Chelsea bistro and bar The Henry Root has appointed new Head Chef, Rowen Babe. Joining the team from New Zealand, Chef Babe brings with him a new casual all-day café culture style of dining from breakfast right through to dinner. Convivial, friendly neighbourhood bar and bistro Chef Babe’s approach is to create a more convivial, friendly neighbourhood bar and bistro. His … [Read more...]
Focus on Brighton: leisure developments and opportunities
Brighton may have been trying to shrug off its image as “London by the Sea” since receiving City status in 2001. However, Brighton’s proximity to the capital is certainly of considerable benefit, and the city is a positive hive of activity. Here, the Fleurets team provides an overview of the Brighton scene, identifying the projects, developments - and … [Read more...]
‘Fast Dining’ habits increase after work dinner bookings on mobile by 34%
Bookatable, the restaurant booking service, reveals that UK diners are creating a ‘fast dining’ culture with two in five (41 per cent) diners now booking restaurants through tablets or mobiles, compared to 7 per cent in 2011, an increase of 34%. New after work fast dining culture The findings show that mobile devices are driving a new after work fast dining culture, with … [Read more...]
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch for Texan BBQ, bourbon and live blues
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch is the latest opening from London-based bar and restaurant collection The Columbo Group. Located on Curtain Road, on the site formerly inhabited by Bar Music Hall, the new opening offers an East London sibling to the original Blues Kitchen which opened in Camden in 2009. The Blues Kitchen offers Texan BBQ, live music seven nights a week, and … [Read more...]
‘The Real Greek’ opens outside London
Authentic Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, The Real Greek, will open its latest restaurant in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of a wider expansion strategy that will see the restaurant grow both in and out of the capital. The 2,500 square-foot restaurant will offer 130 covers and create over 20 new jobs in the local area. The new restaurant, run by General Manager … [Read more...]