Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 28th April 2024 The Financial Times Alberta’s at The Windmill, Brighton Tim Hayward was “blown away” by Scottish chef Alistair Munro’s cooking at a “rackety, seedy Regency locals’ boozer” – a meal which prompted Tim to define an emergent new […]
Footballer-turned-entrepreneur Gary Neville (left in picture) has signed chef Niall Keating (right) to open a new restaurant at the Stock Exchange boutique hotel in Manchester that he co-owns with Ryan Giggs. Called Tender, it will be the third attempt to occupy the impressively domed dining room since the hotel launched in 2019. Its predecessor, the […]
A new restaurant opens in North Yorkshire next month inspired by both Sir Winston Churchill and the great French chef Auguste Escoffier. Chartwell will launch on 8 May following a £3 million investment at Aldwark Manor Estate, a luxury hotel and golf resort 15 miles from York. Former Fat Duck, Midsummer House and Gravetye Manor […]
Sponsored post Yotta is an omnichannel marketing, sales and payments platform to increase diner retention (and average spend) and to boost new customers Q&A with Igor Kononkoco-founder of Yotta Pay What problem is Yotta looking to solve? Referral schemes and loyalty programs have proved their effectiveness in many industries. Typically, successful implementations bring a 35% […]
Chef Anthony Demetre is opening a new bistro in the former bar of his Pall Mall restaurant Wild Honey, in the heart of London’s West End. Billed as the main restaurant’s ‘little sister’, Bistrot at Wild Honey is inspired by the Parisian bistronomy movement, which promises a cheaper and more casual alternative to fine dining. […]
Puro restaurant in Clevedon, Somerset, is relaunching as an ambitious destination restaurant with MasterChef the Professionals runner-up Tommy Thorn on board as co-owner. Originally launched as a neighbourhood spot in 2017, Puro closed down in April last year as a result of the industry’s staffing crisis, before reopening earlier this year. Founders Dom and Alex […]
What customers want now: a wholesome, whole foods approach to better health The Sustainable Restaurant Association highlights the prevailing trends when it comes to healthy food and explores how your restaurant can craft a menu that meets the demands of your customers. Flexitarian is the new vegan While veganism has remained one of the biggest […]
New laws on tipping that will force restaurants to pass all service charges directly to staff will not come into operation until 1 October – three months later than previously announced. The government blamed the delay on “extenuating circumstances” this week when it published the new Code of Practice relating to the Employment (Allocation of Tips) […]
Markus Thesleff is on a roll. “We’ve opened three restaurants in three months,” he says. “London’s smallest, London’s biggest and London’s oldest” – respectively Juno, the six-seater omakase upstairs from Los Mochis in Notting Hill; Los Mochis City, a vast new operation accommodating 200, with a rooftop terrace above Broadgate Circle; and Sale e Pepe, […]
Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express has been named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2024 on Time magazine’s annual list. The Calcutta-born chef and restaurateur started out by running a supper club in her home, and now operates Darjeeling Express from permanent premises in Kingly Court, Soho, with what she calls an […]
