27th April 2018 TV chef Aktar Islam is to open two restaurants in Birmingham. The Opheem, championing “progressive Indian cuisine”, opens in June, in Summer Row on the site of the former Mechu bar. Aktar, who made his name with his creative, fine dining take on Indian cuisine during Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word in […]
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23rd April 2018 Peter Joseph, the chef behind the world’s first Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, is to launch a venue in Chelsea. Joseph, who was until recently head chef of Mayfair’s Tamarind, which won its star in 2001, will open Kahani opposite Cadogan Hall in the summer. The restaurant will take inspiration from the
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20th April 2018 Viiking Ventures UK, the distributor Goa Premium Beer, both owned by Indian playboy Sachiin Joshi, has entered voluntary liquidation with debts of more than £1 million. Former Vikking Ventures employees, whose salaries were regularly paid late, resigned en masse after Christmas when repeated promises were unfulfilled. Staff claim to
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17th April 2018 Ramadan is the “biggest untapped opportunity in foodservice” with millions of pounds of extra revenue available during the festival, according to Salih Sheikh, head of marketing at BB Foodservice, the delivered foodservice arm of Bestway Wholesale. Sheikh said the industry was “behind when it came to commercialising Ramadan” and that
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17th April 2018 Rainer Becker, co-founder of Zuma restaurant group, has revealed details of a first UK site for his Japanese robatayaki concept Inko Nito, which will open in Soho next month. The 90-cover site, will open in Broadwick Street following the concept’s launch in Los Angeles in December. Group executive chef Hamish Brown’s
16th April 2018 Leicestershire-based Indian restaurant Cinnamon Lounge is to open two new sites. Owner Naz Abdul is building on the launch of the concept in Market Harborough by opening a venue in the nearby village of Middleton, and another in the Rutland town of Uppingham. The restaurant in Middleton will be in
15th April 2017 A Wagamama report has revealed a rise in the “nano lunch” trend, where people take fewer than 15 minutes for their lunch break. The “Lunch Report” follows the company’s launch last month of Wagamamago, the world’s first walk-away payment app, which will save its customers an average of 12 minutes at every
9th April 2018 Lemongrass Group opens 13th branch Seeks equity partner for continued growth The award-winning group Lemongrass Group of Thai restaurants has announced it is seeking a business partner, following the successful opening of its 13th branch, this time in Hove in Sussex. Led by Minhaz Nasir, who opened his
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29th March 2018 Chef Publishing, the owner of UK-based Chef Magazine, focused on Michelin-starred dining, is to launch Chef Magazine Thailand in want it regards as the street food capital of Asia – Thailand. Believing that perhaps only London has a more diverse and eclectic food scene, the first edition will focus on the thriving food
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28th March 2018 Customers of The Rajdani Indian restaurant in West Kingsdown, near Sevenoaks in Kent, raised £1185 at a special charity lunch on Sunday 15th March. The restaurant which was named Best Indian Restaurant in the South East at last year’s prestigious Asian Curry Awards, served a selection of its acclaimed
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