The hospitality industry has been handed a 10pm curfew in the Government’s latest bid to try to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. Instead of implementing a working and widespread track a trace app early on, instead of providing adequate PPE to NHS staff, and instead of more rigorously enforcing hand sanitising and mask-wearing rules […]
Fitzdares, “the world’s finest bookmaker” (so they say), has opened a permanent private members’ club in the heart of Mayfair. Following a number of successful pop-ups, the bookmaker has decided to go one step further in providing members somewhere to watch live sport in both comfort and luxury. Fitzdares has been taking large sporting wagers […]
A new restaurant from chef Kimberley Hernandez will launch in Chiswick in October. Hernandaz brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked as head chef at XU and Andrew Wong’s Kym’s, and this will be her first solo venture. An announcement said: “Kimberley will serve a contemporary, seasonal menu from breakfast through to […]
Employees kept in work on reduced hours will have their wages topped-up by the Government in a bid to fend off mass redundancies over the dark winter months, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. Sunak yesterday revealed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be succeeded by a new Job Support Scheme (JSS) from November. […]
The MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima has closed his Cheltenham restaurant Koj, explaining that the announcement of new Covid-19 curfew restrictions were the “final nail in the coffin”. Writing in an impassioned post on his website, the chef said incurring the additional costs of operating a business during the coronavirus crisis was too heavy a burden, […]
A new Indian restaurant and bar will launch on Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia in October. Initially set to open in March – it was unsurprisingly pushed back by the pandemic – Pali Hill will serve regional sharing plates upstairs, while the bar, Bandra Bhai, will host cocktails and parties below. The operation is the work […]
Pre-pandemic, Roger & Sue Jones had announced the closure of the celebrated Harrow at Little Bedwyn. But now, they’ve decided to partially re-launch the business based on delivery – and it’s all thanks to Covid-19… In December 2019 – when Coronavirus was a name known to very few outside the scientific community – restaurateurs Roger […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 13 September 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England are still re-opening after lockdown, and we are seeing an impressive number of new restaurants starting up. The government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme successfully boosted […]
D&D London has announced a new Bristol restaurant called Klosterhaus, which will open on October 2. The restaurant has been developed within the landmark 18th century grade 1 listed Quakers Friars building, a short walk from Cabot Circus, and the food will pay homage to the classic dining scene of grand mittel-European cafes. The menu […]
A new pizza spot and cocktail bar has launched in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. The Hawks Nest is housed in a converted railway arch and is replete with a pizzeria, bar, garden and various artworks. The menu focuses on Italian street food including arancini, calamari, and sourdough pizzas. The menu will change but features the […]
