The Clink Charity is delighted to announce that tickets for the annual ball are now on sale. After a one year break due to the pandemic the fundraiser, in association with venue partner Royal Lancaster London on Hyde Park, is a highlight on the prisoner rehabilitation charity’s calendar. Taking place on Friday 4th February 2022, the night of fun and philanthropy will raise … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay sets brand course for South Korea
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants announce long-term partnership deal to bring multiple Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Brands to South Korea. Under the deal, the newly formed strategic partnership of Jin Kyoung C.Ltd, and Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant group, outlined plans to deliver numerous dining outlets across South Korea in the next 10 years, starting with the first Gordon Ramsay Burger … [Read more...]
£100 million acquisition of D&D London reported in play
Sky News this morning is reporting that restaurant group D&D London is set to be acquired by Montecito Equity Partners, a London-based private equity firm for a price in the region of £100 million. In such a deal landmark London restaurants including Quaglino’s, Bluebird in Chelsea and Skylon South Bank would come under new ownership. Sky reports their sources say … [Read more...]
Frankie & Benny’s to pay student fees for a year with guaranteed job after degree
As students across Britain start university this week, Frankie & Benny’s is offering three lucky students the chance to have their tuition fees, and food, paid for a year. The Italian-American restaurant is on a mission to help a handful of students pay for the upcoming year of university by covering their tuition fees – up to £9,250 - and giving them free Frankie & … [Read more...]
Ganymede opens on Ebury Street
Just-opened Ganymede on Belgravia’s Ebury Street offers exceptional British cuisine and a carefully crafted drinks list, in a relaxed yet elegant bar and dining room. Named after the largest moon of Jupiter, Ganymede is the second opening from Oliver Marlowe and Hubert Beatson-Hird, who brought The Hunter’s Moon to South Kensington. From lunch through to dinner, after-work … [Read more...]
Much of Westminster to continue al fresco dining
Many streets in Pimlico, Belgravia and Mayfair will continue to have al fresco dining, following an overwhelming positive response to consultations on the future of the scheme in Westminster. Al fresco dining has again proved to be a hit with residents and businesses in the city after Westminster City Council supported licensed businesses by providing space for outdoor dining … [Read more...]
Dirty Bones, London’s NYC-inspired restaurant group is expanding
London’s NYC-inspired restaurant group, Dirty Bones, is expanding, opening in a brand-new site in Carnaby’s Kingly Court next week. Complete with DJ booth, basement bar, indoor and outdoor seating; set to be the ultimate spot for drinking, dining, and dancing in Soho. The launch marks the next episode in the much-loved restaurant group’s story, born in a Kensington basement … [Read more...]
KFC UK&I Chief Operating Officer promoted to hold global responsibility
Rob Swain, Chief Operating Officer at KFC UK & Ireland, has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer for KFC Global, effective from January 2022. Over the past five years, Swain has led his team with a consistent and inspirational focus on operational excellence – and, from the distribution crisis in 2018 to the more recent COVID response, he has played a … [Read more...]
Bon Vivant announces Edinburgh opening
The Bon Vivant Group is expanding its collection of Edinburgh eateries with a new 140 cover restaurant, Luckenbooths. The new outlet will open in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Taking its name from the locked booths which used to exist on the ground floor of the tenement buildings that formerly stood at the north of the historical Royal Mile, Luckenbooths will … [Read more...]
Cornwall comes to Hammersmith, Stephane Delourme Pop-Up at Sam’s Riverside
Stephane Delourme, Group Head Chef of Rick Stein Restaurants, will join Sam Harrison and Head Chef Ashley Tinoco for a short series of special events at Sam’s Riverside in November 2021. The five ticketed services will kick off with dinner on 16 November, followed by lunch and dinner on 17 and 18 November. (The events had been scheduled for last year but were cancelled due to … [Read more...]
Shangri-La The Shard, London turning pink for October
This October, Shangri-La The Shard, London will turn pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, with vibrant pink décor and pink-inspired artworks, and a special Pink Afternoon Tea featuring pastries designed by breast cancer patients from Guy’s Cancer. Available from 29th September – 7th November, a percentage of proceeds from each afternoon tea sold will go towards … [Read more...]
Sticks’n’Sushi mark ‘Extraordinary Voyages’
‘Extraordinary Voyages’ is the theme of this year’s Chelsea in Bloom, which runs from September 20th – 25th. Throughout the week, visitors to the Kings Road, Chelsea, will be able to feast their eyes on the most dramatic of floral displays at Sticks’n’Sushi. A huge, fierce dragon, made entirely of sustainably sourced and maintained fresh flowers and foliage, will wrap its … [Read more...]
Latin American cuisine served in a refurbished 1967 tube carriage
Welcome to Supperclub.tube, where guests can enjoy eclectic Latin American food in the extraordinary setting of a refurbished 1967 tube carriage. Based at the Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum, E17, diners can hop on the Victoria line tube train which has been transformed into a restaurant, complete with tables, linens, fine silverware plus a a curated playlist and dimmed lights … [Read more...]
Al fresco dining to continue in Covent Garden and St. John’s Wood
Al fresco dining will continue in parts of Westminster, following hugely positive responses to consultations on the future of the scheme in parts of Covent Garden and St. John’s Wood. Al fresco dining has proved to be a hit with residents and businesses after Westminster City Council supported licensed businesses by providing space for outdoor dining during the pandemic. … [Read more...]
Stem & Glory pledges to become carbon negative by the end of 2021
Vegan restaurant Stem & Glory has launched a pledge to become carbon negative by the end of the year. Following participation in the London Mayor’s Better Futures+ Programme - a programme funded by the Mayor's office to assist businesses in getting to net zero by 2030 - Stem & Glory has decided more urgent action is needed, and brought forward its pledge to the end of … [Read more...]
