Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics writing about, for the week ending 19 April 2020; the country is in lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars officially closed a month ago, due the coronavirus outbreak. You can still support your local and favourite restaurants, though – many are offering takeaways or […]
Carluccio’s, which last month collapsed into administration, has been granted more time so that its employees can be furloughed. This week, a high court judge extended the time limit for the administrators to act after the “overwhelming majority” of the company’s 2,000-plus employees agreed to be furloughed, whereby 80 per cent of their salary will […]
The City of Glasgow College’s training restaurant has been granted an AA highly commended rosette after impressing judges. Scholars, which helps educate and make ready hospitality students for the industry, has become the only college restaurant in Scotland to receive the award. It has been given the accolade in recognition of the quality of food […]
Mary Quicke, the founder of the artisan cheese maker Quicke’s, has written an open letter to the British public calling for their support during the coronavirus crisis. Quicke said the country’s independent producers are under serious threat and need help if they are to survive – and we are to preserve the eclectic, rich and […]
The celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi has warned of “tremendous” damage to the country’s prized restaurant industry unless the Government takes urgent action to defer rent payments. The TV presenter, food writer, and restaurateur, who has six sites in London, said the rent bill was “the biggest worry” for most owners during lockdown. Ottolenghi told Radio […]
London Union chief executive Jonathan Downey has begun a #NationalTimeOut campaign that would see nine months of no rent across the country. Downey, who has been a prominent voice for the restaurant industry since the coronavirus forced its closure, and is best-known as the co-founder of food market Street Feast, said a matching period of […]
The founder of a Manchester restaurant institution has died aged 71. Jhunu Miaya Dangol, who helped establish The Great Kathmandu, in Disbury, died on Monday April 6. Dangol set up the restaurant with her husband Gopal Dangol and while lacking in service, the food has long been a hit with Harden’s reporters. Our latest guide […]
Our Easter Sunday round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics writing about, for the week ending 12 April 2020; the country is in lockdown, with restaurants, cafes and bars officially closed since 20 March due the coronavirus outbreak. You can still support your local and favourite restaurants, though – many are offering takeaways […]
Otto’s, better known for indulgent French cooking, smoked salmon, caviar, and fine wines, is teaming up with Liverpool football legend Alan Hansen to put on a free dinner for NHS workers when the coronavirus pandemic has been vanquished. The restaurant, which – like many others – has already been working to provide free meals to […]
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 […]
