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Temakinho reopens in London with two new partners

Brazilian-Japanese restaurant Temakinho is set to reopen both its Tower Bridge and Old Compton Street venues this month after welcoming two new partners to its group.  Both Pete Warden, hospitality director at project development group LXA and Liam Norval, CEO of marketing agency, Posh Cockney have joined the team to…

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Chef Tom Simmons announces opening of Cardiff site

Chef Tom Simmons has announced he is set to open his second site in Cardiff next month. Simmons operates his restaurant ‘Tom Simmons’ at One Tower Bridge in London and will open his new site in the former Cameo Club in Pontcanna as it confirmed its last service would be…

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Franco Manca revenues jump 9.3% in half-year results

Fulham Shore, parent company of Franco Manca and Real Greek has reported a 9.3% increase in revenues to £36m compared with £33m in 2018, in the six months to 29 September. The group also reported EBITDA was £8.4m after the adoption of accounting method IFRS 16, compared with £4.6m last…

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Butlers Wharf Chop House appoints Behzad Gotla as head chef

Butlers Wharf Chop house at Tower Bridge has appointed Behzad Gotla as its new head chef. Gotla has over 10 years experience in the field and has joined the restaurant following an eight year stint with the Gordon Ramsay Group, where he became head chef at Ramsay’s Maze Grill restaurant. …

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D&D London opens new restaurant 14 Hills

D&D London announced that 14 Hills, its new restaurant located on the 14th floor of 120 Fenchurch Street, will open this November. The modern British restaurant will serve an all-day menu created by executive chef Thomas Piat and will be open from breakfast and brunch through to lunch and dinner.…

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New restaurants to hit the O2

The O2 is to diversify its catering offering with the arrival of three new restaurants, vegan restaurant chain By Chloe, Indian restaurant Scarlet, fried chicken specialists Thunderbird, Chinese chain Hai Di Lao, and Beer and Burger. Traditionally the O2 has always featured major chains such as Nandos and Frankie and…

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Vegan restaurant By Chloe releases cannabis-infused dessert menu

Plant-based restaurant chain By Chloe has announced it will be launching its CBD-infused “FEELZ” menu on 15 October. FEELZ is a limited edition product range which includes brownies, cupcakes, cookies and more. In an attempt to be dog-friendly, the restaurant will also offer CDB peanut butter bone for dogs. By…

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Tom Simmons’ restaurant continues under new ownership

One Tower Bridge, the restaurant run by chef Tom Simmons, is to continue trading under new ownership after falling into administration. The company appointed administrators Durkan Cahill on 3 August and was sold in a pre-pack deal. The British-French eatery opened in summer 2017, six years after Simmons reached the…

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Hamish Pearce wins M Restaurants Young Chef of the Year

A 22 year old chef from Hackney restaurant Pidgin has been announced as M Restaurants Young Chef of the Year. Hamish Pearce won the award for his pop-up inside the Hackney restaurant last month, during a ceremony held at M Restaurants flagship site in Victoria. Pearce said: “It’s an incredible…

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Gunpowder founder to close Madame D and Gul and Sepoy restaurants

Harneet Baweja, founder of Gunpowder Holdings, has announced the closure of Gul and Sepoy, and Madame D restaurants in order to concentrate his energy on the Gunpowder group. He is due to open his second Gunpowder restaurant at One Tower Bridge in September and Custard bakery in October at the…

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