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Penally Abbey hotel in picturesque Tenby, Wales, is relaunching its two-AA rosette restaurant as Rhosyn today (Friday 8). Rhosyn means rose in Welsh. The restaurant has undergone an extensive refurbishment and will exist as a more relaxed eating space. The food will draw on Pembrokeshire’s fine produce, with a new menu featuring the likes of […]
Chef, restaurateur and industry investor Atul Kochhar is to launch a new high-end Indian concept in Mayfair. Kanishka will open on Maddox Street in March and is Kochhar’s first venture with Tina English, a prominent investor on the London dining scene. Kanishka will look to explore the lesser-known regions of Indian cookery, focusing on the […]
Struggling burger chain Byron Burger has received a £10 million cash boost from existing investors as it looks to rejuvenate the brand. The investment follows a company voluntary agreement (CVA) last year which saw the group close 19 branches. Byron also saw a £34.5m injection from private equity firm Three Hills Capital Partners, which became […]
Monsieur Le Duck, London E1 Jay Rayner for The Observer visited the nostalgic new pop-up from City worker-turned-restaurateur Richard Humphreys, who dreamed of Gascony, with its restaurants serving duck confit and red wine, and decided to bring his dreams to Liverpool Street. The result is “delightful in a low-key, sweetly romantic way”; the “narrow frame […]
Rochelle Canteen at the ICA is to launch a series of ‘pie and a pint’ nights. Founders Margot Henderson and Melanie Arnold will serve “weekly odes to the humble dish” on Sundays starting on February 17. The pie will come with a pint of Peroni, Guinness, or house wine, and will cost just £10. Dishes […]
A new Indian fine dining restaurant (yes, another one) is to launch in Marylebone on February 14. Ooty is the first venture from friends and entrepreneurs Pooja Nayak and Aseela Goenka and will open at the former site of Galvin Bistro de Luxe on Baker Street. The 80-cover restaurant is named after a small town […]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth, together with their head chef John Walton, are to open a cookery school and chef’s table. Called Mahé, the island in the Seychelles where Paul’s parents met, the school will launch in May this year next to No.6 in Padstow, Cornwall. An announcement said the school and chef’s table will look […]
Dan Doherty has left his position at the Royal Oak, while hospitality group Rhubarb has “severed ties” with the head chef following an investigation into sexual harassment claims made against him by fellow staff members. As the news came to light in The Sunday Times at the weekend, it was reported that Doherty had initially […]
Chef Robby Jenks and restaurant manager Rebecca Galland will be leaving their respective roles at The Vineyard in Berkshire. The restaurant, near Newbury, announced the news this week. It has been reported that Jenks, who at The Vineyard has delivered consistent quality and “unfussy, modern cuisine”, has been appointed head chef at the Samling Hotel […]
In last Friday’s newsletter, the subject line erroneously stated “Exclusive: Daniel Humm confirmed for Claridge’s”. Actually, this was not correct: the story had originally been reported by Richard Vines, Chief Food Critic at Bloomberg. Thank you Richard for spotting this and we are delighted to set the record straight. Some thick thumbs were involved in […]
