Month: August 2018
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Aug- 2018 -7 AugustGovernment
Chinese restaurant Salmonella victims awarded £275,000 compensation
As many as 28 people who fell ill after dining in an Eastleigh Chinese restaurant in 2014 have been awarded…
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7 AugustRestaurants
UK’s ‘largest vegan’ and plastic-free restaurant opens at former steakhouse site
Erpingham House, a plastic-free and vegan restaurant which claims to be the UK’s largest, has opened in Norwich city centre.…
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7 AugustBeverages
CAMRA: ‘Pub closures are making us all poorer’
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has said that UK pub closures are “making us all poorer” claiming that four…
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7 AugustOpinion
Is the demise of restaurant chains a good thing for local independents?
The Gaucho restaurant group is the latest in a list of chain restaurants to appoint administrators or announce restructuring and…
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7 AugustCafes and Coffee Shops
Pret A Manger introduces genderless gingerbread men
Pret A Manger has decided to make its gingerbread men genderless and call them gingerbread biscuits instead. The decision was…
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7 AugustRestaurants
Benito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary
Mexican restaurant Benito’s Hat has secured £1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan in London and throughout the UK.…
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7 AugustBeverages
Majority of Brits find the price of a pint ‘unaffordable’
Some 56% of people in Britain think the price of a pint of beer in a pub is unaffordable, according…
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6 AugustPeople
Gino D’Acampo to launch fast casual Italian brand
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has announced plans to launch a fast casual dining Italian brand in Manchester. The My Coffee…
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6 AugustPeople
Most Michelin-decorated chef in the world Joël Robuchon dies aged 73
The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef Joël Robuchon has died aged 73 after a long battle with cancer. Robuchon was well…
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6 AugustPubs and Bars
Albert Adrià to open cake shop and wine bar in London
Spanish chef Albert Adrià is set to open his first project in London with Cakes and Bubbles, a cake shop…
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