Bubblewrap kickstarts expansion with first franchise site
Instagram-famous dessert brand Bubblewrap has launched its first franchise site to kickstart its plans for significant expansion.
Archives for April 29, 2022
Flash-grilled: Simon Shand
The head chef of the Michelin-starred Leroy in London's Shoreditch on working as a fish monger, his dream dinner party guests, and what he'd do if he wasn't in kitchens.
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's main hospitality news stories include a complete overhauling of The Good Food Guide rating system, Brighton-centric restaurateur Raz Helalat's next venture, and concerns about racism in the workplace.
Latest Opening: The Lanesborough Grill
The Hyde Park Corner hotel has replaced its French/modern European restaurant Céleste with something British and a bit more gutsy.
Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards launches Food Lovers Award
The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards has announced a new award for the 2022 ceremony.
Michael Caines to launch second restaurant at Lympstone Manor next month
Chef Michael Caines is to launch a more casual restaurant at his Devon flagship Lympstone Manor early next month.
Action plan announced to tackle 'sexual harassment culture' in hospitality
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and UKHospitality have launched an action plan to 'stop the sexual harassment of hospitality staff being seen as just part of the job'.
Emily Acha Derrington: “Some say hospitality is incompatible with having a family, but it can work”
The co-founder of Parents in Hospitality on juggling restaurant work with a young family and what employers can do to to make a career in hospitality more viable for people with kids.
Gusto Italian appoints new COO as it plots further expansion
Gusto Italian has appointed Scott Grimbleby as its new chief operating officer (COO) as it continues to open new restaurants across the UK.
London's hospitality sector edges back as sales rise in Britain's city centres
London’s pubs, bars and restaurants are gradually returning towards pre-Covid levels of visits, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social.
Fadi Kattan to open modern Palestinian restaurant Akub in Notting Hill
Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan will open a restaurant in Notting Hill later this year.
Boundary restaurant and bar to replace Albion Café
Shoreditch hotel The Boundary will open a new ground floor restaurant and bar next month in the space that formerly Albion Café.