16th June 2021 Kushi Chefs Among Asian & Oriental Chef Awards Contestants Two chefs at the award-winning, family-owned chain of Kushi restaurants and takeaways in Essex, are among 12 chefs who will compete in the national Asian & Oriental Chef Awards. The cook-off will take place at on Monday 21st June 2021 in the Pillars …
14th June 20121 DUSK reveals Vegan Tasting Menu of Molecular Gastronomy – with unique ‘tea flight’ The award-winning DUSK Restaurant in Brentwood, Essex, has introduced a 5-couse vegan tasting menu of spectacular molecular gastronomy. DUSK’s Executive Head Chef Stephen Gomes made his name winning numerous accolades with Moksh restaurant in Cardiff, for visually stunning creations, …
14th June 2021 The team behind the Bon Pan Asian buffet restaurant brand is to open a grocery and restaurant concept in Manchester. Blue Whale Oriental will launch a 5,500 square foot high-end oriental supermarket in the city’s St James’s Tower building., offering fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and seafood. There will also be a 60-cover …
12th June 2021 Alan Yau’s Busaba Thai chain is to open in Cardiff in the city’s Brewery Quarter. The group’s new site its first in 6 years, following closures in Liverpool, Manchester and St Albans., is expected to open in the Autumn.
8th June 2021 The Ken Hom – Lee Kum Kee Scholarships are now open. The closing date for applications is 3rd September 2021. The scholarship is open to students and recent graduates from any European higher education institutions, who specialise in hospitality or culinary arts. Up to four winning students will be hosted by Lee …
7th June 2021 Chef Jimmy Lee from award winning Lychee Oriental, Salt & Chilli Oriental has opened in the former Ninja Turtles Pizzeria site in Dumbarton Road in Glasgow. Chef Jimmy Lee from famed Glasgow restaurant, Lychee Oriental. Salt & Chilli Oriental offers Cantonese street food “reimagined, remastered, and given a playful twist” with comforting …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
