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12th March 2023 My Makin Malaysian restaurant has opened its second site within a month of the first. My Makan is the brainchild of Matthew Wilcox, from Norwich, and business partners Imran Abidin and Turki Bin Afif, who are based in Saudi Arabia. The trio met while working in food manufacturing in the Middle East. […]

4th March 2023 Rishi Sunak’s flagship scheme during lockdown to rescue restaurants was ridiculed by Matt Hancock, who called it “eat out to help the virus get about”. Hancock’s files leaked to the Daily Telegraph, show the then health secretary’s disdain for the initiative and his private concerns that it was spreading Covid. The messages

3rd March 2023 The Government is considering allowing more hospitality staff from overseas to work in the UK to help cope with staff shortages. Ministers have asked the Migration Advisory Committee for advice on whether the hospitality, construction and retail industries should be on the list of sectors where there is a shortage of workers,

28th February 2023 Busaba, the Thai chain founded by Alan Yau, is to open in Essex later with a second site outside of London. The new venue in the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock will offer a secluded terrace for alfresco dining “while enjoying the heady and vibrant flavours of Thailand”. The menu will feature

20th February 2023 Chinese food supplier Leo Jin, who supplies most of London’s Chinese restaurants as well as many across the UK, China and Singapore, has opened his second restaurant. Lin, who operates Charco Charco Yakiniku in Holborn, has launched Charco Charco Hot Pot in Covent Garden. Whereas his first venue serves Japanese yakiniku, sukiyaki,

17th February 2023  London Thai barbecue restaurant Smoking Goat will transform into a central Thai style fried chicken spot for four weeks from 3rd March. The Redchurch Street venue will offer new dishes includingh fried chicken marinated in fish sauce and coriander root, served with crispy garlic, Thai shallots and a menagerie of dipping sauces;

9th February 2023 Newcastle-based Geisha, Pan-Asian bar and restaurant has secured “significant investment” for expansion. The venue, in Sandyford Road, has a Japanese garden inspired interior that includes lanterns hanging from the ceiling. A spokeman said: “We’re extremely happy to announce Geisha, the most Instagram-able restaurant in the north east, has secured significant investment from