Andrew Fairlie Scholarship announces 2024 winner
Entier head chef Andrew Clark has won the 2024 Andrew Fairlie Scholarship.
Archives for November 29, 2024
Mayfair restaurant Socca to close
Samyukta Nair and Claude Bosi will close their Mayfair restaurant Socca this month, with the last service taking place on Saturday 30 November.
Friday five: the week’s top restaurant stories
KFC reneging on its Better Chicken Commitment target, Ollie Dabbous leaving Hide, and Loungers being acquired by US firm Fortress lead this week’s top news stories.
Brindisa’s Monika Linton: “Brexit has added half a million to our costs”
As Brindisa celebrates the 20th anniversary of its first tapas restaurant, the group’s co-founder reflects on the business’s evolution, the impact of Brexit, and its future plans.
Pizza Express launches new Pod concept
Pizza Express has opened the first site under its new grab and go concept, Pizza Express Pod, at Tesco Extra in Southampton.
Should restaurants be worried about Ozempic?
The rising popularity of appetite suppressant ‘obesity drugs’ is causing people to eat less when dining out. Is this a threat - or an opportunity - for the restaurant sector?
Latest opening: Piccolino Chichester
Individual restaurants has opened its latest Italian restaurant on the South Coast
Loungers sale faces shareholder resistance
Two of Loungers’s biggest shareholders are to vote against Fortress Investment Group’s acquisition of the all-day café and restaurant group.
Noodle & Beer to open second site
Chinese restaurant Noodle & Beer will open its second London restaurant in the new year.