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10th March 2019   Japanese rock ‘n’ roll concept Kurobuta is to relocated from its Chelsea’s premises from King’s Road to a site ay 351 Fulham Road, the former Meat Up venue.   The lease of Kurobuta’s 3,500 square feet site at 312-314 King’s Road, split level site includes a private dining room and bar, is being marketed […]

8th March 2019   Japanese curry house, Kare Curry, is set to open in London’s Piccadilly area.   The restaurant will be led by former Shoryu Ramen head chef Kanji Furukawa, known for his vegetarian curry sauce which features a “secret blend of 18 different spices”.   Kare Curry will offer ‘grab and go’ curries including

7th March 2019     Saffron Summer Indian fine dining restaurant in Chessington, which was named ‘Newcomer of the Year’ at the Asian Curry Awards, has announced a new Meat Free Monday menu. The move comes after large numbers of its customers requested plant-based dishes, as they adopted Veganuary in the new year.   “We’ve

6th March 2019   RoniB’s Kitchen, a British-Filipino company based in Surrey, is celebrating two years since its inception by broadening its reach using the Amazon platform.   The company is seeing orders coming in from all over the United Kingdom, from the Southern Counties to the Scottish Islands.  Following the recent announcement of Amazon

5th March 2019         Food blogger Marni Xuto and restaurateur Ann Sunata, owner of The Monkey & Dog Eat Thai in York, are running a pop-up at Seven Arts in Leeds on 15th and 16th March.   The pair have pledged to donate part of the proceeds  to York Teaching Hospital.   Dishes

4th March 2019       Yawar Khan, the chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represents the interest of nation’s 30,000 Asian and Oriental eateries, has warned that the rise of ‘dark kitchens’ could kill off restaurants and takeaways, and with them, the entire high street.   Speaking at the launch of the

3rd March 2019 Linda Lee, founder of cult Korean street food restaurants On The Bab, has announced that she is relocating On The Bab in W1 from Marylebone to Soho, and at the same time that she is soon to open On The Bab’s first overseas site, in Paris. On The Bab on Marylebone Lane

1st March 2019   Indo-Chinese concept Fatt Pundit is to launch in Berwick Street, in London’s Soho district.  The name is derived from a combination of common Chinese surname Fatt and Indian word “pundit”, which means scholar.   The 60-seater restaurant will feature exposed concrete walls, street signs and murals.   Indo-Chinese cuisine was created when

27th February 2019   Former Cinnamon Club md Rohit Chugh has opened Bambusa, a south east Asian cafe in London’s Fitzrovia, his fourth site in the capital.   Chugh, operates Indian street food restaurant Roti Chai in Marylebone as well as Indian restaurant Chai Ki and roadside-style bar and kitchen Toddy Shop, both in Canary Wharf.

26th February 2018 Scottish Women in the Food Industry is to provide a platform  for women working in Scotland’s food, drink and hospitality industry ahead International Women’s Day 2019 (8th March).  The first event, a panel discussion and networking afternoon will take place at The New Town Cookery School, Edinburgh on Monday 4th March from