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Having last year emerged from a bruising year, its casual Cau brand gone, and with the appointment of a new CEO, Gaucho will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2019 with a bold new strategy, and a new site in London. To mark the milestone, the group said it has set out a “socially responsible vision […]
An organic Wiltshire pub that’s topped serving traditional Sunday roasts and makes its own crisps instead of selling bags over the bar has won “Business of the Year” in the 2019 Food Made Good awards, the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) annual industry accolade for the most progressive purveyors of food and drink. Among other winners, […]
Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, founders of BBQ Dreamz, a restaurant concept that appeared on the Beeb’s My Million Pound Menu TV show, will open Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen in Bethnal Green. The creation brings together a host of Filipino favourites, with South Asian cocktails and beers, as well as a weekly Sunday kamayan. It […]
The Chinese owner of Pizza Express has injected £80m into the company in a bid to safeguard the chain’s future. Hony Capital, which bought the company in 2014, has launched an offer to buy up £80m worth of the company’s unsecured bonds. The move comes after the private equity firm appointed financial advisors before crucial […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 3 November 2019. The Jackalope, London W1 and The Red Lion, Kent Marina O’Loughlin for The Sunday Times encountered two “beauties” while researching for an article on the demise of the Great British Pub. With “boozers closing at the […]
Chef Neil Rankin, known for meat-heavy ventures such as Smokehouse, Temper, and Pitt Cue, is to open a plant-based burger joint on Brick Lane. Rankin’s Simplicity Burger will launch on November 1, and the chef said he will be “adopting the same high standards and meticulous approach to the provenance and preparation of ingredients” as […]
Chef and restaurateur Victor Garvey is to relaunch his Catalan restaurant Rambla as a California-inspired dining concept. Rambla, an “accomplished restaurant” with “big flavours” and better prices to boot, served Soho well during its two-year tenure, but the site has been entirely pulled up and replanted. A new look, menu and name – a portmanteau […]
A new neighbourhood Italian restaurant from a former Barrafina GM and Trullo senior sous chef has opened on Shad Thames, London Bridge. Legare is the work of Jay Patel, front of house, and Matt Beardmore, in the kitchen, and takes its name from the Italian word “to bind”. Located close to Tower Bridge, the restaurant […]
Soho House has secured £77.7m worth of equity investment to expand its portfolio and ramp up its digital growth. Raycliff Capital has led the funding charge, with an additional, significant stake arriving from Simon Property Group. The new round of investment means the business is now valued at £1.6bn. Soho House is expected to focus […]
Richard Allen has left his role as executive chef at Rockliffe Hall’s Orangery after five years in charge. Allen, who produced “refined” and “flavoursome” dishes at the restaurant, said he is moving on to pursue other projects and has been replaced by chef Gary Duffy, who has been promoted to head chef having worked as […]
