Chilango operates seven Mexican restaurants around central London and has won many awards for its food. In 2007, ex-Skype executives Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton launched their first restaurant in Islington, London. Wild about Mexican food, they saw a gap in London’s fast food market for freshly prepared burritos full of authentic, zingy flavours and colourful … [Read more...]
De Vere Venues and NFA create future Culinary Stars
De Vere Venues’ Executive Chef John Woodward has announced the release of Cooks & Kids Too, his second cookery book in conjunction with The National Fostering Agency (NFA). All profits go to charity Place2Be, the leading UK provider of school-based mental health support for children. Cook book with a difference John, who led a team of talented De Vere Venues’ chefs, … [Read more...]
CÔTE expands on success in the north
Following the phenomenal success of openings in Manchester (pictured above) and York, Côte is now looking at growing its established customer base - who are devoted to its high quality, competitive pricing and fresh offering - by expanding further in the North of England and Scotland. Diners at Manchester’s St Mary’s Street restaurant can expect authentic French classics, … [Read more...]
Drake & Morgan to launch two new sites
Drake & Morgan, the privately owned bar and restaurant group, has announced the acquisition of two new sites in central London, bringing its portfolio to nine. The first 6,000 square foot site will open in Regent’s Place, the British Land mixed-use campus occupied by over 12,000 residents and workers in London’s West End. Spread over two floors, the bar and restaurant … [Read more...]
Padstow pub launches coffee house
Even the best pubs these days seek to serve great coffee, and customers at the Old Custom House in Padstow have been trying their hand (see picture below) at being baristas to celebrate the opening of the pub’s new Brewer & Bean coffee house. On 26 June, a coffee tasting and training session was hosted by Cornish Coffee’s head barista Henry Northeast, with samples and … [Read more...]