13th June 2018 Michelin-starred chef Atul Kocchar has been fired tweet stating that Muslims have “terrorised” Hindus for thousands of years. The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai dropped the chef after he posted the comments, aimed at Indian actress Priyanka Chopra. Chopracame under fire for an episode of her US TV show Quantico, featuring […]
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7th June 2018 Busaba, Alan Yau’s Thai chain, has signed a deal with hospitality chat app Yapster to bring mobile messaging to staff at its 13 London sites. The app will provide a safe online space for more than 400 Busaba staff to share information through one-to-one and group chats and an “Instagram-style” news
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4th June 2018 JKS Restaurants has launched an Indian barbecue and bar concept Brigadiers in the Bloomberg Arcade in the City of London. Inspired by Indian army mess bars, Brigadiers offers 140 covers with 34 more on a terrace. Live sports are shown in rooms alongside pool and classic card games. Designed by
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3rd June 2018 Aktar Islam, former chef director of Birmingham-based group Lasan, has opened a fine dining restaurant in the city. Islam has launched Opheem in Summer Row celebrating the culinary heritage of India. The restaurant, located in the former Mechu nightclub, aims to emulate the work of chefs attached to the
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2nd June 2018 Turkey-based Doğuş Restaurant Entertainment and Management, led by Umut Özkanca, has launched its first UK venue – Anatolian concept Rüya in Mayfair. The restaurant has opened in Upper Grosvenor Street with “sophisticated, contemporary dishes from the various Anatolian regions”. Dishes include 24-hour slow-cooked short rib with Turkish chilli barbecue glaze,
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1st June 2018 London-based sushi and bento business Wasabi has been ranked the top hospitality operator in The Sunday Times’ latest International Track 200. The list ranks the fastest-growing overseas sales among Britain’s mid-market private companies, measured from firms’ last two years of accounts. Wasabi entered the list for the first time at
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31st May 2018 Indian small plates concept Kricket has launched its second London site, in Brixton. The 40-cover restaurant has opened in one of the railway arches in Atlantic Road, with a standalone bar in one arch. The opening sees Kricket founders Rik Campbell and chef Will Bowlby return to their roots – having launched
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30th May 2018 Managers of the Sizzling Palate restaurant in Bolton where ceiling collapsed, rendering two customers unconscious, say it was ‘not a major incident.’ Firefighters and police were called to the restaurant, on Bradshawgate, at around 10.30pm after part of the ceiling collapsed. Customers and staff had to lift the a
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29th May 2017 Fine dining Indian for multi-million-pound K2 development Sham Alom, the former owner-chef of the popular Rumi’s Indian restaurant in Beverley which closed in April, is to return to the North East dining scene, with Arisi, set to open this summer, in the centre of Hull. The restaurant
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20th May 2018 North West-based Turkish restaurant Ella Grill plans to open a second venue. The company, which launched its first venue in Prenton, has applied to Wirral Council to convert a former Lloyds TSB site in Old Chester Road, Bebington. Agent Paul Doughty, said: “It’s a well-located building in a prominent position. There’s a
