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Pyro by Yiannis Mexis to open in London in May

A new Greek restaurant, Pyro, from chef Yiannis Mexis will open in London’s Borough on 1 May.  A celebration of cooking over fire, Pyro will feature Greek flavours and seasonal produce, reimagined in a menu of dishes designed to be shared.  A space that also features a large bar and…

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The AA Rosette Awards: a benchmark of culinary excellence

For almost 70 years, the AA Rosette Awards have been a trusted mark of quality within the UK’s dining scene. First introduced in 1956, the AA Rosette scheme was the first nationwide system for assessing food quality in restaurants and hotels.  “Our long-established Rosette scheme celebrates successful cooking at different…

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Today’s news in brief – 08/08/24

Deliveroo has returned to profit following a strong performance in H1. This comes after sustaining a loss of £82.9m in the year before. The group attributed its performance to “encouraging early signs in consumer behaviour”, with frequency returning to growth and retention improving due to improvements made to its consumer…

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Restaurant Associates acquires Grazing

Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group UK&I, has acquired Grazing, the delivered-in workplace and venue catering specialists, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007 by CEO Sam Hurst, Grazing has grown from one café to a corporate catering business offering delivered-in meeting, office and contract catering services to London’s business…

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Spice and Grind selected for Eden building coffee shop

Spice and Grind has been selected to run the ground floor coffee shop in the £36m 12-storey Eden building in Salford. Planting features throughout the ground floor of Eden and the café’s furniture was carefully chosen on the basis of sustainable credentials. FSC timber is also used throughout with the…

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Caterplus awarded fiver-year £25m RMBI contract

Caterplus has been awarded a contract by RMBI worth £25m to provide catering services for 13 of its care homes across England and Wales for the next five years. The company will deliver a bespoke mealtime service to around 1,000 residents daily, serving some 235,000 meals, beverages, and grazing snacks…

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The Calcot Collection launches new restaurant and café lounge

Calcot and Spa in Gloucestershire has unveiled its new restaurant, The Brasserie, and day-to-night café lounge, The Hive. Serving breakfast (for guests), lunch, dinner afternoon tea and Sunday lunch, The Brasserie overlooks the surrounding gardens and rewilded grounds. According to the hotel, interiors and menus of the new restaurant are…

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The Rosarium to open this May in Waterloo

The Rosarium has revealed it will be opening in Waterloo this May, following the opening of the launchpad permanent venue, Labyrinth. Executive chef Harvey Ayliffe will be overseeing the restaurant’s offering, which will be “elevated British dishes with an added Wonderland twist”.   The venue, which has 96 covers, will have…

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Lygon Arms announces James Martin partnership

The Lygon Arms in Broadway in the Cotswolds has announced a new partnership with chef James Martin to open two new dining experiences. Grill will launch in February 2023 and Tavern will open March 2023 and will follow up the success of a partnership with Martin at its sister hotel…

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Whitbread expands Bar + Block presence with two new sites

Whitbread’s contemporary steakhouse brand, Bar + Block, has announced further expansion in London with the launch of two new sites. This takes the brand’s total portfolio to 20 steakhouses nationwide, and six in London. Joining its sister restaurants will be Bar + Block Hammersmith in mid-February on Shepherds Bush Road…

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