Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's top news stories include TriSpan acquiring a stake in Mowgli, Hrishikesh Desai's next venture, and the Thesleff Group's latest acquisition.
Archives for February 3, 2023
Book Review: Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean
The Noma team’s latest tome is a seriously impressive piece of work - but even the most committed of chefs will struggle to cook from it.
Flash-grilled: Lungi Mhlanga
The owner and founder of female-led dessert bar Treats Club in east London on pairing pickles with ice cream, her penchant for graphic design, and her new savoury donut collaboration.
Shing Tat Chung: “Restaurants are analogue, but there is a big appetite for digitalisation”
BAO co-founder Shing Tat Chung and HATO creative director Kenjiro Kirton on the metaverse, gamification and their sophisticated new restaurant app.
Nico Simeone to open third Six by Nico in Glasgow
Nico Simeone is continuing his expansion across Glasgow with the opening of a third Six by Nico in the Scottish city.
Latest opening: Akub
Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's debut UK restaurant explores the culinary history of Palestine through a contemporary lens.
Unbridled JOY? Stevie Parle hopes for a return of his Portobello Dock project
Stevie Parle has hinted of a return for JOY, the outdoor restaurant and retail space that he created at his former Dock Kitchen location.
Uber Eats announces winners of its £250k Black Business Fund
Uber Eats has revealed the 25 Black-owned restaurants across the UK that will receive £10,000 from its Black Business Fund.
St James’s all-day café and wine bar Locket’s closes
St James’s restaurant Locket’s has closed after the three years of trading.
Japanese chef Masayoshi 'Masa' Takayama to make UK restaurant debut in Harrods
Japanese chef Masayoshi 'Masa' Takayama will become the latest top culinary name to open a restaurant in Harrods.
Staff headcounts remain 11% lower than 2019
Overall staff headcounts in hospitality were 5% higher in December 2022 compared to 2021, but remain 11% lower than in 2019, according to the latest figures from Fourth.