London-based Lebanese grab-and-go concept Lebaneats is set for a major expansion, with plans to open an additional 25 sites across the UK over the next two years. The owners also plan to open franchises across Britain. Since launching in 2009, the company has grown to five sites across central London as well as a kitchen […]
4th July 2021 Leeds-based Rose Thirteen is to open a ramen restaurant and bar, House of Fu in the city. The company, which is behind Leeds’ Belgrave Music Hall, Headrow House and Ox Club, is launching in the city’s The Headrow area. After beginning life in 2014 as a pop-up at Belgrave Music Hall, House
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3rd July 2021 London-based restaurant group Maginahwa to is opening a second Filipino-Japanese ramen joint Ramo Ramen. The eaterie will open in Soho’s Brewer Street, on the site of the former Wild Rice. Ramo Ramen’s original site in Kentish Town puts a Japanese spin on Filipino classics such as kare kare and sinigang, katsu curry
1st July 2021 Michelin-listed and former Asian Curry Awards winner Grand Trunk Road on the East London/Essex margins has appointed Arup Dasgupta, as its new Head Chef. Dasgupta replaces Daya Sharma has has opened Dulwich Heritage in South London. Chef Dasgupta who is skilled in Western, Classical Indian a variety of Asian cuisines, and has
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26th June 2021 Celebrity chef, restauranteur and former Asian Curry Awards winner Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL has been appointed group chef ambassador of The Clink Charity, where he will follow in the footsteps of Albert Roux ,who held the post previously. Todiwala is a long-time supporter of The Clink Charity’s work and he previously held
25th June 2021 Wimbledon Garden Gin Wimbledon Brewery has created a premium dry gin to embody Englishness: “sweet but tart, smooth yet bold, a follower but 100% unique,” in time for the tennis tournament. This spirit is made in small batches, using botanicals found in abudance on Wimbledon Common. Floral notes of the locally foraged
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23rd June 2021 Junsei, a Yakitori restaurant, led by Chef Aman Lakhiani is to open on in Marylebone on 1st July. Yakitor (meaning ‘grilled bird’ in Japanese), pairs fine-tuned butchery skills and an intimate understanding of grilling techniques to deliver unparalleled umami flavour that honours every part of the animal. Junsei (‘pure’ in Japanese) refers
House of Lords presentation dinner delayed Restaurants Awards in Manchester and Edinburgh open for nominations 21st June 2021 Mohamed Najib Ali of the Maya Bar & Restaurant in Atherstone in the Midlands, has been crowned the winner of the prestigious Asian & Oriental Chef Awards in London. Contestants were drawn from the hundreds of public
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20th June 2021 OTE – the Original Turkish Eatery –inspired by the Esnaf Lokantasi – aninformal cafeteria-style restaurants cateing for local tradesmen and workers on their lunch breaks, has opened in London. Operating in Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, OTE offers its signature moulded tray with four main components: a “base” such as Bulgur rice, a
18th June 2021 Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to opening in Bloomsbury and King’s Cross. The company has acquired the former ASK Italian unit in Grafton Way and a shell unit of Caledonian Road. Last month, the business opened its first Midlands restaurant, at Paradise Birmingham. The company is also currently on-site at the ex-Bella Italia
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