Opening on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton this September, Fancy Funkin Chicken will be a chicken shop and bar, designed to elevate the humble chicken into something a bit fancier. Fancy Funkin Chicken is a new concept from a dynamic trio of young hospitality industry insiders, Nathan Pattie (Co-founder of PIX), Rollo Weeks (formerly Sketch) and Lars Larson (formerly Cuckoo). No … [Read more...]
Artisan Brings Coffee Community Together for Donation Day
Artisan, a group of four successful coffee shops in South West London and a training school, is giving back to the Ugandan community which inspired its success. Thanks to help from industry friends who have donated their services and supplies for free, a Donation Day will take place on Wednesday 7th September, 2016. Instead of payment, customers are asked to make donations in … [Read more...]
Dirty Bones Shoreditch to open 7th September 2016
On 7th September the team behind Dirty Bones, which currently has restaurants and bars in Soho and Kensington, will open the doors to its latest site housed in an iconic, Grade II listed heritage building in the heart of Shoreditch. Serving the creative New York inspired comfort food dishes and cocktails for which the venues are renowned, Dirty Bones Shoreditch will also be the … [Read more...]
Scotland hotel results for July
The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, tracking city centre hotel performance in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, showed occupancy fell in Glasgow and Edinburgh and rose in Aberdeen for the month of July. However, as average room rates grew more than occupancy fell in Glasgow and Edinburgh and, reversely in … [Read more...]
Use of contactless payments overtakes cheques in 2016
For the first time, Brits are more likely to make a payment using a contactless card than a cheque book. New research from Mintel reveals that cheques have been used by less than one third (31%) of Brits in the past three months*, down from 40% who used them to make a payment in 2015. As a result, cheques are now the least likely method Brits choose to part with their cash, … [Read more...]