M Restaurants, the award winning drinking and dining venue in Threadneedle Street, will launch an airline style, ‘choose a seat’ option, with a new ‘Book a Booth’ booking feature. Customers who visit the M website, will be offered the opportunity to choose where they sit in the restaurant and book a coveted booth in both the Grill and Raw restaurants. ‘Keep your table’ … [Read more...]
Leon hires Kirsty Saddler as Brand & Marketing Director
Naturally fast food chain Leon has brought in Kirsty Saddler to lead marketing for the brand, as they look to double in size over the next year and make it easier for even more people to eat well. Kirsty has spent 14 years in the ad industry, most recently working at BBH where she was for 7 years as Head of Strategy. Kirsty says, "People love Leon for its unique food, the … [Read more...]
New Edinburgh Restaurant goes to print
The opening of The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen on 22 October marks the arrival of a new restaurant for the city and brings to its tables the finest ingredients Scotland’s larder has to offer. The restaurant on George Street nods to the capital’s rich literary heritage: number 25 was home in the 1780s to the acclaimed novelist Susan Ferrier, the equal of Jane Austen, … [Read more...]
Fourth Surrey tentacle for Giggling Squid
Within a week of announcing an opening date for its third Surrey opening, Giggling Squid has exchanged contracts on a fourth. This time in Farnham. The growing family of Thai tapas concepts is already in Reigate and Guildford and will open its doors in Esher in mid November. The latest acquisition is made on the same day as Giggling Squid was revealed to have been short … [Read more...]
Plans for Michael Caines restaurant at historic Palé Hall
Palé Hall Hotel, the historic Grade II* listed country house at Llandderfel, near Bala, Gwynedd, has now passed to new owners Alan and Angela Harper. The hotel will remain closed whilst undergoing an extensive programme of refurbishment, re-opening in summer 2016 with additional guest capacity and an exclusive fine dining restaurant created in association with Michael Caines, … [Read more...]