Simon Levy joins Eighty-Six restaurant as head chef
Simon Levy, former senior sous chef at Koffman’s, has been appointed as head chef at Eighty-Six restaurant in Fulham Road, Chelsea.
Archives for February 8, 2012
Restaurant magazine quizzes Mark Hix on his plans for Hix Belgravia
Mark Hix talks about his new restaurant in Belgravia and why he decided to venture outside of his Clerkenwell and Soho stomping ground for his latest venture in the February issue of Restaurant magazine, out today.
People 1st launches workshop to help ‘struggling’ new publicans
Half of new publicans and nightclub owners admit they are ‘struggling’ because they don’t know where to go for specialist advice and guidance or setting up and running their own business.
SBG Restaurants to revamp and rename Livebait restaurants
SBG Restaurants is to revamp and rename the two Livebait restaurants it bought out of administration as well as targeting Glasgow and London for expansion.
Radisson Edwardian acquires Odeon Leicester Square
Radisson Edwardian hotels, owned by Indian-born multi-millionaire Jasminder Singh, is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of Odeon cinema in Leicester Square.
King's Cross concourse restaurant and bars revealed
Giraffe, Yalla Yalla, Benito's Hat and the pub operator Fuller's have been revealed as some of the food and drink businesses that are on track to take up residence at the new King's Cross concourse when the 27,000sq.ft retail, restaurant and bar space...
South Indian restaurant chain ChennaiDosa to open 11th site
ChennaiDosa, a successful South Indian restaurant chain with 10 sites across the UK, is set to open a new site in Manchester's Stretford Mall with at least two further openings planned for this year.
Bowmore reveals redesign and three new additions to Single Malt Whisky range
Bowmore has unveiled brand new packaging and three new additions to its Single Malt Whisky collection.
London Olympics: Hotel rooms released but lessons learnt from Royal Wedding
In January the announcement the London 2012 organising committee (LOCOG) was releasing rooms sparked fears hotels might not be as full as hoped, so a week later BigHospitality spoke to those in the industry to see if hotels were reassessing expectations...