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      <title><![CDATA[Birmingham restaurant Simpsons to close after 32 years]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Quince bakery founder Anna Higham to double up]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anna Higham, founder of Quince Bakery, has launched a crowdfund for a second location in Islington. Clementine will carry the ‘same philosophy’ as her highly rated New North Road venture into a café setting. Open for breakfast, brunch and lunch Wednesday to Sunday, the site will be located directly opposite Quince.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The co-owner of Leeds restaurant Bavette on Vin Jaune, Campania-based winemaker Antonio Gismondi and his family’s vineyard in the Loire.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leon gets green light from creditors to emerge from administration]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Leon will emerge from administration after receiving unanimous support from creditors who voted as part of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[French brasserie operator La Nouvelle Garde has confirmed that its debut London restaurant will launch in early July. First revealed at the end of last year, Brasserie Olivia will open on Sloane Square in a site previously occupied by Côte. Founded by Charles Perez and Victor Dubillotin in Paris in 2019, La Nouvelle Garde now operates nine brasseries across France.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adam Handling launches caviar brand ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Frog and Ugly Butterfly chef Adam Handling has launched an online caviar business. Pitched at consumers rather than restaurants, Ahrelia Caviar will offer the luxury ingredient at ‘unrivalled prices’. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Junk Group continues its push across the capital with four new sites]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bubala to open ‘most ambitious site to date’ in Covent Garden]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samira Gover]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Marc Summers, founder of the Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala, has chosen Covent Garden for the brand’s ‘most ambitious’ opening to date. Set to open this September at 14 Garrick Street, the new restaurant will be Bubala’s fourth site, featuring 60 covers on the ground floor, a 32-cover downstairs dining room and 30 alfresco seats overlooking Floral Street. 
The restaurant will occupy a Grade II-listed building in the heart of London’s theatre district, with interiors designed to retain the character of the original 1860 property while reflecting the warm and informal atmosphere the brand has become known for. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giraffe lands at Edinburgh Airport]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A tax break for kids’ meals doesn’t go far enough, but it also shouldn’t trigger a tantrum]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/27/a-tax-break-for-kids-meals-doesnt-go-far-enough-but-it-also-shouldnt-trigger-a-tantrum/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Lutrario]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Some of the loudest voices in the industry are being a bit childish over Great British Summer Savings Scheme.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sophie’s to shutter Chelsea restaurant after nearly 25 years]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/27/sophies-to-shutter-chelsea-restaurant/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sophie’s Steakhouse & Bar has announced it will be closing its Chelsea restaurant on Fulham Road at the end of the month. In a reel posted on Instagram, the group’s co-founder Rupert Power said that despite ‘never being one to leave a party early,’ the Chelsea site would close its doors on 30 May for the last time. 
The New York-inspired steakhouse opened on Fulham Road in 2002, and its current lease is coming to end, with Power saying it ‘therefore seems the right time to make this hard decision’. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Sellers confirms key team members for his upcoming Cornwall restaurant ]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Lutrario]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Story chef Tom Sellers has confirmed the team that will lead his upcoming restaurant at the Carbis Bay Estate in St Ives. The kitchen will be overseen by Tom Anglesea as executive chef - who already oversees Sellers’ Dovetale restaurant in Mayfair - supported by former Scarlet Hotel chef Jack Clayton and former Ynyshir and Gwen chef Corrin Harrison. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Sellers is best known for his two-Michelin-star Restaurant Story]]></media:description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gouqi rescued through pre-pack sale]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/26/top-chinese-restaurant-gouqi-rescued-through-pre-pack-sale/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Lutrario]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The future of high-end Chinese restaurant Gouqi has been secured following a successful pre-pack sale. Earlier today (26 May) Restaurant reported that the central London venue had filed notice to appoint administrators.
The process was led by Opus Restructuring and Insolvency, safeguarding around 30 jobs. 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Chee Hwee Tong’s Tong Dinner Ltd called in administrators earlier this month]]></media:description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fulham Shore CEO Marcel Khan to stand down]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/26/fulham-shore-ceo-marcel-khan-to-stand-down/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marcel Khan is to step down from his role as chief executive of Fulham Shore having overseen the CVA and restructure of Franco Manca and the sale of The Real Greek. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cinder’s Jake Finn to open new venture in St John’s Wood ]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samira Gover]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Chef owner of Cinder Jake Finn is opening a new bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar in St John’s Wood next month. The chef and restaurateur has teamed up with Ella Williams, formerly of Hausu, Mountain, Crispin and Cinder, who will lead the No. Forty Nine kitchen as head chef. 
Located at 49 St John’s Wood High Street, a minute’s walk from Cinder St John’s Wood, No. Forty Nine will open daily from 8am, serving a morning menu of freshly baked breads and pastries, alongside coffees, juices and breakfast to go. ]]></description>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn brought the live-fire restaurant Cinder to Belsize Park in 2021]]></media:description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Hunter: “We’re going big on seaweed”]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/26/the-sea-the-sea-founder-alex-hunter-on-moving-to-a-larger-location/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stefan Chomka]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>Chef</category>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A swell guy: The Sea The Sea founder Alex Hunter]]></media:description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flash-grilled: Yiannis Mexis]]></title>
      <link>https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026/05/26/pyro-chef-yiannis-mexis-gives-us-his-flash-grilled/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Lutrario]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The chef behind Southwark restaurant Pyro on Grant Achatz, Belgian restaurant Hof van Cleve and his Vitamix.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>Chef</category>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firestarter: Yiannis Mexis is an alumnus of top Mayfair restaurant Hide]]></media:description>
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