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PizzaExpress is to enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) “in the near future” that could lead to the closure of 67 sites and job losses topping 1,000. The group said this week that it will reduce its UK restaurant portfolio and rental cost to ensure a more manageable and profitable enterprise. Divestment from the Chinese […]
The Dorchester Collection’s 45 Park Lane hotel has appointed Jamie Shears as executive chef. Shears joins following the departure of David McIntyre, who left last month after nine years in charge. The new chef will oversee the culinary direction of the five-red-AA-star, 45-bedroom hotel in London’s Mayfair, including Wolfgang Puck’s Cut restaurant. Shears will begin […]
The casual burger chain Byron, which has long flirted with collapse, has evaded such a demise yet again after being acquired by the financial firm Calverto. The company was bought upon entering administration for an undisclosed sum and Calverton will take on 20 of the 51 sites. No details have yet been made public as […]
More than three-quarters of all of Britain’s hospitality businesses are at risk of insolvency within the next year, according to the trade body UKHospitality. One in five businesses consider themselves to be “at significant risk” or are anticipating insolvency within the next 12 months, while more than half believe it is a “slight risk”, a […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 2 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. Some establishments remain closed – the owner of the three Market Halls, […]
More than 53,000 outlets across the UK have so far signed up to the UK government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. As Eat Out to Help Out stickers and posters start to appear in the windows of restaurants, cafes, bars across the country, customers who want to take advantage of the scheme are advised […]
Hide has announced a new addition to the ever changing landscape in the form of ‘The Hidden Supper Club” – a bookable dinner experience led by head chef James Goodyear to offer a “value-led Michelin experience”. No word yet on how value-led the prices will actually be… Goodyear has created the menu to entice guests […]
Missy Flynn and Gabe Pryce’s popular sandwich shop, Bodega Rita’s, will close its Coal Drops Yard site. The pair announced the news on Instagram. Flynn said: “After having had some great times here on Lower Stable Street it has become impossible for us to continue safely towards our long-term goals with new trade restrictions in […]
This August, Maslow’s Mortimer House, in Fitzrovia, will bring in Julian Denis of Mao Chow for a guest chef takeover. For four days from August 19-24 Julian and the Mao Chow team will bring their vegan Szechwan dishes to the living room and den. The collaboration is the first since Mortimer House Kitchen reopened in […]
The Dominique Ansel Treehouse in Covent Garden will not reopen and Dominique Ansel Bakery in Victoria will close on August 31. A statement from Ansel said: “London has been so wonderful and so supportive to us. Unfortunately, our licenser has told us that, in the light of the ongoing restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, […]
