In November, D&D London is to open a series of cafés, restaurants and bars at the German Gymnasium, the newly renovated former Grade II listed gymnasium in King’s Cross. Designed by London-born architect Edward Gruning in 1865, this was the first purpose-built gym in England. Incredibly influential in the development of athletics in Britain, German Gymnasium hosted the … [Read more...]
Bridgepoint acquires tastecard and Gourmet Society Diners’ Clubs
tastecard and the Gourmet Society, the UK’s number 1 and number 2 restaurant discount card clubs, have been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital (‘BDC’) with management for an undisclosed sum from DIDIX, a Dutch gift card group. 10,000 UK restaurants tastecard and Gourmet Society dining clubs collectively offer discounts to members at over 10,000 restaurants across … [Read more...]
Food Hall redevelopment plans heat up at Fenwick, Newcastle
A Mediterranean-inspired wine bar and restaurant, Fuego, is set to open in Fenwick this September as part of the Newcastle store’s major Food Hall redevelopment. Fuego Bar and Restaurant is centred on a wood stone oven, a striking focal point that will create a real ambience within the dining space. The name ‘Fuego’ was inspired by this feature stone oven and many of the … [Read more...]
Good Food Talks in Babylon
London’s award-winning Babylon restaurant at The Roof Gardens in Kensington is in partnership with Good Food Talks, an exciting new app designed to make restaurant menus universally accessible for guests with visual impairments and other reading difficulties. Good Food Talks was founded in March 2013 by Matt and Kate Wadsworth. Matt was born blind and it was his experience … [Read more...]
Our Tweet of the Week is @GalvinatWindows
Social media enables users to reach out and engage with people and brands in a very public way. 38M people are now using social media in the UK with the average user spending two and a quarter hours on their favoured social channels every day. 31M are on Facebook and 15M on Twitter alone before you even look at the other social channels. Delegates and sponsors regularly … [Read more...]