Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 6 December 2020. Post-lockdown, England is now operating under a strict tier system that controls whether or not pubs and restaurants can open; anywhere in Tier 3 is unable to open for diners (but can still operate […]
Expect to hear much more about this in the coming weeks: Harden’s has launched its first ever club. Today, our new Platinum membership scheme kicks off, allowing restaurants and luxury suppliers to connect with our guide’s 40,000-strong list of members. Obviously we are biased, but it’s a full-on bargain. A 70% discount is available to […]
Chef Graeme Cheevers will open his first solo venture, a restaurant named Unalome, in Glasgow next year. Unalome is scheduled to launch in February, and will replace the Sisters restaurant in Finnieston thanks to a £350,000 investment. As many as 50 jobs are expected to be created. The restaurant will seat 60 and will open […]
A restaurateur in Birmingham is launching a legal challenge after tier three restrictions were imposed on the city. Sam Morgan, who owns the Craft and 8 restaurants in the city centre, is seeking a judicial review backed by more than 250 hospitality businesses in the region, the Caterer has reported. Morgan is calling on the […]
Pubs and restaurants in Wales have been banned from serving alcohol from today and will be forced to close at 6pm. First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the new rules – some of the harshest in the UK – to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases. Business groups said the move would devastate Wales’ hospitality industry, […]
Tomahawk Steakhouse has opened its first London restaurant. It’s housed in the former Fifteen site, Jamie Oliver’s long closed flagship in Hoxton. The restaurant, which has a number of sites across the North of England, launched in the capital yesterday after much speculation. Owner and founder Howard Eggleston told The Caterer: “When it comes to […]
Gordon Ramsay, unrelenting in his quest to take over the world, is launching another new restaurant. This one is called Street Burger and it can be found in St Paul’s, London, at the One New Change Development, where the star chef also launched Bread Street Kitchen nine years ago. It follows the news that Ramsay […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 29 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown, after which a strict tier system is controlling whether or not pubs and restaurants can open. Please […]
All of hospitality has been unfairly treated throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many believe. What is certain is that pubs have been most impacted – in both a social and economic sense. They are places of communal activity – the prime spot for we Brits to get together. And so it is difficult to open them, […]
