Later this month, the husband and wife team behind Mimo, the award-winning cookery school and chef’s table, will launch Batera, a pintxos bar at The Borough Market Kitchen. Meaning ‘together’ in Basque, Batera will draw on the culture of the pintxos bars that line the streets of the old town in San Sebastian, where Jon and Nicole Warren founded Mimo. The bar will … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson took over as managing director of warewashing and food waste handling solutions business Meiko UK from Bill Downie in April 2017, a move which saw him return to the brand he had worked with as a regional sales manager 15 years previously. Paul has had close associations with the hospitality industry throughout his almost 30-year career, starting out with a fine … [Read more...]
Camerons today announce latest acquisition adding to its retail managed pub estate
Camerons Brewery have today announced the acquisition of the Bar Soba group, the acquisition adds 5 venues in the UK, seeing the brewer’s retail managed pub estate increase to 34 sites. Bar Soba has three venues in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh and Leeds. Chris Soley, chief executive at Camerons Brewery said of the acquisition: “This is a deal we have been working on for some … [Read more...]
A window on Richard Corrigan’s Daffodil Mulligan opened earlier today
Today, Chef Richard Corrigan, opened his third London restaurant, Daffodil Mulligan in Old Street, alongside John Nugent and Tony Gibney. The Irish trio, who have over a century of hospitality experience combined, acquired the site previously known as Nuala in July 2019. The 50-cover restaurant includes an oyster bar seating eight guests and a basement saloon bar which … [Read more...]
Entries open 2pm today for The Roux Scholarship 2020, a life changing opportunity
The Roux Family are delighted to open the Roux Scholarship 2020 for entries, inviting young chefs to test their fish filleting skills by submitting a recipe using hake, clams and leeks. Entries open at 2pm today. Chairman Alain Roux said: “This year, the competition is showcasing MSC certified hake, a beautiful, sustainably sourced fish local to our shores in the UK. … [Read more...]