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Fans of Black Axe Mangal can get a taste of the restaurant even though it remains closed throughout the pandemic thanks to a partnership between its chef-patron Lee Tiernan and Willy’s Pies founder Will Lewis.
Mattia Gerundio has been promoted to the role of head chef at Yuma Hashemi’s Clerkenwell restaurant The Drunken Butler.
San Carlo Restaurant Group is opening a new Italian restaurant in London’s St Christopher’s Place next year.
Former Isle of Eriska head chef Graeme Cheevers has chosen his home city of Glasgow for his first solo restaurant project.
Russian-founded pizza delivery brand Dodo Pizza is targeting a number of new openings for 2021, as it prepares to launch a new site under a revamped concept later this month.
A Birmingham-based restaurateur has delayed plans to launch a legal challenge against the Government's Tier 3 restrictions while local leaders continue to push for greater financial support for the sector.
The founder of HospoDemo says the hospitality sector has been made a scapegoat by the Government, as she prepares to lead a second hospitality demonstration against the ongoing restrictions.
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Michel Roux Jr has closed his Westminster-based restaurant Roux at Parliament Square as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Restaurants in Northern Ireland will be able to reopen from Friday (11 December) following an eight-week lockdown of the country's hospitality sector.
Over two thirds of hospitality operators say they expect to be in a tier 3 style lockdown in January following the busy Christmas period, during which people can meet outside of their bubbles for a small number of days.