Uber Eats opens its doors to 50,000 restaurantsFifty thousand restaurants in the UK and Ireland can now serve customers with Uber Eats, as the fast growing food delivery app unlocks its technology to restaurants with their own delivery drivers. Launching nationwide today, the new service will offer restaurants in 100 towns and cities - whether they want to use their own … [Read more...]
The challenging implications of a no-deal Brexit for Hospitality
Just under a thousand, or to be precise 968 ‘days ago’, the UK referendum to stay or leave the EU resulted in a decision to leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%. The number of ‘days ago’ is stressed here as this needs to be considered against there now being less than 42 days until the 29th March 2019, the leave date. Brexit CountdownCountdownPut in percentage terms, the … [Read more...]
Simpsons’ edible fish & chip bouquet is back for Valentine’s Day 2019
Roses are red, Violets are blue, If your Valentine likes food, This bouquet is for you Award-Winning Simpsons Fish and Chips in Cheltenham is inviting customers to say it with flowers of a different kind by offering lovers the chance to gift a bespoke bouquet made entirely from fish and chips.Created specifically for Valentine’s Day, the hugely popular fish and chip … [Read more...]
Adam Handling Chelsea to open at Belmond Cadogan Hotel on 28th February 2019
Chef Patron Adam Handling has announced an opening date for the most anticipated restaurant opening of the year: the Adam Handling Chelsea restaurant at Belmond Cadogan Hotel will be open for service on Thursday 28th February 2019 and is taking bookings now.A year in the making, Adam Handling Chelsea is the main restaurant within the hotel, Belmond’s first London property, … [Read more...]
Atul Kochhar to launch new restaurant ‘Kanishka’ on Mayfair’s Maddox Street
Atul Kochhar, the first Indian chef in the world to receive a Michelin star, is set to launch Kanishka on Mayfair’s Maddox Street this March. His first venture with Tina English, another recognised innovator of London’s Indian dining scene, Kanishka aims to explore lesser known regions of Indian food, showcasing cuisine from the country’s more remote territories and … [Read more...]
AA Rosette for newly opened Urban Brasserie restaurant at Crowne Plaza, Heathrow T4
Crowne Plaza® London – Heathrow Terminal 4’ has been awarded an AA Rosette for its restaurant, Urban Brasserie, just four months after its official opening in October 2018.Executive Head Chef Sam Tekkle heads up the team at this stylish modern restaurant, which serves modern British cuisine including heritage beetroot salad, lamb Scotch egg with lovage mash and pan-fried … [Read more...]
JinLi Chinatown heats up Central Cross
Shaftesbury has welcomed award-winning Sichuanese restaurant, JinLi, who have opened a second restaurant at Central Cross, named JinLi Chinatown. This is following the success of their first restaurant, which won ‘Best in England’ at the Golden Chopsticks Awards in April 2018.Designed by an in-house team, the new 4,300 sq ft restaurant has space for 150 covers and offers a … [Read more...]
New restaurant offering at Sudbury House Hotel
Sudbury House Hotel has today announced it has updated its two restaurant offerings under the guidance of MasterChef Finalist Nick Bennett.Magnolia, which serves modern British food with classical roots, has launched a new menu based on fresh ingredients with a strong focus on traceability and provenance.The informal restaurant with potential to seat 100 guests includes … [Read more...]
intu to create new grab and go food offer following intu Watford extension launch
Shopping centre owner intu is investing more than £1 million to create an additional food offer at intu Watford following the launch of the centre’s £180 million retail and leisure extension last year.A series of new food outlets will open at the opposite end of the centre to intu Watford’s extension, with construction work underway from next month to transform the space … [Read more...]
Eat out foodservice visits predicted to slide in 2019
The NPD Group says visits in the British out-of-home (OOH), or eat-out foodservice market will slide in 2019 and 2020. The market peaked at 11.35 billion visits in 2017 but dropped - 0.5% to 11.29 billion in 2018. Future growth in foodservice visits will be overwhelmingly tech-driven.Despite population growth of +0.6% per annum, there will be a further drop of … [Read more...]
New opening: Club Mexicana to open burger bar at Netil Market
Club Mexicana, specialists in Mexican vegan food, are opening a new concept at Netil Market on the 26thof January: The Burger Bar.Founded by Meriel Armitage, Club Mexicana has changed the perception of vegan cooking and built a reputation for the city’s best street food that just happens to be vegan. Her new Burger Bar at Netil Market, with a menu packed with indulgent … [Read more...]
AA announces new Rosette Award winners
Restaurants honoured with four AA Rosettes are Old Downton Lodge (Ludlow, Shropshire), Roganic (London) and The Dining Room, Whatley Manor (Wiltshire), while those awarded three AA Rosettes include Gordon Ramsay’s London restaurant Pétrus, Rothay Manor Hotel & Fine Dining, and Allium at Askham Hall.Establishments with three AA Rosettes are all outstanding restaurants … [Read more...]
Waste Not Want More this year with D&D London
This January D&D London have launched Waste Not, Want More, a group-wide initiative to encourage a cleaner, stronger and healthier world for us to live in. Working in collaboration with The Felix Project, the campaign aims to increase awareness on sustainability through a number of activations including London’s largest food waste artwork made from surplus food, doggie … [Read more...]
Yuma Hashemi launches Persian Sundays at the Drunken Butler
Yuma Hashemi, chef patron at the Drunken Butler restaurant in London’s Clerkenwell, has launched Persian Sundays - a new menu inspired by his childhood food experiences.Hashemi will serve diners his interpretation of the classic dishes typically eaten in Persian homes that have influenced his style of cookery throughout his career.These include a number of Persian … [Read more...]
