The Camden Town Bar - Hunters Restaurant opens at The Raithwaite Estate - Landmark Astor Hotel sold - Fuller’s looking good in the design stakes - Sale of Ivy House Country Hotel - The Cafe in the Courtyard at St Martin-in-the-Fields – the customers love it - OBIKÀ’s unique Italian dining experience arrives on Charlotte Street The Camden Town Bar In celebration of the … [Read more...]
Ramsay and Beckham: Union Street Café flying high
Within hours of starting to take reservations, Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Café near Borough Market just south of the river Thames has apparently attracted so many reservations that many nights are already fully booked into November and beyond. Figures quoted are 1,200 reservations in the first half hour alone (there was a time when that would have crashed the … [Read more...]
Vital Ingredient: content, community, commerce
With all the ‘noise’ surrounding food and hospitality in London at present – restaurants opening every day, new fast and casual dining concepts arriving every week – it’s easy to overlook the organisations that have been operating, developing and growing successfully for a period of years – and are more than capable of competing with the ‘incomers’. One such is Vital … [Read more...]
Glen Watson to transform F&B at The Belfry
As part of a major renovation of iconic golf resort The Belfry, Glen Watson has been appointed as Chef Director in a bid to turn the West Midlands hotel in to a top gastronomic destination. Operated by De Vere Hotels & Resorts, The Belfry is undergoing a £26m refurbishment of its facilities spread over 500 acres of countryside. The Belfry has become famous the world over … [Read more...]
Indian takeaway franchise chain Spice 2 Go opens second store
On 28 August, Spice 2 Go - the UK’s first and only Indian takeaway/delivery chain - opened its second store, which is located in Cardiff. The chain has ambitions for as many as 500 outlets in the UK. The Cardiff store will opened its doors with a brightly coloured launch event featuring Bollywood dancers and Indian dhol (drum) players, along with celebrity chef Dipna, mascot … [Read more...]