Town Hall Hotel’s eagerly awaited new restaurant by Chef Lee Westcott, Typing Room, opened 16 May. The 40-cover restaurant, taking over from the former site of Nuno Mendes’ Viajante, is Lee’s first solo venture and offers a refined European menu showcasing and focusing on the British seasons and produce. Lee returns to London having joined Jason Atherton’s team of executive … [Read more...]
The King of the Castle
Up and coming Tooting Broadway has a new local to love – The Castle has re-opened its doors following a contemporary makeover. Right on the High Street , the striking,19th century façade hides a spacious oasis boasting a stunning garden, orangery and seasonal British menu. A selection of spaces to choose from and the friendly team make The Castle perfect for post-work pit … [Read more...]
Hotels: sellers and buyers get moving
Colliers’ Simon Wells and Peter Brunt have taken on eleven new properties in the West Country in the last three weeks alone, and are busier than ever coping with an unprecedented surge in business as would-be owners scour Wales and the West for new business opportunities. Hotels director Peter Brunt said it was a question of owners taking advantage of the improving market: … [Read more...]
Food with a View at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London
The doors to London’s most anticipated hotel opened on Tuesday 6 May with the unveiling of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ first property in the United Kingdom. With the city’s highest bar on level 52, modern European with an Asian twist 35 storeys above ground and a patisserie and deli at street level, London’s first elevated luxury hotel offers a food and drink destination … [Read more...]
St Austell Brewery announces record year in 2013
St Austell Brewery Company Ltd, one of the South West’s most successful independent brewers with 168 pubs and a portfolio of award-winning ales, has reported a 10 per cent increase in annual turnover to £116.6 million and a 7.4 per cent increase in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) to £13.8 million in the year ended 28 December 2013. Very … [Read more...]