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Wine bar and restaurant group Vinoteca is to close its huge site within Birmingham’s Paradise development after less than a year, blaming rising energy prices and ongoing train strikes.
As Birmingham restaurant Opheem turns five this year, its chef-patron questions the longevity of fine dining in its current form.
The head chef of Stars Restaurant and Bar in London's Soho on pairing prosecco with polenta chips, his admiration of Raymond Blanc, and early food memories of eating breakfast.
This week's top news stories include hospitality facing record insolvencies, more investor pressure for TRG, and Dmitri Magi announcing he is to leave his role as Claridge’s culinary director.
UKHospitality Scotland has pushed back against the Scottish Government’s claim that restaurants have seen a decrease in their overall rateable value, saying it ‘doesn’t reflect the reality on the ground’.
Taco Bell has filed an appeal to cancel trademark restrictions on the popular marketing phrase Taco Tuesday.
Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf, who runs the two Michelin-starred Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, is to open his debut London restaurant later this month in Marylebone.
The duo behind London’s cult fried chicken brand Other Side Fried are shifting gears with their latest venture – a neighbourhood-style restaurant in Battersea Rise.
Italian poke chain Poke House is looking to accelerate its global expansion following the completion of a new investment round.
Glasgow restaurant Chaakoo Bombay Café is expanding beyond the city with a site in Edinburgh.
Hedge fund Oasis Management Company has ratcheted up its attacks on The Restaurant Group (TRG), accusing it of withholding information from key shareholders ahead of next week’s annual general meeting.