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Leicester Lounge

16th April 2018   Leicestershire-based Indian restaurant Cinnamon Lounge is to open two new sites.  Owner Naz Abdul is building on the launch of the concept in Market Harborough by opening a venue in the nearby village of Middleton, and another in the Rutland town of Uppingham.   The restaurant in Middleton will be in […]

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Nano Lunch

15th April 2017 A Wagamama report has revealed a rise in the “nano lunch” trend, where people take fewer than 15 minutes for their lunch break. The “Lunch Report” follows the company’s launch last month of Wagamamago, the world’s first walk-away payment app, which will save its customers an average of 12 minutes at every

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Faith Hope and Charity

28th March 2018     Customers of The Rajdani Indian restaurant in West Kingsdown, near Sevenoaks in Kent, raised £1185 at a special charity lunch on Sunday 15th March.    The restaurant which was named Best Indian Restaurant in the South East at last year’s prestigious Asian Curry Awards, served a selection of its acclaimed

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Kanda-Ya

28th March 2018   London-Japanese ramen restaurant Kanada-Ya has opened its third eponymous site in the capital.  The company, led by Tony Lam and Aaron Burgess-Smith, has launched the venue in Upper Street, Islington.   The restaurant offers the same selection of ramen as its Covent Garden and Soho sites such as Tonkotsu X and

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Kyseri opening

27th March 2018   The founders of Oklava in Shoreditch, Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie,  are to open in Fitzrovia, their second site.  The pair will launch Kyseri in May in Grafton Way, near Warren Street tube station.   The restaurant will feature modern Turkish plates and take inspiration from the Kayseri region as well

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Aktar Islam to open Opheem

26th September 2018   Chef Aktar Islam is to open his first solo restaurant, in Birmingham in May.   Islam, former chef-director of Birmigham-based Lasan group said his 70-cover restaurant “will take diners on an intoxicating culinary journey”, exploring the “diverse culinary heritage of Indian and the foundations of the grand cuisine,” in reference to

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Chokhi Dhani Opening

20th March 2018   Indian hospitality brand Chokhi Dhani is toopening its first international venue, in London, next month.   Opening in  Battersea, South London, Chokhi Dhani, which has operated hotels, restaurants and resorts in India since 1990, will showcase dishes from Rajasthan as well as feature dishes from across the subcontinent.   Diners can

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