Paul and Emma Ainsworth have announced the opening of Caffè Rojano on 10 February 2020. After being the leaseholder of Rojano’s in the Square, Padstow for the past nine successful years, Paul and Emma have purchased the freehold and relaunch the restaurant with a brand-new interior and menu to match. Caffè Rojano will reflect the vibrant café culture and Italian food scene … [Read more...]
AirAsia move into QSR space with plans for significant expansion
Many airports and some airlines have franchised restaurants to improve the hospitality and catering proposition to customers. Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes is looking to reverse the process and bring airline food to the ground, so to speak, through creating a chain of circa 1,000 restaurants. Fernandes is the founder and CEO of the first Malaysian budget no-frills … [Read more...]
Ancient recipes from across the Ottoman Empire opening in the city
In Turkish culture, the term Baraka translates to an old wooden home where people socialise, live and eat. Baraka will be an all-day Anatolian restaurant and bar opening January 2020 located in the City, with open flame Mangal cooking and ancient recipes from across the Ottoman Empire. Located in Finsbury Avenue Square, adjacent to Liverpool St Station, Baraka is set in a … [Read more...]
SALT launch restaurant division with Neil Rankin and Handley Amos
SALT have announced today they are to launch restaurant division The PEPPER Collective headed by restaurateurs Neil Rankin and Handley Amos. The duo will join SALT – the leading partnership and experience agency specialising in food & drink – to head up their new restaurant division The PEPPER Collective. The PEPPER Collective has brought together a team of people with … [Read more...]
London to see fourth pizzeria from Zia Lucia opening next month
Independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia, has announced it will be opening its 4th permanent site in Aldgate East in February 2020. Following on from the launch of the first Zia Lucia in Islington in 2016 founders, Claudio Vescovo and Gianluca D'Angelo bring their latest authentic Italian neighbourhood pizzeria to the heart of East London. Since its inception, Zia Lucia has become … [Read more...]