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Takumi To Open In London

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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Hongdae Pocha Opens Soho Pub

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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Virtual Curry Brands Slammed

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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Maru Mayfair

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

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World Tea Day

20th May 2020 The Sri Lankan High Commission is promoting a webinar to mark International Tea Day – 21st May 2021, organized by the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) and Colombo Tea Traders Association (CTTA) to introduce Sri Lanka’s artisanal teas to a wider audience of tea connoisseurs around the world.    The webinar taking place on

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US-based Tao Group Hospitality acquires Hakkasan Group

18th May 2021 US-based Tao Group Hospitality has acquired Hakkasan Group, creating a “premium hospitality powerhouse that includes a global portfolio of brands and properties with significant potential for future growth”. The newly combined company operates 61 entertainment dining and nightlife venues in 22 markets across five continents. These include Tao Group Hospitality’s Tao, Marquee,

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