I had the pleasure of meeting Gary Usher earlier this week at a Costa Coffee rooftop terrace across the road from one of his restaurants, Hispi, in Didsbury, Manchester. Over recent years we have covered the ‘Midas’ touch Usher applies to his businesses extensively. Starting with Sticky Walnut, his first restaurant in Hoole, Chester opened in 2011. Burnt Truffle in Heswall … [Read more...]
Hakkasan’s Chef Tong and Street XO’s David Muñoz to create exclusive Golden Week menu for Hakkasan London
This September, Executive Chef of Hakkasan Chef Tong Chee Hwee and Chef David Muñoz, owner and Executive Chef of StreetXO in Mayfair, will come together in a unique and innovative collaboration to celebrate the Chinese festival of Golden Week at Hakkasan. The limited edition menu will feature brand new dishes bringing together their collective and diverse influences to … [Read more...]
British Land hosts summer tour of Eats from the Street
British Land is hosting a summer tour of street food event Eats from the Street at 11 local and regional centres over the summer. This year's programme kicked off at Gallagher, Cheltenham. The two day pop-up event visits the centres on consecutive weekends bringing up to 10 varieties of artisan vendors to customers. Eats from the Street also features British Land's Route … [Read more...]
Create and Feast It – an exciting new partnership for street food-style catering at events
London has shown an insatiable appetite for the food-on-the-go concept, and foodies have taken up the street food trend with open mouths, so to speak. Concerto Group’s bespoke caterer Create has partnered with London-based startup Feast It to offer their clients a new and exciting type of catering for their events. Feast It are industry specialists with over 200 street food and … [Read more...]
Mr Lyan and Doug McMaster to launch Cub
Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) and his team have partnered with friend and collaborator Doug McMaster, of Brighton’s pioneering zero-waste restaurant Silo, to launch Cub at the former White Lyan site in September. Sitting above the recently launched basement bar Super Lyan, Cub will offer a new and unique luxury experience for guests presenting the pair’s own modern … [Read more...]