Fine dining - Hospitality

The gate keeper: Michael Daniel on his restaurant group turning 30

06-Aug-2019 By Stefan Chomka

As his vegetarian restaurant group The Gate turns 30, managing director Michael Daniel discusses what it’s like to suddenly be at the centre of the biggest food movement in a decade.

Daniel Humm pens tribute after Eleven Madison Park split

31-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Daniel Humm has paid tribute to his Eleven Madison Park co-founder Will Guidara ahead of the end of their high-profile business partnership this summer.

Restaurant radar: August 2019

30-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Eggslut attempts to crack the London market, Cyrus Todiwala wants to bring something different to Leicester's Indian restaurant scene and Matt Gillan opens new West Sussex venue - here are the big openings for August.

Claridge's restaurant opening this autumn after Eleven Madison Park duo split

30-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

The London restaurant opening from the duo behind New York’s Eleven Madison Park has been pushed back after the pair announced their partnership will end this summer.

Yeastie boys: Lyle’s co-founders James Lowe and John Ogier on their new restaurant Flor

29-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Lyle’s co-founders James Lowe and John Ogier this month opened Flor, their bakery, restaurant and wine bar that takes its name from the thin layer of yeast that naturally forms on some wines

A restaurant serving a 50-course menu has opened in Copenhagen

24-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A restaurant that serves a 50-course tasting menu and where diners have to walk around the large restaurant space throughout the course of the five-hour meal has opened in Copenhagen.

Tom Booton becomes The Grill at The Dorchester's youngest head chef ahead of relaunch

22-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Booton has become the youngest chef to head up the kitchen at The Grill at The Dorchester in London.

House of Fraser rebrand to focus on strong F&B offering

22-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

British department store group House of Fraser has appointed CDG Leisure to oversee and develop the food and beverage strategy for its new breed of luxury lifestyle stores.

Changing places: Isaac At swaps Brighton for Rotterdam

19-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

South coast ultra local sourcing restaurant Isaac At recently switched with like-minded Rotterdam restaurant Aloha for Brighton Food Festival’s International Chef Exchange.

World's 50 Best Restaurants heading to Belgium in 2020

18-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is to hold its 2020 awards ceremony in Flanders, northern Belgium.

Ambitious chefs vs ingrate guests

16-Jul-2019 By Tony Naylor

Prue Leith is the latest influential foodie to lay into modernist chefs. Is it time to show these pioneers more respect?

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part Three

15-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the third episode of our new Behind the Brigade, Claude Bosi lifts the lid on a typical service in his two-star restaurant

Adam Byatt to replace Heinz Beck at Brown's Hotel

15-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Adam Byatt, owner of the Michelin-starred Trinity restaurant in Clapham, has been named chef director of food and beverage at Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair.

Latest opening: Siren

12-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Nathan Outlaw has responded to the call of The Goring and opened the first new restaurant in the London hotel in 109 years.

French chef demands withdrawal from "incompetent" Michelin Guide

12-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Tensions are simmering in the world of French gastronomy with another top chef demanding his restaurant be removed from the Michelin Guide – a request its publishers have refused.

Big trouble in little China?

11-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown is changing. The number of Cantonese restaurants is being reduced with the introduction of more specialist, regional Chinese and pan-Asian places in a bid to attract a broader spectrum of customers. But as the big money international players...

Latest opening: Dusk

10-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

With a dry bar, shisha lounge, and a former Great British Menu chef fusing Mediterranean and Asian cooking with molecular gastronomy, Dusk could become one of Essex’s most eccentric dining destinations.

In case you missed it: the 2019 Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards

09-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Last month Restaurant magazine hosted the annual Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards at London's plush private members The Hurlingham Club. And in case you've been living off grid for the past few weeks, here's what happened.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part Two

08-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the second episode of our new Behind the Brigade, Claude Bosi gives a tour of his kitchen.

Latest opening: The Dining Hall

05-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Harrods’ Dining Hall isn’t for the thrifty, but with six different bars and restaurants to choose from the iconic department’s store’s deep-pocketed clientele are spoilt for choice.

The Fat Duck to get festive with launch of first Christmas menu

03-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray is to launch its first Christmas menu later this year.

Opening of the month: Darby’s

03-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Robin Gill’s all-singing, all-dancing venture in London’s Nine Elms is his biggest project to date, and one that would have made his musician father proud.

Flash-grilled: Katie Exton

28-Jun-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017.

Tom Sellers to relocate Restaurant Story to Cornwall for the summer

28-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Sellers is giving his Bermondsey restaurant a summer holiday, temporarily closing it and relocating it to Cornwall.

André Garrett: "London felt like a real chance at a fresh start"

28-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

André Garrett on taking over The Northall, his return to London, and how he’s going to give Tom Kerridge a run for his money.

Video: Unlocking seafood’s potential

27-Jun-2019 By Restaurant

Restaurant magazine teamed up with Seafood from Norway earlier this month to host a seafood focused workshop, discussion and lunch at Frog by Adam Handling in Covent Garden.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part One

24-Jun-2019 By Sponsored by Nisbets in Place

Our latest behind-the-scenes video heads to the Michelin building in Chelsea and Claude Bosi’s award-winning restaurant

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught to close for two months for refurbishment

21-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Hélène Darroze’s eponymous two Michelin starred restaurant at The Connaught hotel in London is to undergo a two-month refurbishment and modernisation.

Latest opening: Arros QD

21-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Michelin-starred chef Quique Dacosta has opened his first restaurant outside of Spain in London’s Fitzrovia, and the emphasis is on rice… lots and lots of rice.

The Goring hotel names new executive chef

20-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Richard Galli has been promoted to executive chef at The Goring Hotel in London.

Latest opening: Wild Honey St James

19-Jun-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Anthony Demetre has relocated Wild Honey to the former site of The Balcon restaurant at the Sofitel London St James.

Core by Clare Smyth joins World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist

18-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has announced the restaurants ranked 51st-120th in 2019, ahead of its annual awards ceremony on 25 June.

Fat Duck alumni take Londrino site for debut restaurant [Updated]

17-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Two alumni of Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck have confirmed their debut restaurant will open in the former Londrino site in London Bridge this autumn.

Latest opening: Sette

14-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Housed within London’s Bulgari hotel, Sette is the first UK opening for the US-based LDV Hospitality and is inspired by the group’s signature New York restaurant concept Scarpetta.

Richard Corrigan takes over London's Nuala restaurant site

12-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Richard Corrigan has taken over the lease of Irish restaurant Nuala on London’s Old Street for his next opening in the city.

Opening of the month: Bob Bob Cité

12-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The long-awaited City follow-up to Bob Bob Ricard is even more outrageous and extravagant than its older Soho sibling. And it’s all the better for it.

Jason Atherton to launch The Betterment restaurant on Grosvenor Square

11-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton is to oversee a ‘restaurant and lifestyle offering’ that is set to launch within the newly re-branded Biltmore hotel on Grosvenor Square later this summer.

Moor Hall named Best Restaurant in the UK

10-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Moor Hall in Lancashire has been crowned National Restaurant of the Year at The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2019.

Restaurant radar: June 2019

04-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

From Quique Dacosta’s London debut to the launch of Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat, here are June’s key restaurant openings.

D&D to rent restaurant space to freelancers

04-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

High-end restaurant group D&D London is to launch a new app in a bid to lure freelancers and self-employed workers looking for somewhere quiet to work.

Peter Gordon's Providores and Tapa Room to close after 18 years

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Peter Gordon is to close his London restaurant The Providores and Tapa Room after 18 years.

The Curlew restaurant closes and is put up for sale

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

The award-winning Curlew restaurant in Bodiam, East Sussex has closed and been put up for sale.

Rohit Chugh: "I want to develop ideas that challenge and excite me"

17-May-2019 By James McAllister

Rohit Chugh, former managing director of The Cinnamon Club and the founder of Roti Chai in Marylebone, has moved into the fast-casual sector with the opening of his third London restaurant Bambusa.

Thierry Laborde to open Les Platanes in Mayfair

10-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

French chef Thierry Laborde is to open ‘casual yet refined bistro’ Les Platanes in Mayfair’s Bruton Place this month.

A breath of fresh Éire: Anna Haugh on her debut restaurant Myrtle

07-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Anna Haugh opens her debut restaurant, in Chelsea, later this month, where she will draw on her Irish roots.

Mike Robinson: "I want this to be unashamedly Stratford’s best restaurant"

03-May-2019 By James McAllister

The highly-regarded game chef, who co-owns the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham, has just opened meat-focused restaurant The Woodsman in Stratford-upon-Avon's Hotel Indigo.

Restaurant radar: May 2019

01-May-2019 By Restaurant

From Robin Gill's new opening at the Embassy Gardens development to the first permanent location for Monsieur Le Duck, here are May's key restaurant openings.

Niall by mouth: how Whatley Manor's executive chef is modernising country house hotel dining

01-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Employed as executive chef at just 25, Niall Keating has had a job on his hands updating Whatley Manor’s classic country house hotel dining offer, but a special award from Michelin and a shiny new kitchen has helped keep this talented chef on track.