10th July 2018 The BBC has commissioned “a new type” of TV documentary series – a cooking programme designed to reach “a whole new audience.” The producers are looking for all levels of professional chefs and cooks to take part in a European road trip, working under a high-profile head chef to learn […]
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7th July 2018 Jeff Tan, the former Hakkasan Mayfair head chef, has opened Viet Lounge, a new cocktail bar in London’s Soho above Viet Food. It serves Asian fusion cocktails with Vietnamese small plates. Typical dishes include Sweetcorn crab balls with homemade chilli sauce and bone marrow.
6th July 2018 ABIL an Indian property developer, has made its first investment in the UK with a £90m acquisition of a building on London’s Strand, from BlackRock, which it plans to create a 200-bedroom luxury hotel. The building is currently used for council offices with retail space. The property was marketed with Adjaye
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5th July 2018 Rosa’s Thai Café has signed a 15-year lease at Blue Water Plaza, the new leisure extension to the Kent shopping centre, after securing investment from a private equity firm. The chain, which operates 13 sites plus a Loa Café, will open the 2,5000 sq ft restaurant at Blue Water in
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1st July 2018 Global foodservice and facilities management company Sodexo has entered into a partnership with KFC India to accept meal passes across the fast food chain’s outlets in the country. The partnership will expand Sodexo’s network of more than 100,000 merchant partners across 1,500 cities in India. Sodexo India benefits and rewards
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27th June 2018 Sushimania is set to open in Cambridge, its ninth site. Sushimania is opening the branch in Christ’s Lane, replacing the closed Giraffe eatery on the corner by Drummer Street bus station. The city centre street with many boarded-up shops is finally set to see new businesses open – a year
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25th June 2018 Restaurants, pubs and cafes will be forced to print calorie content on their menus – in a proposed drive to cut child obesity. New laws are being drafted by the government to ensure parents can make an informed choice about what they feed their kids. Government advisors believe people will
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22nd June 2018 Indian grab-and-go concept Pali Kitchen has opened in the City of London. The opening follows a six-figure funding package from HSBC. A £300,000 term loan, combined with additional investment from owner Anu Kathuria, has funded the restaurant fit-out, enabling the purchase of new equipment for the Asian-inspired eatery in Bow
20th June 2018 Mark Wright, founder of Indian-inspired ‘twisted’ street food concept Rola Wala, is looking to evolve its format “to the next level”. The company recently opened its first seated restaurant – at Selfridges in Birmingham – to complement its grab-and-go offer in Spitalfields, London, and the Trinity Centre, Leeds. Wright
15th June 2018 Greater Manchester-based Cambodian eatery Angkor Soul, which was given a glowing review by restaurant critic Jay Rayner, has opened a second site, in Altrincham. Angkor Soul, described by Rayner as a “little diamond” when he reviewed its Marple restaurant for The Observer newspaper in October, is the only Cambodian restaurant outside
