News
The News section on Catering Today delivers the latest updates and developments across the UK hospitality and catering industry. Covering restaurants, pubs, quick service brands, and catering groups, it reports on company announcements, market performance, government policy, and sector-wide trends. With a focus on commercial and operational impact, Catering Today’s news coverage keeps hospitality professionals informed of the events and decisions shaping business conditions and strategic opportunities across the sector.
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Nov- 2019 -15 November
Connaught Grill returns to Mayfair
The Connaught Grill will be returning to its original home next year, almost 20 years after it first closed its doors in 2000. The 46-seat venue will be located on the ground floor of the The Connaught in Mayfair, the site where it first opened as an “iconic” restaurant in…
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14 November
Plans to transform Eagle and Child pub into hotel unveiled
The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford is set for a major revamp as the landlord plans to turn it into a hotel. Once famous as a meeting place for CS Lewis and JRR Tolkein, the application for the revamp was approved by Oxford City Councils west area planning committee…
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14 November
The Felin Fach Griffin appoints Nick Brodie as head chef
Nick Brodie has been appointed head chef at The Felin Fach Griffin in Brecon. Brodie joins the pub with rooms from Llangoed Hall, where he held the title of head chef and won three AA Rosettes since 2013. He has also worked at The Queensberry, Bath and The Bath Priory,…
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14 November
Brighton set to welcome first seaside food hall
A “unique, diverse and exciting” new food hall is expected to launch in Brighton next year, according to Brighton and Hove council. The new venture, which marks the first food hall for the city, will be housed in the historic Shelter Hall building on Brighton’s seafront. The building is currently…
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13 November
The Laundry officially opens in Brixton
The Laundry has officially opened its doors at the Walton Lodge in Brixton. Owner Melanie Brown has teamed up with chef Dylan Cashman, has opened the bistro and wine shop, which will serve baked goods in the morning to brunch to dinner with cocktails. Brown has previously worked as a…
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13 November
Lucky & Joy set to launch first permanent site
Lucky and Joy has announced the launch of its first permanent site, which is set to open in Clapton later this month. The team behind the Chinese-inspired concept announced that bookings are now being taken for their soft launch, before the new restaurant officially opens its doors on 29 November. …
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13 November
Alexandra Hotel & Restaurant appoints new head chef
The Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant in Lyme Regis, west Dorset, has appointed Chris Chatfield as its new head chef. At the property, Chatfield will take the helm at both the Ammonite Restaurant and the Alexandra Restaurant. He said for his first menu he seeks to make the most of the…
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13 November
Patty and Bun announces reopening of Liverpool Street restaurant
Patty and Bun has announced it is to reopen its takeaway focused Liverpool Street location, with a new venue holding 40-50 seat eating area and an expanded menu. The restaurant closed its doors late last year due to redevelopment plans in anticipation of Crossrail. The new restaurant will commend its…
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12 November
Old Street’s Daffodil Mulligan opens its doors
Daffodil Mulligan has opened its doors on Old Street, marking it the third London restaurant to be launched by chef Richard Corrigan. Corrigan opened the restaurant alongside John Nugent of Green and Fortune, and Tony Gibney of Gibney’s of Malahide. The Irish trio “have over a century of hospitality experience…
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12 November
Rick Stein appoints Pete Murt as new head chef seafood restaurant
Pete Murt has been appointed as head chef at Rick and Jill Stein’s flagship seafood restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall. He succeeds Stephane Delourme, who has moved to a group chef position to train chefs across the twelve Stein restaurants. Murt first joined the Stein team in 2000 as a kitchen…
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