Award-winning, design and experience-led hostel group Generator, today announces a collaboration with high-profile chef, Luke Thomas. Luke will inspire the transformation of the food offering across the Generator portfolio with the aim of injecting a fresh, relevant and casual food experience. Generator is a disruptive brand offering a new lifestyle inspired twist on shared … [Read more...]
Muriel’s Kitchen to Launch First Grab-and-Go Outlet in Putney
With outlets in Richmond, Soho and South Kensington, independent London-based premium casual restaurant group, Muriel’s Kitchen, will now enter the grab-and-go market with its first brand extension – MK by Muriel’s Kitchen. Opening on Putney High Street this July, MK by Muriel’s Kitchen is a quick service, licensed variation of the brand offering a range of freshly prepared … [Read more...]
Elystan Street to Launch in September with Chef Phil Howard
Chef Phil Howard, in partnership with Rebecca Mascarenhas, has announced that they will launch a new restaurant - Elystan Street – in September 2016. The site, previously Tom Aikens Restaurant, is located at 43 Elystan Street, Chelsea, London SW3 3NT. Commenting on the plans for Elystan Street, Phil said: “I still have unfinished business with food, and am incredibly excited … [Read more...]
Campanile recruits promising talent
Campanile Hotels has moved to snap up one of the hotel industry’s promising young talents. Twenty-six-year-old Michaela Tipp has been appointed general manager at the Campanile Hotel in Washington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne after spending ten years at Whitbread. In her new role, Michaela is responsible for leading 23 members of staff in the 78-bedroom hotel which plays host to … [Read more...]
More Britons to take a ‘staycation’ in 2016
Despite on-going economic and political uncertainty surrounding Britain’s membership of the European Union, this month’s Greene King Leisure Tracker indicates that British households are optimistic about their holiday plans for the rest of the year, with 71% of adults expecting to take at least one holiday between now and the end of 2016. Most Britons expect to take a … [Read more...]