Lomo Bidco, a vehicle wholly owned by Investec and SC Lowy, has acquired Gaucho through buying the business out of Administration. Experienced restauranteur and former M.D of Gaucho Martin Williams will lead the business. Williams brings over 20 years of restaurant experience to the brand and will lead the Management team, which has been expanded with a number of new hires. … [Read more...]
The Athenian to open new site in London’s Canary Wharf
The Athenian will be launching a new site in Canary Wharf this November, offering Londoners a chance to become better acquainted with authentic Greek street food as well as Greek craft beers, wines and speciality soft drinks. The Athenian is an independent brand that has grown organically. Greek founders, Efthymios and Neofytos began The Athenian as a small street food … [Read more...]
Macellaio RC open fifth London site
Roberto Costa and the team behind the hugely successful restaurant group, Macellaio RC, have now opened their fifth London site on Fitzrovia’s Store Street. As with the other Macellaio RC restaurants, the new Fitzrovia site combines both restaurant and butcher, with the renowned Fassona beef dry-aged and butchered in-house. Furthermore, at Fitzrovia, Macellaio RC’s legendary … [Read more...]
Tattu Birmingham launch to create eighty new jobs
Chinese restaurant, Tattu, has announced it will open the doors to its third venue in Birmingham city centre in January 2019. The opening creates 80 new jobs at the 150-cover, split-level restaurant located within the historic Grand development. The restaurant will serve Chinese-inspired cuisine, taking traditional ingredients and classic flavours, combined with new ideas … [Read more...]
Street food giants to open their first permanent restaurant
This winter, burger favourites Burger & Beyond are opening doors to their first restaurant on Shoreditch High Street that will bring their signature buns to a permanent site for the very first time, as well as a new expanded menu. In keeping with their current residencies at KERB, Street Feast and Camden Assembly, the brand’sburgers and sides, honed after three and a … [Read more...]