All news articles for December 2017

Kanada-Ya sets sights on Islington for Spring 2018 opening

18-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Japanese ramen restaurant Kanada-Ya will launch its third site at a north London location in Spring 2018.

Michael Wignall to leave Gidleigh Park for solo project

18-Dec-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Michael Wignall has announced he will leave Gidleigh Park in Devon early next year to open his own venture.

London favourite Dock Kitchen to close later this month

18-Dec-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Stevie Parle’s Dock Kitchen in Ladbroke Grove is closing this month after eight years in business.

Meatcure burger group goes into liquidation

18-Dec-2017 By Georgi Gyton

Midlands-based burger group Meatcure has gone into voluntary liquidation, following the closure of four of its five sites earlier this year.

Friday five: The week's top news

15-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

We round up some of the top stories in the restaurant world you might have missed this week.

Rudie's is set for expansion in the New Year amid Caribbean restaurant boom

15-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Jamaican casual restaurant brand Rudie’s is doubling up in the new year, when it will open its second site in a unit at Shoreditch’s Boxpark.

Latest opening: Duddell's

15-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Since Duddell's first opened in Hong Kong's Shanghai Tang, it has become a favourite in the art world. Its first international outpost is now open, in London Bridge.

Daisy Green to hit 14 sites by 2020 as it looks to move beyond London

15-Dec-2017 By Stefan Chomka

All-day restaurant, bar and coffee group Daisy Green Collection has set a target of reaching 14 restaurants by 2020.

Bread Ahead to open Soho cafe amid bakery sector boom

15-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Borough Market bakery brand Bread Ahead is set to launch a new bakery and café in Soho next month.

"It may ruffle a few feathers...": Julien Imbert on shaking up the menu at Pont de la Tour

15-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

This month, French-born chef Julien Imbert became head chef at D&D London’s Le Pont de la Tour, replacing Frederick Forster.

Burgers top Deliveroo's list of most-ordered dishes in 2017

15-Dec-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The UK’s huge appetite for burgers didn’t show any signs of slowing this year, with burgers making up five of the top 10 most-ordered dishes in 2017 via online delivery service Deliveroo.

London's iteration of award winning restaurant Indian Accent is now open

14-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

The London outpost of award winning New Delhi restaurant Indian Accent opened today, on the former site of Chor Bizarre in Mayfair.

The Athenian joins an eclectic line up of Belgravia operators amid the estate's transformation

14-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Greek restaurant group The Athenian is opening its fourth London site as part of the transformation of Grovenor’s Belgravia estate.

Wahaca: "limitations on EU migration could leave us struggling to fill senior positions"

14-Dec-2017 By Sophie Witts

The founders of Wahaca have warned that limitations on EU migration after Brexit could leave the group struggling to find long-term staff to fill senior positions.

Customers will wait up to one hour for food delivery

14-Dec-2017 By James Wallin

The majority of customers are satisfied if their takeaway food delivery arrives within one hour but few are happy to wait beyond this point, MCA data has shown.