Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 23 August 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England were permitted to re-open on Saturday 4 July after over 100 days of enforced closure; Scotland and Wales followed a few weeks later. Some establishments remain closed […]
More than 35 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country in the first two weeks of the government’s landmark Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. Data released today also shows that over 85,000 restaurants have now registered for the scheme, including high-street chains such as Wahaca, Joe and the Juice and […]
PizzaExpress has formally launched its company voluntary agreement (CVA), which was first announced on August 4. Included in the plan is the proposed closure of 73 of its restaurants, including the first ever branch, on Wardour Street in Soho. As many as 1,100 members of staff are in line to lose their job. The company […]
The husband and wife restaurateur duo Robin and Sarah Gill have announced the permanent closure of The Dairy, as well as its casual site Counter Culture next door. In a post on Instagram, the chef said: “This has been one of the toughest decisions of our lives. The pandemic has hit us harder than we […]
The founders of Mayfair restaurant Emilia, Daniel Morgenthau and Will Lander, have talked about its closure. They are, they said, “very sad” to see it go. A statement issued by Lander said: “It was a great honour to operate in the site and we were humbled by the opportunity given to us by the Bonhams […]
Yo! Sushi is set to close 19 “unsustainable” or “loss making” sites after launching a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The brand is looking to cut overheads in the UK and will trim back its portfolio if 59 restaurants. As many as 250 jobs could go as part of the restructuring plans, though Yo! said it […]
Liam Finnegan has been appointed the group executive chef of the Michael Caines Collection. He will take charge of Lympstone Manor, the Cove at Maenporth, and two new projects in Porthleven and Exmouth. Finnegan worked at Gidleigh Park in Devon before working for eight years as the head chef of the Castle hotel in Taunton, […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 16 August 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England were permitted to re-open on Saturday 4 July after over 100 days of enforced closure; Scotland and Wales followed a few weeks later. Some establishments remain closed […]
The celebratory chef Rick Stein has urged hospitality workers looking for employment to head to the coast. A staycation boom in the UK is seeing thousands of Britons travel to British holiday resorts due to uncertainty over overseas trips during the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Stein has launched a recruitment drive to fill some […]
Britons dined out nearly 11 million times last week as the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme unfolded. The initiative, devised by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his Treasury team, is has been designed to stimulate Britain’s ailing economy. Hospitality is among the sectors worst hit by the pandemic. Sunak has set aside around £500 […]
