Alex Dilling’s eponymous fine-dining restaurant located in London’s storied Café Royal Hotel announced last week that it would maintain a minimum spend for solo diners reflective of the cost of a dinner for two. At the same time the restaurant announced that the prices for dinner will increase by 11%. The furore generated around this […]
Released by the IPCC in March this year, the Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report provides a bleak inventory of the damage done to date and still to come. With temperatures already at 1.1˚C above pre-industrial levels, every part of the world is experiencing the consequences. The impact of this is felt disproportionately by the most […]
The London-based group behind some of the capitals best restaurants including Gymkhana, Trishna, BAO and Plaza Khao Gaeng are once again calling on emerging talent to join its ranks. Last year the group launched its first apprenticeship scheme and now JKS are calling on a fresh intake of recruits to join the program in September […]
This was a question asked and answered by The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA) on June 19th, in a short but impactful film that screened at the World’s 50 Best Talks. With powerful voiceovers from chefs around the world – including Ángel León, Elena Reygadas and Ana Roš – the film emphasised the multi-faceted nature […]
Amidst continuing headwinds for the hospitality industry, a number of high end restaurants, particularly in London, are re-evaluating their prices. Whilst food costs remain high, restaurants are looking at their sales mix and have, in some cases, lowered their pricing in an effort to balance the books. First to capture a wave of PR by […]
One of London’s largest luxury restaurants HIDE will close their Above restaurant and amalgamate the two floors into a single offering. In an effort to maximise the business’s busiest periods of the day and to streamline overall operation, HIDE Above will no longer function as a separate dining space. Instead the ground floor a la […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association has just launched the new and improved Food Made Good accreditation tool, making it possible for sustainability in the hospitality sector to be standardised across the globe. After 15 years of operating in the UK, The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA) has created a new globally accessible platform to allow hospitality […]
June is a special time of year. Yes, the mercury rises and the hours of sunshine are longer. And yes, there is asparagus. But June is also Pride month and across the UK, people come together to recognise and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. There are however fears of tokenism, of businesses not doing enough and […]
Evelyn’s Table has been a Harden’s favourite since opening and is currently ranked as the third best restaurant in the UK. But with former chef Luke Selby departing the hobs (returning to Le Manoir, another Harden’s favourite) we spoke to the new captain of the ship, chef James Goodyear, to find out a little more […]
Brimming with more British tradition than you could shake Penny Mordaunt’s sword of state at, the Coronation saw tens of thousands of revellers descend upon the capital to take part in the crowning of King Charles III. Whilst the eyes of the world were on Westminster, the hospitality industry across the UK was anticipating a […]
