10th November 2022 More than a fifth of UK restaurants and cafes have cut their hours sincethe summer, in a bid to cut energy costs, according to new analysis bythe Office of National Statistics (ONS). The analysis showed food anddrink service firms were more likely than any other sector, in order toto deal with soaring […]
9th November 2022 Owner-chef Dev Biswal, has rebranded his Kent Ambrette restaurant inCanterbury as ‘Cook’s Tale’. Employing “hyper local” ingredients thefine dining anlo-Indian concept pays homage to Geoffrey Chaucer’sC14th ‘Canterbury Tales’ anthology – Biswal has also launched a gastrotravel arm taking parties initially to Croatia and India.
9th November 2022 The Tao Group Hospitality has been awarded a Michelin star in theinaugural Abu Dhabi Michelin Guide. Hakkasan Abu Dhabi joinsHakkasan Hanway Place, Hakkasan Mayfair and Hakkasan Dubai inholding stars. In 2003 Hakkasan Hanway Place was the first Chineserestaurant to receive a Michelin star in the UK guide and has retained itever since,
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8th November 2022 Siblings Harneet and Devina Baweja are to open the first overseas siteof their home-style Indian kitchen concept Gunpowder, in the Portuguesecapital Lisbon. The 60-cover restaurant will feature an open kitchen anda 12-seater terrace. The home-style menu will showcase recipescollected from Harneet’s travels to Bombay and Goa, with seasonalfresh seafood from carefully selected
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7th November 2022 Chef Asma Khan has found a permanent new site for her celeb-hauntDarjeeling Express. Khan opened her female-only brigade CoventGarden restaurant in 2020 after requiring a much larger space followingsupper clubs and a spell at a space in Kingly Court. Before opening the doors of the new location, Darjeeling Express is operating as
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6th November 2022 Exec Chef of the Michelin-starred Benares restaurant, is seeking abacker to open ‘Fin’, an Indian fish restaurant in London. Fromlandlocked Delhi, Taneja admits to being “obsessed with preparingseafood, while working in Western restaurants.
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5th November 2022 Workers are being driven back to the jobs market by the cost-of-livingcrisis, with early retirees being forced to seek work to cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Recruitment agency Reed said it has seen an 8% boostin applications by jobseekers since the Summer. This is partly spurredby people coming out of retirement. Job
4th November 2022 The CBI lobby group has warned the government it risks anotherdecade without growth if ministers do not tackle immigration andplanning policy to kick-start the economy. It fears the government is unwilling to make tough political choices needed. A survey showedBritish business confidence has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years. TheCBI
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2nd November 2022 Some of Scotland’s leading restaurants and takeaways have been honoured at the sixth annual Asian Restaurant Awards (Scotland) which was held at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh. The ceremony was attended by a number of MSPs from across the political spectrum. The awards programme recognises Scotland’s best loved Asian dining establishments with
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24th October 2022 Public voting now open Tribute to Curry Legend Pat Chapman Restaurateurs’ “quadruple whammy” Top 100 Curry Restaurant Guide The longlist for this year’s Asian Curry Awards has been revealed, along with the announcement of the creation of an inaugural Pat Chapman Memorial Award, to honour its long-time chairman of judges, who
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