Flash-grilled: Harriet Mansell
The West Country-born chef behind Robin Wylde and recently-launched, low-intervention wine bar Lilac in Lyme Regis on her cooking style, Massimo Bottura, and the greatest pizza she's ever eaten.
Archives for July 30, 2021
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's main hospitality news stories include Adam Handling announcing the closure of his eponymous Chelsea restaurant, Le Caprice reopening as a training academy, and JKS acquiring Arcade Food Theatre.
Opening of the month: Hackney Coterie
Anthony Lyon’s East London-based follow up to Lyon’s Seafood & Wine Bar feels tailor made for post-pandemic dining.
Big Table Group appoints KFC’s Paul Stokes to lead acquisitions ahead of 'big growth plans'
Big Table Group has appointed KFC's Paul Stokes as the company’s head of acquisitions, as it prepares to press ahead with 'big growth plans'.
Shepherd Neame ‘back on the path to recovery’
Pub operator and brewer Shepherd Neame is 'back on the path to recovery' after reporting an encouraging resumption of trade since reopening.
The Restaurant Show to return to Olympia London this September
The Restaurant Show, featuring Catering Equipment Expo, is set to return to Olympia London this September with a remit of helping the industry come back stronger than ever.
Brucan Pubs plans fast-paced expansion as it secures third site
Brucan Pubs is preparing for a period of fast-paced expansion, with a 'strong pipeline' of openings planned over the next 18 months.
Covid costs hospitality £100bn in sales
Hospitality businesses suffered a £100.2bn drop in sales from pre-pandemic levels in the 15 months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker with CGA reveals.
Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches
This month's selection of new drinks products includes a Charmat method English wine, STRYKK's new vanilla variant and Gordon Ramsay's very own gin.