Flash-grilled: Nick Fitzgerald
Chef Nick Fitzgerald, who previously cooked at Pujol in Mexico City (currently ranked 12 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list), now runs Borough Market-based taqueria Tacos Padre.
Archives for September 11, 2020
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's main news stories include the collection of track and trace details becoming mandatory in England, and social gatherings of more than six people being banned by the Government.
Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality take on former Gaylord site for London debut
Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality is to make its London debut next month, launching a restaurant and underground bar on the former Gaylord site in London's Fitzrovia.
Noble Rot Soho to open on 18 September with Alex Jackson as head chef
Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew have announced they will open Noble Rot Soho on Friday 18 September with former sardine chef Alex Jackson at the helm.
UKH welcomes cross-party support for long-term reduction in tourism VAT
UKHospitality has welcomed the cross-party support for a long-term reduction in tourism VAT expressed in yesterday afternoon’s (10 September) Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons.
Latest opening: The Elder
A sibling to The Woodsman in Stratford on Avon has opened in Bath.
One sheet to the wind: how the pandemic changed wine lists
Coronavirus has all but brought an end to the hefty leather-bound wine list, and not just because of the safety implications of passing such an object from table to table.
Chancellor urged to 'carefully consider' targeted furlough extensions
A cross-party group of MPs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to 'carefully consider' targeted extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) beyond the end of October.
New body calls on Scottish Government to shut down premises flouting distancing rules
A new body representing a number of Scotland's most successful restaurant and bar owners has called on the Scottish Government to shut down licensed premises that flout social distancing regulations.
Wales to introduce 'rule of six', but only for indoor gatherings
Wales has become the latest UK country to introduce the ‘rule of six’ that limits the number of people that can attend indoor social gatherings.
Mowgli secures Cheshire site with more openings planned
Indian street food group Mowgli plans to open two more restaurants before Christmas, and is 'looking to close in' on additional sites across the UK to launch in 2021.
Re-thinking Hygiene: a closer look at the washroom and why paper towels are now more important than ever
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Hospitality businesses to make redundancies when furlough ends
At least half of hospitality businesses will have to make some level of redundancies once the furlough scheme comes to an end, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence for BigHospitality, MCA Insight and The...
Nando’s and Deliveroo form exclusive partnership
Nando’s and Deliveroo have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see 360 of the peri peri chicken brand's restaurants join the delivery platform in what is being described as a nationwide rollout.
Restaurants see August boost but healthy like-for-likes 'present artificial market impression'
Managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back up to 2019 levels in August thanks to the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out (EOHO) campaign.