Mark Poynton, Chef Patron of Michelin starred restaurant Alimentum in Cambridge, has been appointed resident chef of this year’s Taste of Britain Curry Festival 2015 in Chennai, India. The annual nine-day food festival, organised by Curry Life Magazine and endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron, will showcase not only our finest homegrown cuisine but also UK versions of … [Read more...]
VINOPOLIS to close
London’s VINOPOLIS, the wine tasting and restaurant venue near London Bridge’s Borough Market, is reported to be to closing at the end of 2016 – to be replaced by an upmarket shopping development. VINOPOLIS occupies a 2.3 acre site beneath and beside Victorian railway arches, and has been trading successfully not only as a centre for wine enthusiasts but as a venue for … [Read more...]
Westquay Watermark in Southampton signs more restaurants
Hammerson has signed American burger brand Five Guys and popular casual dining restaurant Nando’s for WestQuay Watermark, its mixed-use, leisure led development in Southampton’s city centre. Five Guys will take a 368m2 (3,960 ft2) unit, giving the brand its first restaurant in Southampton. Serving its famous high quality, fresh burgers and fries, Five Guys will be located on … [Read more...]
ETM offers London’s most decadent pancake at The Botanist
The Botanist on Sloane Square is giving guests their last chance to indulge before Lent with London’s most decadent pepped-up crêpe. The super-indulgent £32 pancake contains beautiful chunks of fresh lobster, morel and chanterelle mushrooms and a creamy, smoked garlic bisque – something to be savoured rather than scoffed. A multitude of other inventive sweet, savoury, brave … [Read more...]
Britain’s eating out sector sees strong recovery in the regions
Britain’s eating out sector continues to move into more positive territory with 71% of respondents to a recent consumer survey having eaten out in the past two weeks, up from 69% over the same period last year. Recovery noticeable outside London Horizons’ latest Eating Out-Look, conducted online by YouGov amongst 2,194 consumers, found that recovery in the frequency of … [Read more...]