POLPO is set to open two restaurants in early 2016 with Harvey Nichols, the leading luxury retailer. Both sites are scheduled to open in February and the launch in Leeds will be the first POLPO restaurant launch north of London. POLPO Leeds will launch in the heart of the city centre on the Fourth Floor of Harvey Nichols in mid-February; whilst in London, the restaurant will … [Read more...]
Tortilla opens 27th and excited for 2016
Tortilla, the expanding Mexican restaurant group opened the doors to its 27th restaurant last week at the Intu Victoria Centre, which is also their second restaurant opening in Nottingham in the last two months. Located on the ground floor by the Clocktower, the restaurant serves up its usual classic California Burritos, Tacos, Margaritas and Beers, as well as its new … [Read more...]
London locals can now eat MSC Cuban food
One of the first Cuban bar-restaurants to open in the UK has become the first to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, sustainable fish to its customers. The award-winning bar-restaurant, Cubana London, which officially launched its second site today, Cubana Smithfield, will now serve MSC sustainable Veracruz cod to Waterloo and Smithfield locals, as well as … [Read more...]
Champagne Taittinger to establish a UK Vineyard in Kent
Champagne Taittinger has announced the launch of Domaine Evremond. Working with Hatch Mansfield and private investors, this unique collaboration marks the first time that a Champagne house has invested in the UK with the intention of producing premium English Sparkling Wines. The team has purchased 69 hectares of farmland at Stone Stile Farm in Kent. Forty hectares of this … [Read more...]
Local restaurateur acquires Brook Meadow Country House Hotel
Brook Meadow country house hotel on Merseyside has been sold to local restaurateur Helen Demetrious by the specialist hotels team at Colliers International from an asking price of £950,000. Brook Meadow is set in three acres of landscaped gardens at Childer Thornton in South Wirral and features 25 en-suite bedrooms, a conservatory and dining room, residents’ lounge and bar … [Read more...]