Fine Dining

Chris Harrod unveils plans for The Whitebrook restaurant

31-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Chris Harrod has acquired the freehold of Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms The Whitebrook in Monmouthshire, with plans to develop the site.

How I Got Here: Tom Gore

30-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Tom Gore is food director at London-based event catering and fine dining concept The Brewery.

Michelin-starred Wilks in Bristol up for sale

28-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

The owners of Michelin-starred Wilks in Bristol have put the restaurant up for sale after seven years of trading.

Flash-grilled: Nick Beardshaw

25-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The head chef at Kerridge's Bar & Grill in London on Domino's, not completing MEATliquor's triple chilli challenge and cheap truffles.

The Lowdown: Odeon Luxe & Dine

24-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Odeon has announced plans to launch a luxury dine-in cinema concept in Islington Square by the end of the year.

Duddell's closes London Bridge restaurant

23-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

Duddell’s, the Cantonese fine dining restaurant which opened in London Bridge two years ago, has closed with plans to relocate.

Latest opening: Allegra

23-Oct-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Patrick Powell's long-awaited restaurant has finally opened on the seventh floor of east London's The Stratford

Former Le Gavroche chef to open fine dining restaurant

21-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Former Le Gavroche chef Elliot Moss is to open a French-focused fine dining restaurant in St John’s Wood, London, this Friday (25 October).

Flash-grilled: Steven Ellis

18-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Steven Ellis, who is a protégé of Gordon Ramsay and Clare Smyth, is chef proprietor of fine dining pub-restaurant The Oxford Blue in Old Windsor.

Latest opening: Decimo

18-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

High profile Bristolian chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias is at the helm of a swish new restaurant atop trendy King’s Cross hotel The Standard, London

Tianjin restaurant to open in Liverpool’s Brewery Village

09-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

An ambitious £2.2m restaurant specialising in Tianjin cuisine will open within Liverpool’s recently launched Brewery Village on 31 October.

Seven things you need to know about this year's Michelin results

08-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2020 has hit the shelves. Here's all you need to know.

28°-50° takes Cantina Laredo site

07-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Upmarket wine-focused restaurant brand 28°-50° has taken the former Cantina Laredo site in Covent garden, bringing its total number of London restaurants to two.

Flash-grilled: Ben McKellar

04-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Largely Brighton and Hove-based chef restaurateur Ben McKellar runs a total of five venues including fine dining restaurant the Gingerman and recently launched small plates restaurant The Flint House.

Steve Drake drops The Anchor to focus on Sorrel

02-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Steve Drake has sold his Surrey pub The Anchor to focus on his Michelin-starred Dorking restaurant Sorrel.

Restaurant radar: October 2019

01-Oct-2019 By Restaurant

From Douglas McMaster’s second iteration of Silo to Nico Simeone’s third restaurant launch this year, here are October’s key openings.

William Reed launches Low 2 No Bev Show

27-Sep-2019 By Joe Lutrario

BigHospitality and Restaurant magazine publisher William Reed has unveiled a new trade show designed to support the growth of the burgeoning low to no beverage sector.

Jason Atherton and Paul Walsh on The Betterment

27-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton and chef Paul Walsh have opened The Betterment; a simple but stylish offering in Mayfair's Grosvenor Square.

The secret stagiaire: Restaurant Coworth Park

26-Sep-2019 By The secret stagiaire

Our surreptitious stage finds the busy Ascot hotel in full wedding and polo season swing, where he juggles multiple menus, marigolds and a visit from the Dubai royal family.

Latest opening: Charlie’s

25-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka and James McAllister

Chef Adam Byatt has opened Charlie’s, a high-end restaurant at Mayfair’s equally upscale Brown’s Hotel that certainly knows its audience.

UK restaurant market facing fastest decline in seven years

24-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

The UK restaurant market is set to contract -3.1% to £18.8bn in 2019, its fastest decline in seven years.

Wild Honey site sold for six-figure premium

16-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Anthony Demetre’s former Wild Honey restaurant site in London’s Mayfair has been sold.

Latest opening: Norma

13-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Ben Tish has launched Italian-style restaurant Norma in Fitzrovia, his first opening as chef director of The Stafford London hotel.

Changes afoot at Pied à Terre in order to ‘keep business current’

13-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Restaurateur David Moore is overseeing a number of changes to his beloved Fitzrovia restaurant Pied à Terre ahead of its 30th anniversary.

Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini to bring Cosy Box restaurant to London

11-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

The founder of Cosy Box, the Cannes Film Festival pop-up restaurant and club, is planning to open a permanent London location next year.

Tom Kerridge’s The Bull & Bear to open in Manchester on 15 November

10-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge’s Manchester restaurant will be called The Bull & Bear when it opens in the city’s Stock Exchange Hotel on 15 November.

Martin Wishart to sail the Atlantic to raise money for Parkinson's charity

09-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Martin Wishart is marking the 20th anniversary of his eponymous two Michelin-starred Leith restaurant by attempting to sail across the Atlantic to raise funds for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT).

The Box Tree in Ilkley up for sale after losing Michelin star

09-Sep-2019 By Sophie Witts

The Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley is up for sale, less than a year after losing its Michelin star.

Joël Robuchon's legacy to live on in two new London restaurants

06-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Joël Robuchon International is to open two restaurants in London in the coming months, in a bid to further secure the legacy of the pioneering chef.

Opening of the month: Heritage

05-Sep-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Following a crowdfunding campaign, former The Pass chef Matt Gillan has turned a West Sussex countryside pub into an ambitious destination restaurant with rooms.

Peter Sanchez-Iglesias reveals details of first London restaurant

04-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias’ debut London restaurant will be called Decimo at The Standard, London, when it opens on the 10th floor of the newly-launched hotel on 10 October.

Yogesh Datta's TPH of Chelsea closes its doors

04-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Yogesh Datta’s beloved Indian restaurant TPH of Chelsea, formerly The Painted Heron, has closed.

Will the sandwich ever be the same again?

03-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

How London became besotted with premium sandwiches

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Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part Four

03-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the fourth and final episode of our Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum, Claude Bosi takes us round the various spaces of the iconic Michelin building.

Restaurant radar: September 2019

02-Sep-2019 By Restaurant

From Jason Atherton's latest restaurant to the launch of street food collective KERB's first permanent site and Lewis Hamilton's new plant-based burger chain, here are September's key openings.

Flash-grilled: Kostas Papathanasiou

30-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

After a two-year stint at Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social, Kostas Papathanasiou recently moved to oversee the kitchen at Atherton's newly launched No.5 Social in Mayfair.

MasterChef contestant to take charge at new West African restaurant

30-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

A former MasterChef: The Professionals finalist is to oversee the kitchen at ‘a new and progressive’ West African restaurant opening in London’s Fitzrovia in October.

"Staffing remains one of the most difficult areas of the business": Alex Peffly and Z He

30-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Two years after launching Bun House on Soho’s Greek Street, husband and wife team Alex Peffly and Z He have converted the site into a new bar and restaurant concept inspired by 1960s Hong Kong.

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Standard Bearers: meet the dream team behind London's slickest new hotel

28-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Trendy US-owned hotel group The Standard is hoping to rip up the rulebook of high-profile hotel dining with its debut European hotel.

Secret stagiaire: Club Gascon

27-Aug-2019 By The secret stagiaire

Pascal Aussignac’s imaginative French restaurant in Smithfield gives our kitchen hand a lesson in foie gras and reveals the chef-patron’s flowery approach to his cooking

Former Lima London chef to head Peruvian restaurant in Birmingham

20-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former Lima London head chef Robert Ortiz will open a Peruvian restaurant in Birmingham next month.

18 restaurants close per week as sector continues to feel the heat

19-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Britain’s restaurant numbers have fallen for the sixth quarter in a row with restaurants closures now running at a net average of 18 per week.

Latest opening: Nutshell

16-Aug-2019 By Sophie Witts

A former Palomar chef serves up his take on Iranian cuisine in London's tourist hub.

Galvin at Windows to rebrand bar offering

15-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Mayfair’s Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows is to rebrand its skyline bar with a new name, new look, and a new menu.

National Restaurant Awards Explores: York

14-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

As part of a new series of food tours featuring venues on Restaurant magazine’s list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK, we head to gastronomic hotspot York to visit a trio of forward-thinking establishments.

Latest opening: Flor

14-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

James Lowe and John Ogier’s follow-up to Lyle’s is stripped back and buzzy with an accessibly priced menu that takes its cues from the buvettes of Paris and the pintxos bars of San Sebastián.

Eat Game Awards 2019 open for nominations

13-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurants and pubs are being encouraged to put game dishes on the menu as nominations open for the Eat Game Awards 2019.

Julie's to reopen following four year closure

12-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Julie’s restaurant in London’s Holland Park is to finally reopen in September, more than four years after it initially closed for refurbishment.

UK eating out market growing at slowest rate in seven years

07-Aug-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The eating and drinking out market is set to grow 1.3% to £91bn in 2019, the slowest rate of growth in seven years.

How I Got Here: Tiffany Robinson

07-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Tiffany Robinson is the marketing director for high-end restaurant group D&D London, which currently operates 42 restaurants worldwide including in London, Paris and New York.