Red Hot World Buffet in Leicester has served over 35,000 pizzas, sold enough ice cream to fill an Olympic size swimming pool, and dished up chicken to the equivalent weight of three London buses - all in just 12 months. The 400-seater venue, part of the Highcross Shopping Centre, has now been open for a year and has served over 250,000 people across the city. “We have … [Read more...]
Hungry Donkey: modern Greek food in the city
Hungry Donkey is a new, environmentally conscious Greek restaurant strongly influenced by Hellenic street food, which opened in April 2015 in Aldgate, London. Located just off Commercial Street, the 42 cover restaurant serves simple, top quality Greek food and drink in a contemporary and casual setting. Do we need another Greek restaurant joining the crowded London dining … [Read more...]
London’s Best Beer, Pubs & Bars highlighted in new guide
A new edition of (The CAMRA Guide to) ‘London’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars’ has been published, following the huge growth in the number of Microbreweries and renewed interest in real ale in the capital. From railway arches, to the back of pizza restaurants, it seems that London has got the craft beer bug, and new breweries are springing up across the capital at an alarming … [Read more...]
Marco Pierre White to open at Hinckley Island Hotel
Marco Pierre White has announced plans to open a Steakhouse Bar & Grill at The Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire, this summer. The new restaurant will serve a handpicked range of contemporary British classics and is expected to open in August 2015 following a £310,000 refurbishment of the hotel’s restaurant. The new 180-seat restaurant will be operated under a … [Read more...]
Casual Dining wins Best Trade Show Award for a second year!
Diversified Communications UK’s Casual Dining show – the award winning trade event for the UK’s multiple restaurant and pub group sector - has won ‘Best Tradeshow Exhibition under 2,000sq.m’ at the AEO Awards for a second time in its first two years of business. The Association of Event Organisers’ Excellence awards ceremony, widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ for the live … [Read more...]