Carluccio’s is to revamp a key London restaurant as the first stage of a new £10 million investment programme. The Italian chain closed a third of its sites in 2018 after being hit hard in the casual-dining crunch, which saw a number of high-profile chains restructure amid increasingly challenging trading conditions. Carluccio’s has found money […]
Doesn’t your Mum deserve more than a bunch of flowers this year on Mother’s Day? Breakfast in bed, some pampering and chocolate is a start, but why not take her out for a meal to show her how special she is? Here are a few ideas … Enoteca Turi Enoteca Turi, 87 Pimlico Rd, London, SW1W […]
The issue of discretionary service charges and what percentage of these gratuities actually go to the staff has raised its ugly head yet again. This time PizzaExpress are copping it as members of Unite union organised demos this week denouncing the nation’s favourite chain’s policy of charging up to 8% for administration costs on tips left electronically. They […]
Two very different restaurants, 700 miles apart, were named joint winners of the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award yesterday (23 February) in London. Daylesford Organic, which operates three organic cafés in the Cotswolds and London, and The Captain’s Galley (Britain’s most northerly mainland restaurant) received their awards from Raymond Blanc, president of the Sustainable Restaurant […]