Restaurant

Recession-proof? How Jamie Oliver's restaurants are dealing with the downturn

31-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In a special audio report recorded at The Restaurant Show, Jacques Dejardin, head of operations at Jamie Oliver, reveals how the group is looking to retail, takeaway and collection, event catering and possibly all-day dining to protect its restaurants...

Redditch and Bluewater developments continue restaurants' growing relationship with shopping centres

29-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Restaurant operators are being sought for a new shopping centre in the Midlands and Bluewater has reopened its Wintergarden dining area as the potential of high-footfall shopping centres continues to be recognised by restaurant businesses.

Heathrow Terminal 5 restaurant operators join together for pop-up dining concept

26-Oct-2012

Heathrow Airport has brought together a number of its restaurant operators, including Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food and Giraffe, to design a bespoke menu for a pop-up dining area which may become a permanent feature as the airport continues to update...

Food Roots plans network of educational, protected-product restaurants following In Parma launch

25-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Christian Pero, the founder of Food Roots, has revealed he plans to open a group of cuisine-specific, 'educational' restaurants in London following the successful launch of In Parma which showcases protected origin products. 

Yalla Yalla begins London expansion with Shoreditch pop-up

24-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Lebanese and Middle Eastern street food concept Yalla Yalla is set to open a new pop-up restaurant in Shoreditch High Street next month, with two permanent sites planned to open in central London in early 2013. 

Mark Hix to close HIX Belgravia and Mark's Bar at Belgraves hotel

23-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

HIX Restaurants and Belgraves, the Thompson Hotels venue in London, have confirmed Mark Hix is set to part ways with the hotel with HIX Belgravia and Mark's Bar due to close at the end of November.

Great Fosters hotel reveals Michelin-star ambitions with restaurant relaunch

19-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The Great Fosters hotel in Surrey is set to complete a major relaunch of its restaurants when The Estate Grill and The Tudor Room open in March 2013 offering what the general manager hopes will become Michelin-star quality destination dining.

How to protect your restaurant from the recession book launched by Restaurant Growth UK

17-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A successful marketing expert and restaurateur have teamed up to launch a book for those looking for tips and advice on how to run their restaurant well during the recession.

Are all-day dining and diversification the answers to restaurant's problems?

17-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The successful future of the restaurant sector may lie with longer opening hours and multi-concept operations in one site, according to industry experts and operators.

Restaurants begin phasing out 2-for-1 deals in bid to break discount bind

12-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

High street restaurants are moving away from two-for-one discount deals in favour of vouchers offering smaller reductions available for more limited periods – could this be the first sign of a break in the ‘discount bind’?

The National Restaurant Awards 2012: Top 25 sustainable restaurants revealed

11-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Robin Hutson's country hotel and restaurant The Pig - In the Forest has won the inaugural Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award at this year's National Restaurant Awards with 25 eateries in the top 100 commended for their sustainable credentials.

Sat Bains talks of what could be next, revealing secrets to his restaurant’s success

10-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Sat Bains has hinted that his next business venture could come in the form of a brasserie-style restaurant, but the two-Michelin-starred chef is still content with his eponymous site in Nottingham, claiming that the London dining scene isn’t always what...

Alyn Williams named National Chef of the Year 2012

09-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Alyn Williams, chef-patron of Michelin-starred Alyn Williams at The Westbury, has been crowned National Chef of the Year 2012 after a hard-fought final at The Restaurant Show.

The Tippling House bar & restaurant to open in Aberdeen

04-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The man behind cocktail catering company 10 Dollar Shake is launching his first bar and restaurant, The Tippling House, in Aberdeen later this month.

Atrium and Blue owners return to Edinburgh's restaurant scene with Timberyard

04-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Andrew and Lisa Radford, the husband-and-wife team behind the long-running Edinburgh restaurants Atrium and Blue, have returned to the industry with the opening of a new restaurant called Timberyard which they are running with their three children.

Brasserie Blanc and TGI Friday's managers scoop AFWS Excellence Awards

03-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

High street restaurant chains were the big winners in last night's Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) 2012 Annual Awards for Excellence with two Brasserie Blanc and TGI Friday's general managers scooping the top prizes.

Lunch sales set to outperform rest of foodservice sector, says Horizons

21-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The UK’s lunch market, already worth £14.9bn to the foodservice sector, looks set to occupy a growing share of overall sales in the next 12 months as more consumers are looking to grab something quick, cheap and easy to eat on a daily basis.

Cloche Hat becomes Stovell’s, taking inspiration from Asador Etxebarri

17-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Fernando and Kristy Stovell, the former joint head chefs of London's Cuckoo Club, have transformed the Cloche Hat restaurant on the rural outskirts of Chobham into Stovell’s, a new contemporary European restaurant and bar taking inspiration from...

Zagat 2013: The Wolseley, Wagamama and Roganic among winners

10-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Wolseley all-day café-restaurant in London’s Piccadilly has been named the capital's most popular restaurant for the second year running by eating-out guide Zagat.

Simon Rogan set to open pub in same Cumbrian village as L'Enclume and Rogan & Company

07-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Simon Rogan has revealed he is to take over the running of his local pub - The Pig & Whistle in Cartmel - which is located within walking distance of his flagship restaurant L'Enclume and sister venue Rogan & Company.

Prezzo chief executive: Openings focus moving to Chimichanga

06-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Jonathan Kaye, chief executive of the Prezzo restaurant group, has told BigHospitality an increasing percentage of its future openings will be under the Chimichanga Mexican restaurant brand.

Cotswold House chef Dave Watts named Chef to Watch by Good Food Guide 2013

03-Sep-2012 By Emma Eversham

Dave Watts, head chef at Gloucestershire hotel and spa Cotswold House has been named the 'chef to watch' by the 2013 Good Food Guide. 

Huhtamaki launches new range of 'modern presentation' paper food containers

03-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Premium disposables manufacturer Huhtamaki has launched a new range of 'contemporary' paper food containers for caterers looking to improve the presentation of their food to go ranges.

Chef-restaurateur Michael Nadra opens second neighbourhood restaurant

29-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Ex-Petrus chef Michael Nadra is planning to open his second eponymous neighbourhood restaurant in Primrose Hill following the success of his first in Chiswick. 

Masterchef 2012 winner Shelina Permalloo in discussions over possible restaurant

29-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Shelina Permalloo, the latest Masterchef winner, has reaffirmed her plans to enter the restaurant business and revealed she is in discussions over a possible location and financing with a concept now fully formed in her mind.

Training for consistency: restaurants

29-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

As those involved in training within hospitality have underlined in our previous article, developing staff can make a difference to consistency within a business, but if you don’t already have a training scheme in place it can be hard to know where to...

British street food: Awards to be followed by special focus at The Restaurant Show 2012

21-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

The spotlight is to be placed heavily on British street food this autumn, with awards celebrating the new wave of street food vendors being followed by a special focus at this year’s Restaurant Show.

From Copenhagen to Soho: London set to host largest MASH steak restaurant and first outside Denmark

17-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Danish steak restaurant chain MASH is set to open its largest restaurant to date at a site in Soho as the group's owners reveal London's 'extremely exciting' dining scene helped it beat Stockholm and Hamburg to host the first venue...

Danny Meyer: Pearls of Wisdom

17-Aug-2012 By William Drew

Founder of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), which includes Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke and Shake Shack among its number, legendary New York restaurateur Danny Meyer also penned the seminal book on hospitality, Setting the Table. 

Vingt-Quatre becomes VQ with hopes to expand in London and every major UK city

15-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Vingt-Quatre, the 24-hour café and diner on London’s Fulham Road, has re-opened as ‘VQ’ following an extensive refurbishment and the business is now set to expand in the capital and other major cities.

Il Tempo owner claims concept will be the first authentic open table aperitivo bar in London

14-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Il Tempo, a restaurant and bar serving Italian drinks plus aperitivo dishes available on an open table, is set to open in Covent Garden in September; a concept the owner says is the first of its kind in London. 

Spice Market London turns ground floor restaurant into noodle bar

14-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Jean-Georges Vongerichten's London outpost Spice Market London, has turned half of its two-floor restaurant into a dedicated noodle bar and lounge with the aim of capturing the all-day dining market. 

Oyster & Chop House and Bridges Wine Bar & Restaurant open in Kent

10-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Oyster & Chop House restaurant has opened in the coastal town of Herne Bay, marking the second new venue to open in Kent within the space of a month.

Diners at Yorkshire hotel's restaurant become ‘guinea pigs’ for new menu

10-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Earl of Doncaster Hotel has launched ‘Guinea Pig Night’, allowing guests to sample an unknown three-course meal at its restaurant before having the final say as to whether the dishes will make the new menu. 

Korean food company CJ to open Bibigo Bar and Dining in Soho

10-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Korean food company CJ has announced plans to open a restaurant in Soho this autumn that will specialise in Korea's national dish, bibimbap.

Move over hotdogs, the premium sandwich is here

09-Aug-2012 By Joe Lutrario

Following restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab's claim that Mooli's could be the next 'Indian Pret A Manger' and with a number of other premium sandwich operators looking to expand, Restaurant magazine's Joe Lutrario asks if it's the...

Restaurant magazine: Alan Yau vows to quit hospitality industry

07-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateur Alan Yau has announced his intention to quit the hospitality business following the launch of several restaurant projects in London over the next year. 

The Endurance to hand over kitchens to emerging chefs

06-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Soho pub The Endurance is to hand over its kitchens to emerging chefs each month in a bid to give them a taste of running their own restaurant without the financial outlay of setting one up themselves.

Glynn Purnell to convert The Asquith into Purnell's Bistro

03-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Michelin-starred Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell has announced he is to close The Asquith restaurant in September with plans to re-open the site under a new bistro brand.

Khun Patara Sila-On: Pearls of Wisdom

03-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Thai restaurateur, chef and TV cook Khun Patara Sila-On founded her first restaurant in Bangkok in 1973. Since then the S&P syndicate global restaurant, bakery and frozen business she created has opened hundreds including her first in the UK in 1990.

MeatLiquor owners look to expand in London and to Brighton: Overseas investors show interest

01-Aug-2012 By Mark Wingett

Meatailer, the company behind MeatLiquor and MeatMarket, is hoping to open a further three outlets - two in London and one in Brighton - according to M&C Report. 

Dishoom Bombay café to open second site in Shoreditch

30-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The team behind Dishoom, the Bombay café in Covent Garden, is set to open a second site in Shoreditch this autumn.

Rohit Chugh: Career Profile

27-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Rohit Chugh landed his first position in the restaurant industry as managing director of Cinnamon Club in 2004. In 2008, he set-up its sister site, Cinnamon Kitchen. Chugh then decided to fulfil a lifelong ambition to run his own Indian street food restaurant,...

Redemption Food introduces autumn soups to Love Soup foodservice range

26-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Redemption Food has added a number of autumn seasonal products to its Love Soup branded range of soups for the foodservice trade to take advantage of continued consumer demand for more flavour varieties.

Pub restaurants benefit from people eating out more often

24-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Pub restaurants have been the greatest beneficiary of UK diners eating out more frequently over the last year according to Horizons' latest QuickBite survey.

Iqbal Wahhab: 'I see Mooli's as the Indian Pret A Manger'

24-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab has outlined plans to grow Mooli’s, the Indian street food concept he acquired earlier this year, into a multi-site brand with the ambition of it becoming an ‘Indian Pret A Manger’.

Nathan Outlaw to open restaurant at The Capital Hotel in London

24-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Two Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw is to open his first London restaurant this autumn after agreeing to take over the restaurant space at Knightsbridge hotel The Capital.

Sushinho owners reveal details of second restaurant

20-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The owners of Japanese/Brazilian fusion restaurant Sushinho have revealed they will open a second venue under the brand later this year with plans to develop new concepts in the future.

Fire-ravaged Baltic restaurant to re-open in time for Olympics

19-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Baltic, the Eastern European restaurant close to London's Southbank, forced to close after a fire gutted its kitchens, will re-open its doors to customers today, just in time for the start of London 2012 Olympics.

Masterchef's Mat Follas: Transition from chef to restaurateur is 'scary'

19-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

As Mat Follas, the 2009 winner of Masterchef, prepares to open his second restaurant in Dorset, he has admitted the financial aspect of being a restaurateur and running a hospitality business is still a 'huge struggle'.