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Employees kept in work on reduced hours will have their wages topped-up by the Government in a bid to fend off mass redundancies over the dark winter months, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. Sunak yesterday revealed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be succeeded by a new Job Support Scheme (JSS) from November. […]
The MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima has closed his Cheltenham restaurant Koj, explaining that the announcement of new Covid-19 curfew restrictions were the “final nail in the coffin”. Writing in an impassioned post on his website, the chef said incurring the additional costs of operating a business during the coronavirus crisis was too heavy a burden, […]
A new Indian restaurant and bar will launch on Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia in October. Initially set to open in March – it was unsurprisingly pushed back by the pandemic – Pali Hill will serve regional sharing plates upstairs, while the bar, Bandra Bhai, will host cocktails and parties below. The operation is the work […]
Pre-pandemic, Roger & Sue Jones had announced the closure of the celebrated Harrow at Little Bedwyn. But now, they’ve decided to partially re-launch the business based on delivery – and it’s all thanks to Covid-19… In December 2019 – when Coronavirus was a name known to very few outside the scientific community – restaurateurs Roger […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 13 September 2020. Restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in England are still re-opening after lockdown, and we are seeing an impressive number of new restaurants starting up. The government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme successfully boosted […]
D&D London has announced a new Bristol restaurant called Klosterhaus, which will open on October 2. The restaurant has been developed within the landmark 18th century grade 1 listed Quakers Friars building, a short walk from Cabot Circus, and the food will pay homage to the classic dining scene of grand mittel-European cafes. The menu […]
A new pizza spot and cocktail bar has launched in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. The Hawks Nest is housed in a converted railway arch and is replete with a pizzeria, bar, garden and various artworks. The menu focuses on Italian street food including arancini, calamari, and sourdough pizzas. The menu will change but features the […]
Gordon Ramsay has appointed Matt Abé co-chef patron at his three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay on London’s Royal Hospital Road. Abé has spent the past 12 years working for the celebrity chef, rising through the ranks of the group. He began his career in his native Australia, FIRST Aria Restaurant in Sydney and then later at […]
Gourmet Burger Kitchen’s future has been thrust into uncertainty after its owner revealed plans to sell the chain. The coronavirus pandemic has caused frailty and turbulence across the restaurant industry and the brand is one of a number in trouble. It was Sky News that first learnt that the new owner of Byron, the rival […]
The Government is drawing up plans to extend the rent moratorium to prevent a decimation of the hospitality industry. The move would stop landlords from being able to take action over unpaid rent until the end of the year. The current policy in place to do so is set to end on September 30, and […]
