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Deliveroo to India

3rd January 2018   Deliveroo is set to launch in India. The London-based company is looking to hire a country head to spearhead operations and build a team. With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, India represents one of the world’s largest markets with some of its most densely populated cities.   However, […]

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Wahhab Opening

2nd January 2018   Iqbal Wahhab, founder of the Cinnamon Club and Roast, is to open Atticus, a Southern US-style eatery called in February, with plans for a nationwide chain. Atticus will specialise in “soul food”, Southern US staples such as barbecued meats, fried chicken, pork ribs, stews and macaroni. The food will be sourced

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CURRY DIET

1st January 2018     Lose Weight and Detox Indian Style   People looking to detox and maybe shed a few pounds in January following the excesses of the festive season, are being advised not to leave curry off their diet in the New Year, by an award-winning Kent restaurateur.             Spicy foods are known

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Pimp My Rice

27th November 2017     Nisha Katona, owner of Mowgli Street Food, and cookery writer, is relaunching her Pimp My Rice cookery book, costing £20, which features over 100  “vibrant, zingy” dishes.   The contemporary recipes in this book “reinvent” rice, with Peanut & Potato Flattened Rice to Lamb Coriander Koftas and Chilli Ginger & Mango

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It’s not marketing that costs money – it’s empty tables.

23rd November 2017     I have been asked many times over the years, ‘What makes a successful restaurant? writes George Shaw.   Oh, ‘That’s simple,” I reply.  “Two things.  A good product.  And letting people know.”   Easy to say.  Incredibly difficult to achieve.  Especially the former.   I recently visited the excellent ‘Knights

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Asian Catering Federation welcomes ‘takeaway tax’ on plastic

 20th November 2017       Announces Tiffin Club with reusable containers   Yawar Khan, the Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represent the interests of 35,000 restaurants and takeaways in the UK, has given a guarded welcome to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s proposal to introduce a levy on single use plastic packaging.  

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