Former Hampton Manor head chef Rob Palmer opens his ambitious first restaurant in Solihull on the outskirts of Birmingham next Friday, 18 March. Toffs by Rob Palmer will have an open kitchen and just 26 covers, including six at a bench overlooking the chefs at work. Rob grew up nearby in Castle Bromwich and has […]
Cheshire-based chef and crowdfund wizard Gary Usher is to launch his most ambitious round of fundraising yet, with a £2 million Crowdcube drive next month to finance a new round of expansion for his Elite Bistros empire. In a series of tweets, he unveiled plans for a new brand and three new sites, including one […]
Young Sheffield chef Reece Elliott launched his first venture today in a year-old cafe-bar and deli in his home city. Raffina by Reece Elliott will serve Italian-inspired meals from Wednesday to Saturday, while continuing to operate as an all-day cafe from Monday. Sheffield-born Reece, 24, has already made his mark on television, appearing on Junior […]
Members’club Soho House is to open a new branch on the Brighton seafront this month. ‘Little Beach House Brighton’ will be the first venue on the British coast for the group founded in Greek Street, Soho, in 1995 which now has 28 branches around the world from North America to Hong Kong. Founder and chief […]
The top-knotted Real Madrid and Wales footballer and golf fanatic Gareth Bale is ready to tee off at new indoor golf and dining venue, Par 59, in a huge former nightclub in Cardiff next Friday, March 18. Named in reference to the elusive sub-60 round that elite golfers strive after, the operation will accommodate two […]
Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 6 March 2022. ***** The Observer “The strength of a country’s food culture is not defined by a handful of gilded gastro-palaces… but by the presence of those places you’d keep going to repeatedly, because […]
Deliveroo has quietly opened its first restaurant – an anonymous-looking pizzeria called Pizza Paradiso in Swiss Cottage, London – with the ostensible aim of delivering the company insights into how restaurants operate. The fast-growing meal-delivery operation was founded in London in 2013 and now operates internationally with backing from Amazon, which bought a 16% stake three […]
Ukrainian food writer Olia Hercules has joined forces with fellow chefs and foodies to launch #CookforUkraine, a campaign to raise awareness and funds to support the people of Ukraine. Its JustGiving page raised more than £50,000 for Unicef within four days of its launch on Sunday. Olia has joined forces in the campaign with food […]
Albert’s Schloss, the Manchester-based mock-Bavarian castle devoted to beer, rib-sticking food and Alpine good times, is to open in Liverpool’s busy Bold Street, taking over Radiator House, a six-storey Art Deco former food market and gas showroom. Roy Ellis of Mission Mars says he plans to spend £3m on a complete refurbishment, with a view […]
South African-based affordable seafood brand Ocean Basket has opened its first UK branch in Bromley, southeast London, targeting the growing global appetite for fish and seafood. Peter ‘Fats’ Lazarides (pictured) and his brother George opened their first restaurant in Pretoria – more than 300 miles from the nearest coast – in 1995. There are now more […]
