Ottolenghi starts international push with Swiss restaurant
Yotam Ottolenghi will open his first restaurant outside of the UK, in Switzerland.
Archives for September 25, 2024
Friday five: the week's biggest hospitality stories
The return to the UK for Chick-fil-A, a lifeline thrown for TGI Fridays and job moves for Ewan Venters and James Brown are among this week's most read stories.
Alan Keery and Sarah Baldry launch debut Edinburgh restaurant
Chef partners Alan Keery and Sarah Baldry have opened their first restaurant in Edinburgh’s Marchmont neighbourhood.
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Shopping forecast: the latest supplier news
QSR's partnership with Dave's Hot Chicken, Santa Maria's K-food range, and new caviar and olive oils are among this month's big supplier news.
Flash-grilled: Jack Bond
The head chef at The Cottage in the Wood in Cumbria on hating pizza as a kid, owning your mistakes, and his brush with death on the Central Line.
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Can TGI Fridays be saved?
The US chain was once a much-loved fixture of the UK restaurant scene, but its demise tells a different story today.
Uncorked: Alexandros Vainas
The restaurant manager and head of wine at Shoreditch restaurant Sohaila on Xinomavro, Ramiro Ibáñez and Greece’s underrated Thrace region.
BrewDog Bars CEO James Brown quits brewer to join Prezzo
BrewDog Bars CEO James Brown is stepping down after nine years with the Scotland-based brewer to join Prezzo.
Chick-fil-A targets sites in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast
US fried chicken giant Chick-fil-A is targeting sites in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast as it plots its return to the UK market.
Latest opening: Briar
Former Glebe House head chef Sam Lomas has opened a restaurant on the old Osip site in Somerset.
Francesco Mazzei: I want to go back to my L’anima days
It’s been more than 15 years since the Calabrian chef opened L’anima in the City of London. With next year’s launch of a restaurant within the Corinthia London hotel, he’s returning to his southern Italian roots.
Fables & Company to launch third London wine bar
The group behind Plume in Covent Garden and Finch in Brixton has chosen the Borough Yards development for its third London wine bar.
Coco di Mama co-founder launches restaurant and bakery
The co-founder of fast casual Italian brand Coco di Mama is to open a restaurant and bakery in London this winter.