Cornwall
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this major South West tourism region, with reporting focused on hotspots including Padstow, St Ives, Falmouth, and Newquay. Topics include seasonal restaurant and pub openings, chef-led coastal ventures, locally sourced menu trends, and the operational challenges of high summer demand. Insight is geared toward operators navigating rural staffing, holiday-driven trading peaks, and the balance between local community service and visitor volume.
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Jun- 2022 -8 JunePeople
Merchants Manor in Falmouth appoints new head chef
Boutique Hotel Merchants Manor has announced the appointment of Cornishman Aiden Blakely-May as the new head chef at Rastella. Rastella is the three AA-Rosette Restaurant in the four AA-Star Boutique Hotel, Merchants Manor and is Falmouth’s Highest Awarded Restaurant. Blakely-May has previously worked in Samphire Restaurant, and joined Rastella four…
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May- 2022 -9 MayRestaurants
Fatto Pizza & Beer to open in Kings Cross in June
Brighton based Fatto a Mano has announced it will launch Fatto Pizza and Beer in Kings Cross this June. After establishing themselves in Brighton and Hove, as well as pop ups at BoxPark Croydon and BoxPark Shoreditch, Fatto a Mano will now take on a permanent site in the capital.…
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Mar- 2022 -18 MarchRestaurants
Street Food Warehouse to hold Cornwall Street Food Festival
Street Food Warehouse has announced it will hold the first Cornwall Street Food Festival, taking place on the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday weekend. The festival will feature food from cuisines around the world, and is aiming to cater to a wide variety of tastes. Initially due to take place in…
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Feb- 2022 -4 FebruaryRestaurants
Hub Box reports record sales for FY21
Hub Box, the Cornwall-based burger and barbecue business, has revealed FY21 total sales for the 11-strong restaurant group increased 75% to £12.6m. During the 52 week period ending December 2021, it also revealed that unaudited company EBITDA rose to £1.47m, up from £539k in FY20. Like-for-like sales for the 33…
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Dec- 2021 -15 DecemberRestaurants
The Jones Family Affair opens in Covent Garden
The Jones family have announced the opening of their latest restaurant, The Jones Family Affair, in Covent Garden. As a sister to The Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia, this independently-owned steak restaurant and cocktail bar is situated just off Trafalgar Square. The new site has 150 covers which are spread…
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Nov- 2021 -16 NovemberFood and Drink
Blacklock to open fourth site in Covent Garden 2022
Blacklock has announced it is set to open its fourth restaurant in February 2022 in the heart of Covent Garden’s theatreland. It revealed it has been over three years since the group last launched a new restaurant, with its flagship on Soho’s Great Windmill Street in 2015, followed by their…
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Apr- 2021 -26 AprilFeatures
Vish and chips does not spell an end to British culinary heritage
Popular culture is often led by narratives that a generation or population is exposed to en mass, with the mass media playing a crucial role in recent times. Whether it is David Attenborough cautioning of irreversible changes to the Earth’s environment on a primetime BBC slot, or a damning exposé…
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberCoronavirus
New Tier system announced
The Government has announced a new Tier system for when England leaves lockdown on 2 December, with only areas in Tier 1 allowed to revert back to the ‘rule of six’. Making the announcement to the House of Commons, health secretary Matt Hancock revealed that the new Tier 3 restrictions…
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25 NovemberNews
Former Jamie Oliver employees win £200k legal claim
Former employees from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall have won a legal claim for £200,000 after being made redundant without notice, according to The Daily Mail. 70 former staff members will reportedly receive the equivalent of eight weeks’ pay after the restaurant closed last year, the paper said. It…
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Sep- 2020 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Rick Stein Marlborough restaurant to reopen on 4 September
The Rick Stein restaurant in Marlborough will reopen its doors on Friday 4 September. The Wiltshire venue was previously marked for closure due to Covid related cuts, however after a rent reduction from the landlord the decision has been reversed. The Stein family said they are “excited” to welcome guests…
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