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A campaign has been launched to pedestrianise Soho and allow restaurants to use outdoor seating. The Government has said restaurants should be able to reopen on July 4, but social distancing measures will be in place. This means many establishments will lose tables, and therefore custom (and staff), thereby reducing already slim profit margins. Many […]
The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates major family brands including Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s, is expecting a “large number” of sites to not reopen after the Covid-19 lockdown. TRG said in an email to staff, seen by the BBC, that many sites are “no longer viable to trade and will remain closed permanently”. The […]
Gordon Ramsay has been working with banks to secure the future of his restaurant business from the ongoing impact of Covid-19, reports have said. According to financial media, Ramsay has been registering charges with Barclays against sixteen parts of his diverse restaurant empire. The loan charges include the companies that run his three-Michelin-star Restaurant Gordon […]
St John will today reopen its Bermondsey bakery, selling baked goods such as sourdough bread, raisin loaves, and doughnuts. Wine will also be available. The move marks the coming return of Britain’s establishments, which are earmarked to be allow to open, with social distancing in place, on July 4. Until then, restaurants are opening in […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 31 May 2020; the country remains in lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars officially closed due the coronavirus outbreak since March. Gradual easing of lockdown rules recently means that restaurant and bars can start planning for re-opening […]
Two chefs from Cub restaurant and St John have combined to create a new delivery kitchen in London. Eddy Tejada, formerly of St John and Silo, and Matthew Scott, from Cub, have established Hot 4 U, with dishes available anywhere within the M25. An announcement said the chefs concentrate on “sustainability and high-grade produce”. Dishes […]
The mayor of Liverpool has announced plans to create a more European-style city in order to help hospitality businesses open after lockdown. Mayor Joe Anderson announced a new £450,000 project to redesign Liverpool’s outdoor spaces, working with Liverpool BID Company and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as designers. The idea is to facilitate increased […]
Siren, Nathan Outlaw’s relatively new seafood restaurant at the Goring hotel, will not reopen after lockdown restrictions are lifted. The five-star hotel has confirmed it will open, when possible, with a reduced food and drink offer, with no capacity for Siren. Outlaw’s new space was the hotel’s first new dining offer in its 109-year history, […]
The Irish chef Richard Corrigan has threatened to stand outside landlords’ offices “with a placard” and a microphone to try to save the restaurant industry from high rents. The chef-restaurateur, who operates Bentley’s, Corrigan’s, and Daffodil Mulligan, all in London, told The Caterer in a blustering interview that the future of restaurants is in doubt […]
Michael Gove told LBC radio this week that it was “going to be more difficult” for pubs, restaurants, and bars to reopen as lockdown restrictions are gradually eased by the Government. The Cabinet Minister told LBC’s Nick Ferrari that there are plans for hospitality businesses to reopen, but social distancing guidelines will be in place […]
