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Football is a feature in most walks of life in Manchester: nowhere more so than in providing celebrity backing to many of the openings in the city’s ever-emerging restaurant scene. Latest in line is Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who is to open a new Catalan venture called Tast on July 20, in partnership with […]
Australian restaurant group Daisy Green raised its £500,000 equity target in just one day. The company launched a crowdfunding sum on Crowdcube on July 9 and soon had £1,886,970 put in from 103 investors. The additional capital will be used to speed up the Daisy Green expansion. Creators Prue Freeman and Tom Onions’ first restaurant […]
Chelsea greengrocer Andreas Georghiou is teaming up with chef Phil Howard for a special veg-focused dinner event. The pair will host a dining event at Howard’s Elystan Street restaurant on August 7, celebrating 25 years of Georghio’s shop, Andreas Veg. Over the years, the grocer has supplied everyone from Nigella Lawson to the Rolling Stones with […]
Dan Doherty has stepped into the pub trade, opening The Royal Oak in Marylebone. Previously executive chef at Duck & Waffle, the pub is Doherty’s first solo venture and comes after his appearance on the 2018 BBC series Britain’s Best Home Cook. The chef has launched The Royal Oak with business partner Andy Ward. […]
Chef Andrew Wong’s latest restaurant Kym’s is to open this September in The City’s new Bloomberg Arcade. The steel and glass culinary arena, designed by Norman Foster Partners, is Bloomberg’s new European HQ. Already in situ are brands such as Shake Shack, Homeslice, Koya, and the new and lavish Brigadiers, which Harden’s previewed in depth […]
Reporters from The Telegraph won this week’s adventure in restaurant reviewing, with satisfying trips to Alpes and St Leonards. The Standard‘s guest reviewer also landed a plum job at Henrietta, while almost everyone else suffered a case of “nice place, shame about the food”. in The Observer was left with a nasty taste in his […]
Sushi master Endo Kazutoshi is to host a special omakase menu at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge this summer. The chef, one of the UK’s most celebrated in Japanese food, will run a £150 “one-off culinary occasion” from July 20 to August 31. Described as an “exclusive experience” and a “one-off culinary occasion”, the meal will […]
Another outpost of the well-known Brindisa chain is opening in London. The Spanish food importer and restaurant chain is launching a tapas venue at Battersea Power Station in autumn. There will be a dedicated cheese bar (some of which will be aged in-house) and charcuterie bar, and customers can eat in or take away. The hot […]
Honest Burgers’ new Manchester Hall restaurant is imminent, according to industry rumours. Harden’s first reported the company’s intent at the beginning of the year. And, while a precise date has yet to be announced, a 27th branch in the burger chain is expected as early as this summer. July? August? We don’t know for sure […]
Hollywood star Robert De Niro has shelved plans to open an 83-bedroom boutique hotel in London. There would have been two restaurants, a spa and a member’s club too. The Oscar-winning actor was due to open the hotel in busy Covent Garden after Westminster City Council granted planning permission for the development in 2016. We had expected […]
