The Lowdown: The Murphia List
An annual list that celebrates Irish people working in the world of hospitality has been published this week.
Archives for March 11, 2020
Bao trio to open all-day dining restaurant Cafe Bao in King's Cross
The team behind popular Taiwanese steamed buns restaurant Bao will open their first all-day dining concept under the brand.
Budget 2020: what does it mean for hospitality?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a freeze in all alcohol duties and cuts to business rates for small hospitality firms in his first Budget today.
Footballer Gareth Bale tees up Cardiff golf venue
High-profile Welsh footballer Gareth Bale is to open a restaurant, bar and mini-golf venue in his home city of Cardiff.
Anchor and Hope founders to open The Clarence gastropub
Rob Webster-Shaw and Jonathan Jones, the founders of top London gastropubs Anchor and Hope, Canton Arms, and Magdalen Arms and formerly of 32 Great Queen Street, will open neighbourhood pub The Clarence Tavern in Stoke Newington later this month.
Latest opening: Mambow
Chef Abby Lee has created an affordable breakfast and lunch-focused bowl food restaurant that’s pitched as an alternative to the big brands.
How I Got Here: Richard Gladwin
With his brothers Oliver and Gregory, Richard Gladwin has launched four London restaurants. The most recent, Sussex, opened last year on the Soho site once occupied by Anthony Demetre and Will Smith’s Arbutus.