Mowgli Street Food is set to expand after a stand-out year which saw it ranked for a second successive year among the UK’s most dynamic businesses on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100. Founded in Liverpool by former barrister Nisha Katona MBE in 2014, Mowgli now has 10 restaurants across the country. In the last three years revenues have grown on average by more than 66% every … [Read more...]
Wait not, want not: 5 ways to run restaurants without waiters
They’re the restaurant’s human face: ensuring customers feel welcome, answering questions and bringing out each course with efficiency and charm. That’s right, we’re talking about waiting staff. Waiters and waitresses have always played a big part in the experience of eating out. However, in big cities with high property prices, good ones can be hard to find, never mind … [Read more...]
An insight to the history, science and future of Asian cuisine
The smells from the kitchen hit you as you entered the kitchen area of Open Kitchen Live, and they hit you with a more than a hint of what awaited, authentic, diverse cooking. Basil, cinnamon, coriander, chili, cloves, cumin, galangal, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, spearmint, star anise and turmeric were all present wafting through the air to greet the chefs and restaurateurs … [Read more...]
Taking a cue from the wine-focused restaurants of Athens, Ampéli opening January 2020
Ampéli restaurant, from founder Jenny Pagoni will open its doors on Charlotte Street in the heart of Fitzrovia next month. Taking cues from the modern wine-focused restaurants of Athens, Ampéli will feature dishes inspired by both Greek and Eastern Mediterranean cultures. Accompanied by a list of indigenous wines from across the Greek mainland and its islands it has a strong … [Read more...]
Sixth Lussmanns opening with an ever-growing vegan presence
Restauranteur Andrei Lussmann will open his sixth Lussmanns Sustainable Fish and Grill in the Jericho district of Oxford early 2020. The site will be the first restaurant outside of Hertfordshire and will encompass 80 covers situated on the ground level. Like all Lussmanns restaurants, the Oxford site will continue to focus on making ethical and sustainable dining accessible … [Read more...]