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The vegan burger brand Neat Burger has expanded to Canary Wharf, marking its first step on a road to many more. The company was launched in Mayfair in 2019, and sells plant-based burgers in the style of fast food in the style of McDonald’s, though at Five Guys prices. Neat Burger told Harden’s there will […]
Stevie Parle’s tenure at JOY at Portobello may yet prove short-lived. The fate of his residency at Porobello Dock remains unknown. Still, he is doing all he can to stay. On April 12, Parle will reopen the site, which sells food, drink, groceries, and flowers, and will be launching a new seafood-focused menu. An announcement […]
Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord has confirmed he will take his legal challenge against the Government to the High Court, where it will face a judicial review. Lord is looking to bring forward the reopening of the hospitality sector in England to 12 April, when non-essential retail will be allowed to reopen. Lord […]
Gordon Ramsay will open a second ‘Street Burger’ restaurant in London next month. The chef has taken on a former Byron – that struggling brand – site on Charing Cross Road. Prime position. Will his name live up to the rent? The restaurant will be spread over two floors, with graffiti on the walls, and […]
The chef Greg Anderson, together with his partner Rebecca Williams, will open a restaurant with rooms in Holt, Norfolk, later in the year. The duo will launch ‘Meadowsweet’ sometime in 2021 having taken on the Grade II-listed former Yetman’s restaurant, which they acquired in 2020. Anderson, who hails from Scotland, was head chef at the […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 14 March 2021. England remains in national lockdown, although with a ‘roadmap’ of dates with restaurants and pubs closed until 12 April at the earliest, and then only open to serve single households seated outdoors: […]
The restaurant group Tomahawk has paid back the workers who loaned 10 per cent of their wages to cover National Insurance and pension contributions. Last week, the group, which has 12 sites in the UK, was accused of suggesting staff might be deemed “unsuitable” if they didn’t agree to the plan, with Tomahawk experiencing cash […]
Around three-quarters of hospitality businesses will be planning large-scale recruitment drives this year, a new CGA survey said. Research that pooled responses from 726 operators across the sector found 44 per cent would be looking to embark on hiring programs that will see the induction of the same amount of new staff, or more, than […]
The team behind Hackney dining concept Nest will launch a new restaurant on Wandsworth Bridge Road. Luke Wasserman, Toby Neill, and Johnnie Crowe will open Fenn in Fulham on April 13, with a 30-cover dining room following an outdoor only period until May 17. The restaurant, close to the Thames, will feature an à la […]
Tomorrow will see the launch of sandwich shop Roulote, a new fixture on in London Bridge from the team behind Portuguese Bar Douro. Roulote is inspired by Portugal’s street-food scene and sandwich culture, and takes its name from the trailers which sit on the street corners of Lisbon and Porto. Roulote will preview as a […]
