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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 […]

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

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

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

1st September 2016 The sister company of Splendid Hospitality Group, has opened premium casual Hong Kong cafe-inspired restaurant concept Cha Chaan Teng in Holborn, London. The Kinsway restaurant is inspired on the popular cafes found in Hong Kong during the 1950s and ’60s – all-day diners fusing western influences with traditional Cantonese cooking. The 4,000

29th August 2016 The Koh Thai group’s latest opening in Romsey in Hampshire, reported record trading in its first month, selling 104 gallons of Asahi Japanese lager.  The company’s 11th site also sold 121 of Dragon’s Ruin cocktails and 467 servings of Chicken Satay dish, averaging 90 covers a night. Founder Andrew Lennox, reported: “Opening night

28th August 2016 Japanese brewer, Domija, is to begin production of sake, the alcoholic drinking made by distilling rice beer, in Cambridgeshire.  The company bought the Fordham Abbey 200-acre estate for £3.5m and will invest a further £8.9m on a new brewery and visitor centre, and plans to recruit 100 staff in the next 5 years.

23rd August 2016   Spice lovers have until midnight on Friday 30th September to vote for their favourite restaurants for the sixth Asian Curry Awards.  The awards are open to Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese restaurants and takeaways.   The deadline has been

15th August 2016 Indian brewed Goa Premium Beer’s gluten free pilsner is to feature at a four-day beer festival over the August Bank Holiday, from Friday 26th to Monday 29th August at the Abergavenny Arms near Tunbridge Wells   The high light of the event will be live music in the pub garden with a all

25th July 2016 Takeaway & Restaurant Innovation Expo 2016, the UK’s biggest event for the food sector, is now open for registration. Being held  at London’s ExCeL on the 27th & 28th September, admission is free for those who book in advance. The event offers the opportunity for the country’s innovative QSRs, takeaway, restaurant, bar