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Pubs and restaurants have reported a huge sales boost after reopening following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Such enthusiasm and dynamism makes for happy reading. Data from research consultancy CGA found that reopened managed venues’ average sales were 24.9 per cent higher than on the equivalent Monday in May 2019. Yes, 2019 – not 2020. […]
Probably the biggest issue facing the hospitality industry since reopening is staff shortages. The problem has already been widely reported. Simply, Brexit and the pandemic have together led to a mass exodus of skilled workers, most notably chefs. When lockdown hit, an industry largely reliant on EU workers saw tens of thousands of staff head […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 16 May 2021. The UK’s hospitality industry is finally open to outside dining at the least, with indoor dining starting from 17 May (24 May in Northern Ireland). If you make a reservation, please honour it, whatever […]
The team behind Lyon’s Seafood & Wine Bar in Crouch End will launch a new “modern warehouse brasserie and wine bar opening” in Hackney this June. Hackney Coterie will be the second venture from Anthony Lyon, whose nose-to-fin seafood restaurant in Crouch End has attracted local trade since 2019. The esteemed sommelier and Kikisake-shi master […]
Burger aficionados MeatLiquor has bought a pub in Forest Hill. The company will relaunch the Dartmouth Arms on July 1, marking somewhat of a homecoming for the brand, which started life as a pop-up above a pub in New Cross in 2011. As fans will remember, the pop-up quickly became a residency, which was then […]
The group behind Martello Hall in East London and Canova Hall in Brixton have arrived in Crouch End. Allora Hall will open in a pub formerly known as MonkeyNuts, and joins its sister sites in the co-working by day, eating and drinking by night arena, Hot Dinners first reported. The space provides room for modern […]
The acclaimed chef Dani Garcia is gearing up to launch his first restaurant in the UK. It comes as part of the anticipated arrival of the Mondrian Shoreditch London – after Accor bought the ill-fated Curtain – and with it, Garcia’s BIBO, described as “a lively, urban space for casual lunches and spirited dinners”. Located […]
Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, winners of BBC Two’s My Million Pound Menu, will open a restaurant in London. The pair found intrigue and hope after proposing their Filipino street-food concept, Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen, to judges on the Beeb’s show. It will now open at Kerb’s indoor food market at Seven Dials in Covent Garden […]
Carluccio’s latest strategy to mine value from its brand is a partnership with Sainsbury’s. The once charming chain of Italian restaurants was in May 2020 saved from total collapse by Boparan Restaurant Group, which – with the supermarket – will test out three new in-store concepts under the Carluccio’s brand. The first format will be […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 9 May 2021. ***** The UK’s hospitality industry is finally open to outside dining at the least, with indoor dining starting from 17 May (24 May in Northern Ireland). If you make a reservation, please honour it, […]
