Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 11 April 2021. England now has a ‘roadmap’ of dates for the re-opening of restaurants and pubs, which are allowed to re-open from 12 April to serve single households seated outdoors: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021-summary All of Wales […]

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Crockers Henley has appointed a new 29-year-old head chef, Alex Payne. Payne will be heading up Crocker’s intimate 16-seater chef’s table, The Thames Chef’s Table, which was founded just two years ago. Payne, his first stint in charge of a kitchen, will bring his “classic-meets-modern style”, an announcement read, “mastered” during his time spent at the […]

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Fazenda, a small but growing group of Brazilian steak houses, will reopen its Birmingham branch after its new owners agreed a deal with the landlord. The site’s closure was announced in March after the South American restaurant chain was bought out of administration by Southern Wind Group, The Caterer reported. This secured the future of the […]

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Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 1 April 2021. England remains in national lockdown, although with a ‘roadmap’ of dates with restaurants and pubs closed until 12 April at the earliest, and then only open to serve single households seated outdoors: […]

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