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The capital’s largest food festival, Taste of London, has cancelled its summer shindig in Regent’s Park due to the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was revealed via an email to exhibitors set to attend the event. Organisers said they took the decision with “with heavy hearts”. One restaurant set to cook at Taste shared the news […]
Fast casual chain Leon is close to reaching its £1m target to fund thousands of hot meals for NHS staff battling Covid-19. The brand launched in March a campaign called #FeedNHS to raise the sum together with Tortilla, Dishoom, Wasabi, Tossed, and more. It has been backed by actors Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory, and […]
Jack Stein, chef director at Rick Stein restaurants, and Ross Geach of Padstow Kitchen Garden, have launched a virtual food festival for Easter. The pair will run the event on Easter Monday, with chefs including Rick Stein, Angela Hartnett, Mitch Tonks, and José Pizzaro taking part. The festival has been designed to showcase and support […]
The St Pancras Hotel group, based in King’s Cross, London, will be providing free rooms for NHS staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. The three hotels that make up the group, The Gyle, The California, and The Megaro, their hotel rooms lying virtually empty, have been earmarked to operate as self-service apartments by way of a […]
Chef and restaurateur Mark Hix MBE has announced administrators were appointed to his restaurants and hotel and a board decision was made to close the business. It means his restaurants in London and Dorset, as well as Hix Townhouse, have closed, and staff let go. The chef said that the decision had been taken by […]
Our weekly round-up of where the national and local restaurant critics are reviewing and what they are recommending, for the week ending 5 April 2020; the country is in lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars closed due the coronavirus outbreak. You can still support your local and favourite restaurants, though – many are offering takeaways […]
Nearly 200 hotels have made more than 20,000 beds available around the UK for NHS staff and other vital workers, following a call from hospitality trade body UKHospitality. Beds in hotels across the country have been provided by national chains and independent outposts to help house those on the frontline being deployed to areas of […]
Mexican restaurant chain Benito’s Hat has entered into administration after buckling under the pressure of coronavirus. The company called in creditors this week after being left with “no option” but to cease trading due to the complete closure of the hospitality industry as the country fights the outbreak. In a statement, financial firm Begbies Traynor […]
The Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has collapsed into administration, leaving more than 2,000 jobs at risk. It looks to be the highest-profile permanent closure since the Government told restaurants to shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Carluccio’s has been a mainstay of British high streets for 20 years, having been set up by celebrity chef Antonio […]
Former Man Behind the Curtain head chef Kay Treadwell will launch his own restaurant in Birmingham. Treadwell, who worked under Michael O’Hare for many years, will open the 15-cover 670 Grams in Digbeth as soon as he can. Initially penned for mid-June, the Covid-19 outbreak has delayed proceedings. It is likely to open later in […]
