Former Hélène Darroze at The Connaught chef Andrea Granzarolo is to lead the kitchen of new fine dining restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia that celebrates the staple Italian rice dish risotto.
A brace of restaurants from David Carter and Harts Group and follow up venues from Los Mochis, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Josh and Paul Katz are among this month's openings to have on your radar.
Papa John’s has confirmed it will close 43 ‘underperforming’ sites from across its UK estate after launching a review of the business at the start of the year.
Rigatoni’s, the Manchester-based restaurant group that previously traded under the name Sud Pasta, has announced the closure of its second site in as many months.
Chef Tony Rodd is to oversee the stoves of a new neighbourhood-style restaurant and wine bar being launched in Margate by former Jamie Oliver Group MD Ryan Jacovides.
Plans have been approved to build a monolithic, cubed structure in west London that will be home to hundreds of dark kitchens as well as a huge community food hall.
Japanese-Peruvian restaurant group Chotto Matte has confirmed that its debut regional restaurant will launch in early 2025, around six month later than originally planned.
Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 8% in delivery sales in February 2024, CGA by NIQ’s new Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
A fresh wave of strikes across the rail network and the London Underground have been announced by the main train drivers' union, Aslef, for April and May.
Oxmoor Farm will launch an indoor dining space later this year that will allow it to trade over winter and autumn having previously been summertime only.
The group behind Soho’s Sucre and the more recently opened Knightsbridge restaurant CLAP London will launch a new Pan-Asian dining concept in Shoreditch early next month.
Largely Northern-based Italian group Gusto has become the UK’s first casual dining brand to launch a subscription-based membership programme that requires guests to pay upfront to access discounts and other benefits.
Chef Jackson Boxer is once again partnering with restaurant and bar operator Experimental Group to launch a new bistro concept at The Henrietta Hotel in London’s Covent Garden this spring.
Artisanal hot chocolate café concept Knoops has agreed its first international partnership to open sites in the Middle East, with expansion into the US and China also being discussed.
CC Capital, the investment firm led by former Blackstone executive Chinh Chu, is in talks with Soho House over a potential bid to acquire the members club group.
Maître d’ Jesus Adorno has left his role as director of Jeremy King’s recently-launched Arlington in London’s Mayfair, just one month after the restaurant’s opening.
