Shaftesbury is progressing a £15m development at the eastern gateway to Chinatown that will create a 48,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme providing a range of new double-height restaurant and retail units across up to three floors. A key part of the scheme will complement Chinatown’s existing diverse range of F&B choices, with units ranging from 400 sq ft to 4,300 sq ft. The … [Read more...]
Simon Rogan departs Fera at Claridge’s
Simon Rogan and Mayfair hotel Claridge’s have mutually agreed to end their three year partnership as of April 30th 2017. Simon Rogan’s UMBEL Restaurant Group is refocusing its business to run independent restaurants and mirror the successful operation of L’Enclume and expand the consumer experience in Cartmel. This decision has been taken to continue to deliver quality … [Read more...]
Masterchef recruits top team for Wood Manchester
The North West’s only Masterchef winner, Simon Wood, has recruited two top professionals to join his team at WOOD - Manchester. Head chef at the First Street restaurant will be former head chef/proprietor at Grenache Restaurant - Mike Jennings. Mike honed his skills when he left Manchester in 2002 to learn about food, produce and Michelin kitchens with his mentor Shaun … [Read more...]
Yo! To open first pop-up street food and sushi concept at Boxpark Croydon
Focusing on Japanese street food and sushi, innovation and provenance, YO!’s brand new pop-up concept is opening exclusively in Croydon. Featuring an innovative, bold and flavour-packed menu inspired from across Japan, YO! will bring brand new food trends to Croydon including pork ramen roll ‘Ramen-In-A-Roll’ and crispy panko chicken-thigh sandwiches ‘Katsu Sando’ as well as … [Read more...]
Cottons announces two new London openings
Cottons Caribbean restaurants announce two further openings in Shoreditch and Vauxhall, London this spring. The current Cottons in Shoreditch Boxpark will close at the end of April and will be replaced with a site nearby on urtain Road, opening in May, and a further Cottons will open in June at St George’s Wharf, Vauxhall. The new Curtain Road restaurant and bar will … [Read more...]