11th September 2016 A new Thai restaurant is to open in Ashford town centre in Kent this month. Ben Godfrey is launching Po Thai the restaurant Thai in Park Street on the site of the former Press Rooms premises. The restaurant “with authentic Thai decor” will serve a lunchtime menu and Thai tapas dishes. […]
10th September 2016 Open Letter from Cyrus Todiwala I feel compelled to address an issue that has for more years than I care to remember gnawed away at me. I hope some of my experiences and thoughts resonate with your own. I also hope that they can in some small way ignite an issue that
9th September 2016 A lesson from history not learnt, by Paul Chase The era of the legal prohibition of alcohol in the US that lasted from 1920 to 1933 is both the subject of history and the stuff of legend. The era of the cultural prohibition of alcohol in the UK that began in 2005,
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8th September 2016 12th site for fast growth concept The rapidly expanding Koh Group has revealed plans to launch in Lymington, which will become its 12th site – its 5th in Hampshire – before the end of the year. The announcement follows successful openings in Winchester and Romsey this summer, as well as
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7th September 2016 A new Turkish-inspired restaurant, takeaway and gelato ice cream parlour – Pazzo Gelato ‘n’ Grill – has opened in Hull The new venue at North Point Shopping Centre in Bransholme offers Turkish-style dishes, burgers and grilled meat, panini, wraps and sandwiches. Desserts include smoothies, waffles and freshly-made cookie dough and 20 flavours of
6th September 2016 Cevet Mutlu, who owns a chain of Turkish restaurants in the Midlands and south of England in Hertford, Hitchin, Peterborough and Woking, is set to open his first venue in Wales. The Turkish Kitchen & Bar will open in Eagles Meadow in Wrexham this month The 5,200 square foot venue is on
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5th September 2016 Food writer and cook Ravinder Bhogal is to open her first in London’s Marylebone. Jikoni, meaning ‘kitchen’ in Swahili, will draw on Ravinder’s mixed heritage and travels, with flavours and culinary traditions from Britain, East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The restaurant will be dedicated to the “maternal figures who made
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4th September 2016 Gluten free ‘beach party’ lager appeals to wider customer base In response to growing customer demand, Indian-based Viiking Ventures is now shipping its 4.8% ABV gluten-free beer, for the off trade in 500ml cans with an SRP of £1.39. The striking can design depicting a Goan beach party
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3rd September 2016 The Chinese Buffet, founded in Bolton by Peter Wu with Paolo and David Hu in 2006, has opened in Darlington, its 11th site – the group’ first in the north east. The new 250-cover buffet restaurant is the latest restaurant to open at the multimillion-pound Feethams leisure complex. Wu said: “The vision
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2nd September 2016 London ramen specialist Tonkotsu is extending its partnership with Selfridges by opening the restaurant within the department store’s Birmingham food hall at the Bullring shopping centre, it’s first venue outside London. Tonkotsu co-owner Emma Reynolds said the company was keen to continue expansion beyond the capital: We’d like to have a few
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