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20th November 2018                                    The award-winning Rajdani Indian restaurant in West Kingsdown near Brands Hatch in Kent for the has raised over £1500 for childhood brain cancer research.   The lunch on Sunday 18th November, organised by Cllr Patricia […]

20th November 2018       Triple award scoop for Southampton’s Kuti’s Brasserie         Kuti’s Brasserie, the fine dining Indian restaurant which opened in on the historic Royal Pier in Southampton this summer, has received three major accolades inside a week.   On Sunday 18th November restaurateur Kuti Miah and chef Ravi

19th November 2018     Around 1,000 VIP guests attended a glittering gala dinner at the Grosvenor House in London on Sunday 18th November, to honour the winners of the 8th Asian Curry Awards, organised by the Asian Catering Federation (ACF).   These are the nation’s only accolades dedicated to the entire spectrum of pan-Asian

14th November 2018   Plant-based concept from Michelin-trained chef     Bindu Patel, who spent spells in the kitchens of Michelin-starred and Gymkhana and Trishna restaurants and staged at Le Gavroche in London, is to open her own restaurant, Sanctua, in Leicester in January.   The 40-seater venue, is located on the site of the

8th November 2018   Japanese concept Robatayaki is to open in Soho in February with an 1,100 square foot site in Old Compton Street in Soho. The restaurant will offer izakaya-style dining with a bar and open plan kitchen towards the rear, where chefs will barbecue skewers on a robata grill. Small plates and tapas

7th November 2018   Two takeaway workers have been given prison sentences following the death of 15-year-old Megan Lee, who had suffered an allergic reaction to nuts. News of the sentencing comes amidst a heightened focus on allergen awareness within the industry.  Royal Spice owner Mohammed Abdul Kuddus (40), and manager Harun Rashid (38), were

6th November 2018   Japanese ramen restaurant Yamagoya is to open a second site. Founder Masatoshi Ogata debuted in the UK with a six-month residency at hot pot restaurant Shuang Shuang in 2016, before relocating to a permanent site in Waterloo.  He is returning to Soho – taking over Shuang Shuang’s downstairs restaurant in Shaftesbury

5th November 2018   Fast food chain Wok to Walk is “focusing its appetite on the UK” and will have a 13-strong estate by the end of this year 2018 with 100 around the world.   The company has signed contracts with groups including Starboard Dining and Gerry Offshore, while it has opened or is about

4th November 2018   Indian restaurant Dishoom’s first Manchester venue in the grade II-listed Manchester Hall, will open on  6th  December. It will have 231 covers spread between two dining rooms and a cocktail bar, The Permit Room.   As with its other restaurants, Dishoom will donate a school meal to a child in need

3rd November 2018   Wagamama founder Alan Yau has said selling the business was like “saying goodbye to a child” while his Chinese noodle bar concept Cha Cha Moon “hasn’t worked out”.   He said:  “Wagamama was born in 1992 when my Japanese lodger introduced me to ramen noodles. It was my lightbulb moment because