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The restaurant group D&D London will reopen the remainder of its portfolio over the next two weeks. The brand said its trading over July and August, since relaunching sites after lockdown, were “well above expectations”, and so now 15 more restaurants and bars, including Quaglino’s and 100 Wardour Street, will open, despite concerns footfall in […]
A new West African-inspired restaurant will launch on Berners Street in Fitzrovia on October 8. Akoko will “combine local ingredients with vivid aromas and authentic spices,” an announcement said, and is set to be “one of the most anticipated openings of this year.” It continued: “The restaurant will offer a unique window on the still […]
Highbury wine bar and restaurant Top Cuvee has launched Shop Cuvee around the corner from the main site. The move follows the successful launch of a wine delivery service that operated throughout lockdown. Top Cuvee, founded by Brodie Meah and Max Venning, turned into a grocery store and bottle shop after closing in the Covid-19 […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 23 August 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England were permitted to re-open on Saturday 4 July after over 100 days of enforced closure; Scotland and Wales followed a few weeks later. Some establishments remain closed […]
More than 35 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country in the first two weeks of the government’s landmark Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. Data released today also shows that over 85,000 restaurants have now registered for the scheme, including high-street chains such as Wahaca, Joe and the Juice and […]
PizzaExpress has formally launched its company voluntary agreement (CVA), which was first announced on August 4. Included in the plan is the proposed closure of 73 of its restaurants, including the first ever branch, on Wardour Street in Soho. As many as 1,100 members of staff are in line to lose their job. The company […]
The husband and wife restaurateur duo Robin and Sarah Gill have announced the permanent closure of The Dairy, as well as its casual site Counter Culture next door. In a post on Instagram, the chef said: “This has been one of the toughest decisions of our lives. The pandemic has hit us harder than we […]
The founders of Mayfair restaurant Emilia, Daniel Morgenthau and Will Lander, have talked about its closure. They are, they said, “very sad” to see it go. A statement issued by Lander said: “It was a great honour to operate in the site and we were humbled by the opportunity given to us by the Bonhams […]
Yo! Sushi is set to close 19 “unsustainable” or “loss making” sites after launching a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The brand is looking to cut overheads in the UK and will trim back its portfolio if 59 restaurants. As many as 250 jobs could go as part of the restructuring plans, though Yo! said it […]
Liam Finnegan has been appointed the group executive chef of the Michael Caines Collection. He will take charge of Lympstone Manor, the Cove at Maenporth, and two new projects in Porthleven and Exmouth. Finnegan worked at Gidleigh Park in Devon before working for eight years as the head chef of the Castle hotel in Taunton, […]
