Fine Dining
This showcases our coverage of the fine dining sector across the UK, including chef-led restaurants, tasting menu concepts, and premium hospitality operations. We report on restaurant launches, Michelin accolades, leadership changes, and service innovations, as well as the commercial realities of running high-end venues. With insights into pricing models, sourcing standards, experiential service, and guest expectations, this is essential for chefs, restaurateurs, and executives operating at the luxury end of the foodservice market.
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberRestaurants
Wilks Bristol restaurant placed up for sale
One of Bristol’s best known restaurants, Wilks on Chandos Road, has been put up for sale at a guide premium of £175,000 and an annual rent of £27,500 per annum. The michelin-starred restaurant has been trading for seven years, under the ownership of James Wilkins and Christine Vayssade. The site…
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29 OctoberPeople
Gary Duffy promoted to head chef at Rockliffe Hall
Rockliffe Hall has announced the promotion of Gary Duffy to Old Hall and Orangery head chef. Duffy succeeds Richard Allen, who decided to step down from the post after almost five years at the four AA-Rosette restaurant in Hurworth, near Darlington. Duffy is said to have worked closely with Allen,…
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22 OctoberRestaurants
Adam’s restaurant in Birmingham named among world’s top 10
The Adam’s restaurant in Birmingham has been named as the 10th best-rated restaurant in the world, according to the 2019 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Restaurants by TripAdvisor. As well as finishing up tenth in the world fine dining restaurants rankings, Adam’s placed sixth in Europe and tops the UK top…
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Sep- 2019 -24 SeptemberAwards & Events
The Lawns receives triple AA Rosettes for ‘culinary excellence’
The Lawns restaurant at Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa, on the Wirral, has been awarded three AA-Rosettes in recognition of the quality of its food and fine dining experience. Described as having the “full culinary package”, the team at The Lawns restaurant were presented with the sought-after accolade at the…
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Aug- 2019 -30 AugustAdvice
Making the most of your venue
Opening a food outlet, regardless of whether it’s a fine dining restaurant or a sandwich bar brings with it a whole host of considerations. It’s not that long ago when, once you’d secured your premises, decorated it, sorted the kitchen and decided on the menu you were pretty much good…
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14 AugustPeople
Aaron Potter joins Petersham Nurseries as head chef of La Goccia
Petersham Nurseries has announced that Aaron Potter has been appointed as head chef of La Goccia, the Italian-inspired restaurant at Petersham Nurseries Covent Garden. Petersham Nurseries said at only 27-years-old, Potter has a “huge wealth of experience in fine dining, with a strong philosophy of using sustainably farmed produce that…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyPubs and Bars
Lunar Pub Company to launch its first site
Lunar Pub Company co-founded by Hubert Beatson-Hird and chef director Oliver Marlowe, will open its first site, The Hunter’s Moon in Chelsea this September. The pub will feature horseshoe booths, skylights, a vintage Aga in the dining room, a caged wine display and downstairs a semi open kitchen sits alongside…
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4 JulyRestaurants
Culloden Estate & Spa unveils new restaurant and bar
The five-star Culloden Estate and Spa has unveiled a £750,000 investment which has seen the complete transformation of two of the main public spaces on the ground floor. What was formerly The Mitre Restaurant is now the Lough Bar and offers guests panoramic views over Belfast Lough and a new…
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Jun- 2019 -28 JuneRestaurants
Great British Menu’s Sheridan joins Stargazy Inn for reopening
Chef Andrew Sheridan has joined the Stargazy Inn in Port Isaac, Cornwall, taking the helm of the luxury destination’s fine dining restaurant. Set in a Victorian House perched on the Cornish coastal town of Port Isaac, Stargazy Inn boasts nine bedrooms which have recently been refurbished offering a “chic feel”,…
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27 JuneAwards & Events
Sky Garden’s Fenchurch restaurant awarded two AA rosettes
Fenchurch Restaurant, the refined dining venue operated by hospitality group Rhubarb within Sky Garden, has been awarded two AA Rosettes as part of the AA culinary excellence scheme. Located on level 37, the destination restaurant offers fine dining menus using the seasonal ingredients with views of the capital. George Farrugia…
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