On 8th May, bar and restaurant group, Drake & Morgan, will open The Bothy in West India Quay as part of its strategy to build a significant, multi-brand bar and restaurant portfolio. Designed by Fusion Design and Architecture, the 11,522 square-foot Grade I listed warehouse is spread over two floors – a ground floor bar and lower ground floor restaurant providing a total … [Read more...]
Gunpowder founders Harneet and Devina Baweja to open Madame D’s
This May, Harneet and Devina Baweja will open their new restaurant Madame D’s in Spitalfields on the second floor of No.76, overlooking Commercial Street. Following the success of Gunpowder, their home style Indian kitchen, Harneet, Devina and Head Chef Nirmal Save will bring their love of the darker, oriental flavours of the Himalayas to London. Taking the oriental bedrock … [Read more...]
Tea out-of-home underperforms as Brits’ love of coffee takes over
Sales in the UK tea out-of-home category are underperforming against the wider coffee shop market value, according to Tea Out-Of-Home 2017, the latest report in the Project Café UK Series by Allegra World Coffee Portal. The UK coffee shop sector increased by 12% in turnover to reach £8.9 billion in 2016, with the low performing tea out-of-home category contributing £308 … [Read more...]
LIMA Dubai now open
LIMA, the London restaurant and bar concept at the forefront of the world’s initiation into Peruvian cuisine is delighted to announce open a new Dubai venue; LIMA Dubai at CITY WALK, the urban, living destination by Meraas. Since opening its doors in London in 2012, LIMA has led an exciting culinary tradition, with LIMA Fitzrovia being the UK’s first and only Peruvian … [Read more...]
Blackfriars’ expansion bolsters new life for medieval friary
An exciting new phase in Blackfriars’ history is being unveiled this week as a local restaurateur brings back to life disused buildings within a 13th century medieval friary in Newcastle. Restaurateur Andy Hook, who has been at the helm of Blackfriars Restaurant, Banquet Hall and Workshop for 16 years, has dedicated the past few years to an ambitious scheme to renovate … [Read more...]