second Eats Out event turns its attention to the London’s burgeoning taco scene. Fittingly, our taco tour began at Wahaca, the brand that kick-started the UK’s taco revolution 10 years ago. 

Norwegian skrei cod fishing

FEATURE

In search of Skrei: fishing for the king of cod in Norway

By Stefan Chomka

It’s a clear February morning and on a boat on the icy Norwegian waters around Sommarøy, a small island in the far north of the country, a group of chefs are dangling fishing lines over the side. Dawn has recently broken and the sun sits low in the sky,...

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