3rd June 2021 Restaurant goers can now review their favourites restaurants and receive a free copy of the Harden’s guide, worth £30. Entries in Harden’s print guide and on the app are determined by the ratings and reviews submitted online. The survey form takes seconds to name a restaurant and add marks, plus an optional […]
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The Good Food Guide has ceased publication after 70 years, according to Waitrose, the gourmet’s bible owner since 2013. A brief statement said: there are “no plans to publish future guides.” The supermarket chain will retain the brand, and “continue to champion the industry”, a statement said. Elizabeth Carter, the guide’s consultant editor for the
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28th May 2021 JKS Restaurants (Gymkhana, Trishna, Brigadiers, Hoppers, Motu Indian Kitchen, Jamavar, Pali Hill, Tandoor Chop House, Jikoni) is to support a global charity initiative for India’s COVID-19 crisis. The group is participating in ‘1 Billion Breaths’, a campaign bringing together the Indian restaurant community across the globe to raise money for the country’s
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26th May 2021 Takumi Birmingham-based Japanese restaurant is opening in London – its second site. The company open in Soho’s Old Compton Street. With 50 covers across the ground floor, the restaurant is set to launch in September. Takumi has proved popular in Birmingham’s Chinatown, serving an array of authentic Japanese food and drink. Dishes
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25th May 2021 A Korean pub concept has opened in London’s Soho. Jae Choi has launched Hongdae Pocha in Romilly Street in the premises formerly occupied by Japanese restaurant Ninniku. Choi wants to “encapsulate the ambience of retro-Korea, and the drinking culture of the working class during the 1970s and 1980s”. The menu is split
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25th May 2021 Award-winning new wave Indian eatery Kricket, is raising money for the Indian COVID relief programmes. New daily reported cases are reaching 400,000 in India where there are acute shortages of food, medical supplies and oxygen. Kricket’s #supportforindia campaign is running a charity auction and raffle with top British brands with affiliations to
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25th May 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled his ‘London Eats’ campaign to support London’s hospitality industry and jobs. London Eats brings together the capital’s famous chefs and foodies to promote the most exciting food experiences central London has to offer, as part of the Mayor’s Let’s Do London campaign to attract domestic visitors
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24th May 2021 A vegetarian curry house, Madras Flavours, has been criticised for operating 40 “virtual brands” on Deliveroo and UberEats websites from its single kitchen in Reading, many with similar or identical menus. Local food blogger ‘Edible Reading’ labelling the move as “disingenuous at best,” adding, “I really struggle to see any rational explanation
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23rd May 2021 Indian restaurant group Dishoom has been named the fourth best large company to work for in the UK. The ‘UK’s 100 Best Large Companies To Work For’ list also ranked Indian street food concept Mowgli 28th. Dishoom also took top spot in the Leisure & Hospitality’s 20 Best Companies to Work For
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21st May 2021 The team behind Japanese restaurant Taka will open Maru, in Mayfair in June. Led by executive chef Taiji Maruyama and partners Andrey and Anastasia Datsenko, Maru will serve a 20-course omakase-style, farm-to-table inspired, tasting menu and has claimed to be the first Japanese restaurant in the UK to specialise in the culinary
