Two restaurants that share a south London heritage and an international flavour have signed contracts to open new premises at Elephant Park, the £2.3 billion regeneration project being delivered by Lendlease and Southwark Council in Central London.Popular Ecuadorian restaurant, Miko’s, will move from the Elephant & Castle shopping centre, into a 1,200 sq ft space at 17 … [Read more...]
Vegan breakfast, lunch and dessert all on the new Caffè Nero ‘Veganero’ menu
Caffè Nero has launched its new ‘Veganero’ menu featuring brand new products catering for vegan breakfast, lunch and dessert. The new menu has been launched in response to growing customer demand for vegan-friendly options. The new menu offers more choices and includes vegan options created for those looking to reduce their meat consumption in 2020.New vegan … [Read more...]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth announce imminent opening of Caffè Rojano
Paul and Emma Ainsworth have announced the opening of Caffè Rojano on 10 February 2020. After being the leaseholder of Rojano’s in the Square, Padstow for the past nine successful years, Paul and Emma have purchased the freehold and relaunch the restaurant with a brand-new interior and menu to match.Caffè Rojano will reflect the vibrant café culture and Italian food scene … [Read more...]
AirAsia move into QSR space with plans for significant expansion
Many airports and some airlines have franchised restaurants to improve the hospitality and catering proposition to customers. Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes is looking to reverse the process and bring airline food to the ground, so to speak, through creating a chain of circa 1,000 restaurants.Fernandes is the founder and CEO of the first Malaysian budget no-frills … [Read more...]
Ancient recipes from across the Ottoman Empire opening in the city
In Turkish culture, the term Baraka translates to an old wooden home where people socialise, live and eat. Baraka will be an all-day Anatolian restaurant and bar opening January 2020 located in the City, with open flame Mangal cooking and ancient recipes from across the Ottoman Empire.Located in Finsbury Avenue Square, adjacent to Liverpool St Station, Baraka is set in a … [Read more...]
SALT launch restaurant division with Neil Rankin and Handley Amos
SALT have announced today they are to launch restaurant division The PEPPER Collective headed by restaurateurs Neil Rankin and Handley Amos. The duo will join SALT – the leading partnership and experience agency specialising in food & drink – to head up their new restaurant division The PEPPER Collective.The PEPPER Collective has brought together a team of people with … [Read more...]
London to see fourth pizzeria from Zia Lucia opening next month
Independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia, has announced it will be opening its 4th permanent site in Aldgate East in February 2020. Following on from the launch of the first Zia Lucia in Islington in 2016 founders, Claudio Vescovo and Gianluca D'Angelo bring their latest authentic Italian neighbourhood pizzeria to the heart of East London.Since its inception, Zia Lucia has become … [Read more...]
The Wilderness, Birmingham appoints new GM with Michelin starred experience
Sonal Clare, previously of Michelin starred Purnell’s Restaurant, Birmingham, and GQ Sommelier of the Year 2018 has been appointed as the new General Manager and Head Sommelier, The Wilderness, Birmingham.Clare joins The Wilderness team ahead of their move later in the year to a larger site which will continue its focus on a bold and unique wine programme and innovative … [Read more...]
Peckham Cellars, wine, dine and take home, opening today
Peckham Cellars, a new neighbourhood wine bar and kitchen from long-time friends and industry veterans Helen Hall, Luke West-Whylie and Ben McVeigh, will open its doors this Thursday 9th January. Peckham Cellars is a stone’s throw from Queens Road Peckham station. Consisting of a wine bar, restaurant and wine shop, featuring a seasonal and regularly changing menu and wine … [Read more...]
New restaurant report: What UK consumers want from eating out
Research carried out with 70,000 businesses reveals that adults eat out in Great Britain each year on 2.4 billion occasions. Young people are most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out once a week. The research will help form a new annual market report revealing what British consumers want from restaurants.It is based on a detailed analysis of … [Read more...]
Polish Norwegian seafood restaurant to make UK debut at the Bullring
Hammerson has announced that the Norwegian inspired fish and seafood specialists North Fish is to open its first UK restaurant in its flagship destination Bullring, in Birmingham.The Bullring restaurant will be the brand’s first outside of Poland, as it embarks on an international expansion. The menu will consist of a range of fish and seafood dishes, all of which will be … [Read more...]
Wonderland Restaurants to open London’s ‘academy of curiosity and wonderment’
Former Disney Executive and CEO of The Fat Duck Group, James Bulmer has formed Wonderland Restaurants, a collection of creative individuals pulled together to create an ‘academy of curiosity and wonderment’.Wonderland Restaurants will play an integral part in London’s growing experiential hospitality sector, working on a number of restaurant concepts and products with … [Read more...]
Guillaume Glipa announces March Covent Garden opening
Guillaume Glipa, a name synonymous with some of London’s most celebrated restaurants including Chiltern Firehouse has announced his latest restaurant venture, Louie, opening in London’s Covent Garden this March.A joint venture with Paris hospitality group ‘Paris Society’, this will be Glipa and Paris Society’s first London location. Open for lunch, dinner and late night … [Read more...]
Burger King plant based burger launched across the UK today aimed at, non-vegans
Burger King has announced today that the ‘Rebel Whopper’ has been launched in their restaurants across the UK. The Rebel Whopper will be available to purchase in restaurant exclusively for those with the Burger King app on the 6th and 7th January, before being available nationwide from the 8th January.The Rebel Whopper consists of a flame-grilled, 100% plant-based patty … [Read more...]
