12th September 2024 By Chef Binod Baral London’s food scene is a vibrant mix of global flavors and traditions. Among them, momo—a beloved Nepalese dumpling—has made quite a splash. My quest to find the best momo in London has taken me from Harrow to Hounslow, exploring various places that showcase this tasty dish in all […]
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10th September 2024 Nusr-Et London, the Knightsbridge restaurant by Turkish restaurateur Nusret Gökçe – also known as Salt Bae – saw its turnover drop 31% to £180,000 a week in the year to December 2023 from £262,000 a week in 2022. The venue had a turnover of £8,226,410 – £633,000 a week – with a pre-tax
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7th September 2024 Richard Caring is to sell his collection of Ivy restaurants, Caring, isclose to signing a deal with Si Advisers, a little-known London-based firm. It is belived that a formal deal could be struck within weeks with expected to value at around the £1bn. A sale is expected to see him offloading close
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6th September 2024 Wiltshire Indian restauranteurs Foyez Rahman and Khaled Miah have opened a second site. Business owner Rahman and Miah, his uncle and head chef, have opened Sasa’s Indian Kitchen and Bar at the Pettifers Hotel in Crudwell. The pair also run Asha Indian Kitchen in The Crown at Cerney Wick, offering a fusion
4th September 2024 London operator Bao, founded by Shing Tat Chung, Erchen Chang and Wai Ting Chung, is to launch a new restaurant and flagship KTV (Taiwanese “karaoke TV”) in the City of London. Opening on the former Ekte Nordic Kitchen in Bloomberg Arcade, the new restaurant’s dining room is flanked by two private KTV
3rd September 2024 Saiphin Moore, the co-founder of Rosa’s Thai, is to open a new fried chicken concept, Dang’s, in London’s Spitalfields. The new restaurant, which located beneath Moore’s Slurp Noodles site in Commercial Street, will specialise in Thai fried chicken – or ‘Hat Yai’ chicken after the southern Thai city where it originated. Earlier
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2nd September 2024 Curry house owners face paying thousands of pounds in fines if they do not uphold new protections for employees introduced by Labour as part of its overhaul of workers’ rights. Government ministers are considering a warning system which would allow companies to make improvements before being hit with fines. But business leaders
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30th August 2024 Clive Watson, co-founder of Capital Pub Company and City Pub Company, is launching Sixes Growth, an innovative leisure cricket venture with fellow co-founders – former cricketer David Nash and his brother Glen, and chef Atul Kochhar. D&G Group is a sports and entertainment hospitality company and was acquired by Pitch International in
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30th August 2024 One of the most important events in the UK’s hospitality calendar – the Asian Restaurant Awards – was abruptly halted when its host venue, the Hilton Manchester Deansgate had to be evacuated midway through the glittering awards ceremony on Tuesday 27th August. MC for the evening BBC News anchor Samantha Simmons, was
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15th August 2024 Chef Binod Baral writes: Deep in the eastern hills of Nepal, where the air is crisp and the mountains stand tall, grows a spice that has been cherished for generations—Sil Timur. Known as the “Nepali Pepper,” this lesser-known gem is a staple in the cuisine of Eastern Nepal, but its unique flavor
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