Fine Dining

Japanese restaurant Ginza to open new cocktail bar

18-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Japanese restaurant Ginza is launching a cocktail and sake bar this month.

Simon Bonwick names his son Charlie as The Dew Drop Inn chef de cuisine

15-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Bonwick has promoted his son to the role of chef de cuisine at the family’s Berkshire pub restaurant The Dew Drop Inn.

"I'm not retiring quite yet": Marcus Wareing to close Marcus at The Berkeley

14-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Marcus Wareing will close his eponymous restaurant Marcus at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge later this year.

Uncorked: Marie Konecny Dardel

14-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at The Vineyard in Berkshire on Californian producer David Swift Phinney, Comté and Vin Jaune and her hotel’s famed 3,000-reference cellar.

Top Soho restaurant SOLA to double in size

12-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Victor Garvey’s modern Californian Soho restaurant SOLA is to double in size, adding a new lower-ground floor with lounge area and private dining room.

New owners of Chelsea's Enoteca Turi revealed following the retirement of Giuseppe and Pam Turi

12-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Well-known London Italian restaurant Enoteca Turi has been acquired by Dominic Ford’s Restaurants Inc. Ltd with additional investment from Liberty Wines’ founder and managing director David Gleave.

Latest opening: Sticky Mango Tower Bridge

11-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Eight years on from his Southeast Asian restaurant making its debut in London, Peter Lloyd has doubled up in the capital.

Uncorked: Biba Majumdarr-Swift

07-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager at Sheffield’s Bench on Baja California producer Bichi, Hula Hoops and her restaurant's policy of ordering from a different wine supplier each week.

Aquavit New York looking to re-establish London restaurant under its ownership

06-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

The president of Aquavit New York is working on a plan to re-establish a London outpost for the high-end Scandinavian restaurant following the closure of its St James's Market site.

Larry Jayasekara and Tim Jefferies to launch The Cocochine in Mayfair next month

05-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Former National Chef of the Year winner Larry Jayasekara will launch his first solo restaurant next month on Bruton Place in London's Mayfair.

Made In Chelsea stars behind new restaurant BÓHA

05-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Made In Chelsea stars Harvey Armstrong and Sam Holmes have opened a restaurant in partnership with Jay Bradley, founder of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co and hospitality entrepreneur Chase Hunter.

Searcys champagne bar to open at Battersea Power Station

04-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant and bar brand Searcys is set to open a new champagne bar in Battersea Power Station this autumn.

Aquavit quietly closes London outpost

04-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Aquavit London, the UK sister restaurant to the two Michelin-starred New York restaurant of the same name, has closed its doors.

Jeremy King to reopen Le Caprice site in Mayfair

04-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Jeremy King is to reopen Le Caprice in Mayfair, 43 years after he and Chris Corbin first opened the restaurant.

Gold Service Scholarship 2024 open for applications

04-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Entries for the 2024 Gold Service Scholarship have opened today, with all front-of-house professionals based in the UK and aged 22-28, encouraged to apply before 3 October 2023.

Jackson Boxer to take over Selfridges' The Corner restaurant

31-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Brunswick House and Orasay chef Jackson Boxer will launch a ‘long term residency’ within Selfridges The Corner restaurant towards the end of the month.

Uncorked: Matthew Deller

31-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager at barge-based London restaurant Caravel on Mozzarella Dippers, wine in keg and spilling red wine on a priceless kimono.

New GM appointed at Whatley Manor as Sue Williams steps back

31-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High profile Cotswolds country house hotel Whatley Manor has appointed Michele Mella as general manager effective November 2023.

Carters of Moseley to close ahead of relocation next year

24-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Highly-rated Birmingham restaurant Carters of Moseley has confirmed it will permanently relocate within the city early next year.

Birmingham’s Simpsons to celebrate 30 years in business with ‘retro’ menus

24-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Andreas and Alison Antona will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of their Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant Simpsons with special menus that update dishes from the restaurant’s history with ‘modern flourishes’.

Uncorked: Steph Robertson

24-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Restaurant Associates on David Galetti, Bolney Wine Estate and creating a wine list that has something for everyone.

Michael Caines permanently closes The Harbourside Refuge

22-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Michael Caines has permanently closed his waterside restaurant and bar The Harbourside Refuge in Porthleven, Cornwall, nearly 10 months after mothballing the site due to mounting costs.

Chef Sertaç Dirik leaves Mangal 2

21-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Sertaç Dirik has left his family’s progressive Turkish restaurant Mangal 2.

"Turning a page": Michel Roux Jr announces Le Gavroche to close after 56 years

18-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche will close next year 55 years after it launched.

Rowley Leigh returns to Notting Hill with Laylow residency

17-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Chef Rowley Leigh is making a return to the London restaurant scene next month with a residency at Notting Hill club and restaurant Laylow.

Joël Robuchon’s L’Atelier brand returns to London

17-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Joël Robuchon International is bringing the late French chef’s L’Atelier brand back to London, replacing the site that previously housed Le Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair.

Uncorked: Matthew Davison

17-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Lancashire’s Moor Hall on having an 'adverse' reaction to Pinotage, Laurent Richet and a list that has something for everyone.

Latest opening: Outcrop

15-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Brutalism meets bucolic at this indoor/outdoor restaurant space that melds British ingredients with Thai cooking.

Creative thinking: the group building a high-end London restaurant portfolio

14-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

With restaurants including Endo at the Rotunda, HUMO, and 20 Berkeley and another in the works, Creative Restaurant Group is taking an inventive approach to growth.

Moscow-based Cutfish Sushi Bistro to make UK debut

11-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Moscow-based restaurant group Cutfish Sushi Bistro will make its entry into the UK this year with a site in South Kensington.

Murano to relaunch with new head chef ahead of 15th anniversary

11-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Angela Hartnett’s Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Murano will relaunch next month with a new look and new head chef following a brief hiatus ahead of its 15-year anniversary.

11 international restaurant brands coming to London

10-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

The capital's appeal to overseas restaurant brands is showing no signs of waning. Here's our pick of the next bunch looking to make their mark on these shores.

Sexy Fish confirms Manchester opening

09-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings is taking its Sexy Fish brand to Manchester for its second UK outpost, which it claims will hold the ‘largest Champagne collection in the country’.

Uncorked: Alasdair MacLeod

09-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier at Glasgow’s Banca di Roma on Allegrini, Grand Cru Chablis, Ronan Sayburn and his exclusively-Italian list.

Journey Social pair make fine dining debut with Now Or Never

08-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The husband and wife duo behind Lancaster’s Journey Social have made their fine dining debut within a Grade-II listed site in the city’s historic quarter.

Hipping Hall seeks new owner following closure

03-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Hipping Hall, the three AA Rosette restaurant with rooms in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, is on the hunt for a new owner following its recent closure.

Uncorked: Alex Preston

03-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The well-known Brighton sommelier that now oversees the list at Embers on Koshu, Artelium and creating the country’s first exclusively-English wine list at Isaac At.

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