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Doner Shack Reposition

20th August 2023 Sanjeev Sanghera, founder of Berlin fast casual kebab concept Döner Shack, says he has almost completed its repositioning that is “and it is “already “yielding great results”. The announcement comes six weeks after the Döner Shack completed the acquisition of three restaurants and several territories from its franchisees as it switched to […]

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Putt Putt Noodle

19th August 2023 Putt Putt Noodle, the crazy golf concept from We Do Play, which also operates the Flip Out brand, is to opening a flagship site in central London. The business, which currently operates three Putt Putt Noodle sites has applied to open a site om Oxford Street, with the site set to undergo

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Grand Trunk Road Closure

14th August 2023 Restaurateur Rajesh Suri has announced the closure of his iconic Grand Trunk Road venue on the East London/Essex border in South Woodford. The establishment took its inspiration from the eponymous C16th trade route – Asia’s longest road, connecting Bangladeshi with Afghanistan. In 2016, Rajesh Suri’s vision for Grand Trunk Road was to

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Asian Restaurant Awards Shortlist

25th June 2023 Asian Restaurant Awards The shortlist for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards, being held in Manchester at the end of July, has been announced. Over 100,000 online votes from members of the spice loving public determined the finalists. The list can be viewed at www.asianrestaurantawards.org/the-shortlist-2023 Judges from the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which organises the event,

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Salty Sushi

21st June 2023 High street sushi can be even saltier than two Big Macs, according to The Daily Mail showed. The paper audited dozens of options sold at Wasabi and Itsu, with Itsu’s vegan sushi collection found to contain roughly 5.8g of salt. This is almost all of an adult’s daily recommended allowance and around

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Gunpowder Disco

20th June 2023 Harneet Baweja, the co-founder of home-style Indian kitchen concept Gunpowder, has opened his new disco-themed Indian restaurant Empire Empire in London’s Notting Hill. The 40-seter Empire Empire has opened in All Saints Road and serves food rooted in the Punjab region of Indian, with dishes such as chicken malai curry and lobster

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