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Pubs and restaurants in the North of England could be forced to close again after a rise in coronavirus cases. UK ministers met yesterday to discuss harsher rules in Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle, with hospitality businesses likely to be shut down from Monday. The warnings come after Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a lockdown […]
Mexican chef Santiago Lastra has announced that his long-awaited debut restaurant, KOL, will open in Marylebone on October 20. Santiago said his decision to drive forward with a 2020 opening – previously set for May of this year – has been “propelled by a desire to reignite momentum and a sense of hope amidst the […]
The Irish restaurant group Coqbull is reportedly opening in the former Jamie’s Italian site near Piccadilly Circus. CDG Leisure, which acted on the deal, said on Instagram the restaurant will offer “burgers, chicken wings, pizzas” and more when it opens in November, The Caterer said. Coqbull was founded in Cork in 2013 and went on […]
Scotland will from today (Friday) introduce new coronavirus restrictions after a rise in cases, including a 6pm curfew, curbs on the sale of alcohol, and in some regions, a complete closure order on hospitality businesses. The measures have been described as a “death sentence” by the industry, with many operators only just getting back to […]
TiPJAR, the digital tipping platform, has revealed insightful statistics in both the restaurant and the pub and bar industry as a direct effect of the Government’s new hospitality curfew introduced in August. Alarming decreases in tip volumes have been recorded for pub and bar staff, according to the service, and given tipping makes up a […]
Jonathan Downey has confirmed the street food market Dinerama in Shoreditch will not reopen. The food market had its last weekend on October 3-4. Posting on social media he said: “Dinerama closes this weekend. Gone for good. After five years, one fire and two million visitors, we’re finished because of our fucking landlord. “Sunday is […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 4 October 2020. The 10pm curfew for restaurants and bars, on top of the ‘rule of six’ guidance, could be a “hammer blow” to the industry, as The Evening Standard claims in its interview with top chefs […]
A new “West African-fusion” pop-up restaurant will launch in Fulham on October 9 from chef Lawrence Gomez, who found himself made redundant from his former position at the Gojk Lounge in July due to the coronavirus. The chef will “return to his roots” and launch Papa L’s Kitchen for a six-week run from October 9, […]
On Thursday October 22, Crispin will present a ‘one night only’ guest chef takeover menu by Z He, chef and founder of Soho’s Pleasant Lady Trading and Bun House & Wun’s Tea Room in Chinatown, in collaboration with Crispin’s head chef, Naz Hassan. On the evening, Chinese-born chef Z will collaborate with Naz to present a six-course set menu […]
James Lowe and John Ogier’s distinguished Borough restaurant Flor has now reopened. Menus, as ever, will be ever-changing, while wine – often exceptional, sometimes odd – bread and pastries will also return to centre stage. Chef Pamela Yung was turning out progressive pizzas in lockdown under the ASAP Pizza brand, with a relaxed and casual […]
