Coalhouse, a ‘smokehouse and taproom’ inspired by the fire pits of the American Deep South and the fiery flavours of Mexico, opens tonight in the sedate Regency spa town of Cheltenham. Created by chef Lewis Spencer, the founder of east London barbecue venue Hotbox, Coalhouse is co-owned by local restaurant powerhouse Jay Rahman of Prithvi, […]
The team behind ‘more veg, less meat’ West Country restaurant Root will next week open its third and largest branch, taking over a former Jamie’s Italian in the centre of Bath. Owners Josh and Holly Eggleton (left in photo), the brother-and-sister duo behind the Pony in Chew Valley, launched the original Root eight years ago […]
A new restaurant opens next week on the Sandridge Barton wine estate beside the River Dart in Devon’s South Hams. Roam promises to offer ‘bold, bistro-style’ cooking rooted in European and Basque traditions, with a menu that changes regularly to ‘reflect what’s best right now’. Roam has replaced restaurant Circa at the same venue, on […]
The couple behind Bristol neighbourhood restaurant COR are launching their second venture in the city this week – an Italian spot called Ragù, in Wapping Wharf. Mark and Karen Chapman opened COR in North Street in October 2022, winning praise in this year’s Harden’s guide as a “stunning neighbourhood restaurant” serving Mediterranean-influenced food with “shades of […]
Mitch Tonks (right in picture) is taking over the site of Mark Hix’s (left) Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis, which he will relaunch next year as part of his growing Rockfish group. Mark will close the restaurant after 16 years on 7 December. He lost his London restaurant empire during the Covid pandemic, […]
Scottish chef Adam Handling is to open a grand new pub-restaurant in Cornwall next month. Called the Tartan Fox, it is his second venue in the county and his second pub. The Tartan Fox is set in woodland between Newquay and Truro, and is conceived by Adam as an escape from modern life. Formerly known […]
Puro restaurant in Clevedon, Somerset, is relaunching as an ambitious destination restaurant with MasterChef the Professionals runner-up Tommy Thorn on board as co-owner. Originally launched as a neighbourhood spot in 2017, Puro closed down in April last year as a result of the industry’s staffing crisis, before reopening earlier this year. Founders Dom and Alex […]
The Ethicurean, the influential sustainable food pioneer based in a garden on the edge of the Mendip Hills near Bristol, is to close down in October after 13 years, with its founders promising to “go out with a bang” this summer. They announced the decision in a statement saying: “After 13 incredible years, The Ethicurean […]
