A North-West hospitality conglomerate is set to grow via Franchisee after investing in a Portuguese takeaway chain.Piri Piri Express, a chicken based food outlet in Merseyside, is set to grow from three to first year goals of 12 outlets in the coming twelve months, thanks to an investment from The Know Collection.Piri Piri Express has stores in Aintree, Magull and … [Read more...]
Byron appoints new CEO from within Hutton Collins portfolio
Simon Cope has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Byron Hamburgers. Simon joined Byron as Managing Director in July 2017 from Wagamama, also part of the Hutton Collins Partners portfolio.Cope played a significant role in the implementation of Wagamama’s successful five-year strategy, redefining the direction of the UK and US businesses. He also held previous senior … [Read more...]
New Director appointed at CHOPSTIX
As its ambitious growth strategy continues apace, CHOPSTIX Noodle Bar, the country’s fastest growing accessible Oriental food brand, has appointed Rob Burns to the newly created position of Marketing Director with immediate effect.With a career spanning three decades, Rob joins from Harry Ramsden’s where he held a similar position. Prior to that, he held senior marketing … [Read more...]
Zuma celebrates 15 years in Knightsbridge
This October, Zuma celebrates its 15th birthday. The internationally acclaimed contemporary Japanese restaurant and bar will mark the occasion by introducing an exclusive tasting menu designed by co-founder and creator, Rainer Becker. It will include a selection of the restaurant’s most iconic dishes since its inception.Back in 2002, on a quiet backstreet in Knightsbridge, … [Read more...]
Yamagoya to open in Southwark
This October, Yamagoya, the masters of traditional Japanese ramen, will open their first permanent site in the capital, following a successful residency on Shaftsbury Avenue.‘We’ve spent the past few months testing and experimenting in our pop up kitchen and after such a warm reception, we are now ready to build Yamagoya’s first real home in London; in a bigger and better … [Read more...]
The Good Egg heads to the bright lights of Soho
This November, chefs Joel Braham, Alex Coppard and Oded Mizrachi will bring The Good Egg to Soho, drawing on the distinctive Jewish café-culture of Montreal and Tel-Aviv’s vibrant street-food scene for an all-day restaurant, bakery and bar in Kingly Court, Carnaby.The menu will reflect seasonal, British produce, influenced by the cooking of exilic Jews all over the world. … [Read more...]
PLATE restaurant by chef Arnaud Stevens launches in Shoreditch
From cereal cafes to street food trucks aplenty, Shoreditch has cemented its reputation as a foodie destination. And it is set to get a new entrant in the form of an artisanal bakery and sharing plates eatery. Chef Arnaud Stevens, who has previously worked with chef royalty such as Pierre Koffmann, Gordon Ramsay, Gary Rhodes and Jason Atherton and was also chef director at … [Read more...]
D&D London celebrates three milestone birthday
This autumn marks a season of celebration in D&D London’s history, with three of its restaurants reaching a landmark anniversary. Cantina del Ponte commemorates its 25th birthday this September, whilst Orrery celebrates its 20th in October, and Kensington Place heralds 30 years in the business this November.For a quarter of a century, riverside restaurant Cantina del … [Read more...]
ICHIBUNS rolls into Chinatown London for debut site
With a commitment to long-term curation and partnership with the Chinatown London community, Shaftesbury has announced that ICHIBUNS, the brand new Japanese-inspired dining concept promising luxury fast food, has opened its debut site at 22 Wardour Street in Chinatown London, one of the West End’s most iconic destinations.The 3,900 sq ft,130 cover restaurant spread across … [Read more...]
The cook and the critic at Jikoni
On the 8th October, Chef Patron Ravinder Bhogal and leading food critic Jay Rayner will join forces to cook a feast in aid of Action Against Hunger’s Love Food Give Food Campaign to help end child hunger. The event will also mark the first birthday of Ravinder’s restaurant, Jikoni. Rayner will swap his pen for a pan as he goes from dining room to kitchen to help cook the … [Read more...]
James Cochran EC3 launches Saturday Dinner Service
James Cochran EC3 celebrates its new Saturday dinner service on October 7th with a decadent one-off menu entitled James' Last Supper. The 6 course menu will comprise of Whitstable rock oyster, champagne & yoghurt foam served with a glass of champagne on arrival. It will then include the likes of Foie Gras parfait cigar - Roast Orkney scallop, Jerusalem artichokes, crispy … [Read more...]
Customers are turning to takeaways to avoid restaurants’ background noise
Almost half of potential diners (43%) have opted for a takeaway instead of eating out because of restaurants’ increasingly intrusive background noise, a survey commissioned by UK charity Action on Hearing Loss has found.The online survey of 1200 members of the general public also found that the optimum acoustic environment for eating out for 70% of people was some … [Read more...]
Streetsmart launches 2017 campaign and celebrates two decades of helping homeless people
“StreetSmart’s ambitions are to connect the lucky citizen who can dine out with the unlucky ones for whom dining out means queuing up in front of food banks.” – Stephen FryFirst established in 1998, this year marks the twentieth anniversary of StreetSmart, a charity fundraising for homeless and vulnerable people through the support of top restaurants across the UK every … [Read more...]
New restaurant opening at Wapping Wharf, Bristol – Sholay Indian Kitchen
The owners of The Mint Room, the award-winning fine dining Indian restaurants in Bath and Bristol, are proud to announce the opening of a modern, casual dining concept called Sholay Indian Kitchen, at Cargo 2, in Bristol’s bustling new Wapping Wharf development.Sholay takes its cue from the iconic 1975 Bollywood film of the same name, considered a classic and one of the … [Read more...]
