Venues & Properties

The latest news and updates on venues and properties, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Dec- 2018 -

10 December

New executive head chef appointed at Trump Turnberry

Award-winning chef Callum Dow has been promoted to executive head chef at the five-star Trump Turnberry hotel, expecting to bring an “exciting vision” for the venue’s varied menus. Dow joined the hotel as chef de cuisine in 2017 and was promoted to executive sous chef within six months, before taking…
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5 December

Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner restaurant reopens following Mandarin fire

Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner restaurant has reopened after it was forced to close after a fire broke out at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge earlier this year. The two Michelin-starred restaurant is based in the hotel and ran by Ashley Palmer-Watts. Palmer-Watts said: “We wanted to use this time as…
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4 December

Brewdog’s new Carlisle bar opening delayed

The opening of Brewdog’s new Carlisle bar has been delayed with a company spokesperson saying the bar will open in “early 2019” despite being set to open this week. A spokesperson for Brewdog told Catering Today that the delay “wasn’t unusual” for Brewdog projects and added that it was just…
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Nov- 2018 -

30 November

Colicci’s first kiosk with The Royal Parks opens in Green Park

Cafe and restaurant kiosk brand, Colicci, has revealed its first kiosk, in a fleet of nine, with The Royal Parks designed by Mizzi Studio in London’s Green Park. Situated just outside the station by the fountain, the kiosk has been designed to enhance the visitor experience, making a refreshment stop…
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30 November

London’s Bonhams to close before Christmas

London’s Michelin-starred Bonhams restaurant has announced it is to close on 19 December. The restaurant has been open for over three years in the auction house of the same name, collecting its Michelin star in 2015. Head chefs, Theo Clench and Tom Kemble announced the restaurant’s closure on Instagram. Clench…
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26 November

McDonald’s next to be warned over ‘primary school’ McFlurry ad

McDonald’s has been the latest fast food chain warned by the ASA after advertising its ice creams near a primary school. A complainant said they felt the adverts for McFlurries and frappes were placed close to a primary school and nursery, and challenged whether the ads were for products that…
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26 November

Burger King reprimanded for advert ‘close to primary school’

Burger King has been reprimanded by the ASA after it placed an advert for its Whopper Jr meal on a bus stop in close proximity to a school. A complainant said they saw the ad placed close to a primary school, and challenged whether the ad was for a product…
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26 November

CDG wins tender to open Warrens Bakery site at Bristol Airport

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has added another eating-out brand to its concessions and franchising portfolio, after winning a tender to open a Warrens Bakery franchise store at Bristol Airport. The new site at Bristol Airport will take over from an existing Soho Coffee site, in the autumn. The 84-cover venue…
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23 November

First Meatliquor site to close

Meatliquor’s first site in Marylebone is to close in order to make way for a luxury hotel, the site was only originally intended to be in place for two years, however it is now being removed after seven. The restaurant is set to close at the end of February after…
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21 November

Bistrot Pierre founder kicks off construction at new Eastbourne restaurant

The founder of Bistrot Pierre has visited the site of the chain’s new Eastbourne restaurant to signal the start of construction work. The opening of the new restaurant in 2019 on the Wish Tower site will represent the chain’s furthest step into the south east to date. Founder, Robert Beacham…
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