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12th June 2019   Sushi bar operator Kiyoto Sushi is to open a third site, in West Hampstead, in London. The concept, which launched in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, in 2015 before opening a second site in Mill Hill, north London, will take over a venue in West End Lane that was formerly occupied by Chinese restaurant […]

11th June 2019   Park Chinois, the Chinese restaurant launched by Wagamama founder Alan Yau, is to launch neighbourhood brasserie concept Moncks of Dover St in July. The 92-seater restaurant and bar will open at 33 Dover Street, which forms part of the Park Chinois estate.  The name has been inspired by Christopher Moncks, the

10th June 2019    Mani Liaqat   Winners of the Asian Restaurant Awards will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at the Manchester Hilton, on Sunday 23rd June.  Over 500 leading restaurateurs, chefs, food writers and VIP guests, including the Lord Mayor of Manchester Cllr Abid Latif Chohanare, expected to attend the gala dinner.

9th June 2019   Iranian police have shut 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, over the past 10 days.   Hossein Rahimi,  the capital’s police chief said: “The owners of restaurants and cafes in which Islamic principles were not observed were confronted, and during this operation 547 businesses were closed

1st June 2019   Aylesbury-based pub operator Kelvin Wong has opened a second restaurant in the town for his second site.  Wong, who runs The Watermead, has launched a Japanese restaurant, Miya, named after his daughter.   Located the town’s former police headquarters in Exchange Street, there is a bar on the ground floor while

30th May 2019           The award-winning Saffron Summer in Chessington, will be serving a special gastronomic 3 course menu, designed by its executive head chef, Awanish Roy, for Father’s Day on Sunday 16th June.   Starters offered are:  Corn fed chicken breasts, chilli-cumin marinade, coriander chutney; Kheema Pav, Bombay style lamb

28th May 2018 The Chinese chain Happy Lamb Hot Pot is set to make its UK debut this summer, in Bloomsbury, London. Originating in Mongolia, Happy Lamb Hot Pot has sites across the US and Canada and has now set its sights on the London restaurant scene. The company will open a restaurant in The

25th May 2019   Wagamama is to introduce gender-neutral toilets in 50 of its UK restaurants in time for the inaugural London Transgender Pride on 14th September.   In future, all new Wagamama restaurants will incorporate gender-neutral toilets as a standard design feature.  The first site to be converted will be its test kitchen, Noodle Lab,

20th May 2019   A letter from the home secretary to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which urges the government to drop the £30,000 salary threshold for migrants to work in the UK, has been described as “positive and pragmatic”.   Instead of the threshold, the MAC suggests companies pay the “going rate”.   UKHospitality

19th May 2019 Sushi brand Maido has opened on Tottenham Court Road, London.  Maido Sushi has partnered with the Planet Organic store to create London’s “first sushi bar that uses only sustainably sourced fish and organic ingredients, free from preservatives, MSG and artificial additives”. All fresh fish comes from organic farms or Marine Stewardship Council-certificated