Aktar Islam started cooking the age of 13 at his father’s restaurant in Birmingham, and his widely acclaimed flagship Opheem is the highest-ranked Indian venue in the Harden’s 100 list. We caught up with him ahead of his London debut with Oudh 1722, which launches on 1st May next door to Borough Market. Hardens: Aktar, […]
A vast new pan-Asian restaurant and basement cocktail bar, Tabu, opens tonight in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter in the premises which previously housed The Vaults nightclub. Tabu is said to be inspired by 1920s-style New York speakeasies and accommodates up to 400 guests, with entertainment including DJ sets and live performers every Thursday to Sunday. The […]
Hit Devon restaurant Thomas Carr 1873 is closing permanently tonight as the ongoing staffing and financial crises cut a swathe through the hospitality industry. The Ilfracombe outfit has struggled to find front-of-house staff in recent months and chef-patron Thomas Carr (pictured, above) said he would have to double prices to reflect rising costs. A message […]
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 […]
Dishoom is opening a new branch in Birmingham in the spring of next year. The group will be filling a site at a new development on Chamberlain Square in the city centre. Dishoom previously earmarked the site for its new restaurant, and the move has been far from a secret. But the company this week […]
Chef Andrew Sheridan has left the Stargazy Inn to join the Craft Dining Rooms in Birmingham. Sheridan arrived at Cornish restaurant the Stargazy Inn back in April, having previously departed Sosban in Llanelli, which closed suddenly in February. The chef will get underway at Craft Dining Rooms at the city’s International Convention Centre and the […]
Flamboyant television chef Gino D’Acampo, who may or may not pretend to sound more Italian than he is, will open a My Restaurant-branded site in Birmingham this month. D’Acampo is to launch a mega 165-cover restaurant in the former Allied Irish Bank branch on Temple Row in the city centre on October 31. There will […]
Indian street food concept Indico is opening a second site in Birmingham. The first, in Shirley, Solihull, has been described as “Shirley’s finest Indian street food restaurant”, serving classic snacks found at Indian railway stops and traditional curries inspired by the food of northern India. Indico’s second location will open in Birmingham’s Mailbox complex in […]
Herman Ze German, the Bavarian-style restaurant group best known for its tender currywurst and crispy schnitzel, is to open in Birmingham. The London-based mini-chain, which has three sites in the capital, is expanding outside the M25 for the first time, launching a venture at Birmingham’s Grand Central station on April 1. Having launched as a […]
Chef and businessman Aktar Islam is to open his first permanent Italian restaurant. Legna will launch in Birmingham towards the end of the year. Islam had previously been operating a pop-up called Mi Amore from the same site, but will now launch a fully fledged 70-cover restaurant in November. Legna will serve a select menu, […]
