The world according to James Lowe
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article When James Lowe opened his debut restaurant Lyle’s in Shoreditch’s Tea Building in 2014 there were…
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The restaurantification of retail
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article Ever since Pizza Express put its salad dressings on supermarket shelves in the nineties and…
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Book review: Mangal II Stories and Recipes
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article Often, when people first talk about Mangal II, the renowned Turkish restaurant in Dalston, the…
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Jason Atherton: “I’ve opened 37 restaurants, but this is the scariest one”
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article Jason Atherton is not a man that does things by halves. With his restaurant group…
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Nick Beardshaw on life after Tom Kerridge and flying solo at Starling
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article Tell us about Starling It’s a neighbourhood restaurant that serves sustainable and seasonal British food.…
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Why are tasting menu-only restaurants turning to à la carte?
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article A la carte doesn’t sound very revolutionary, surely all restaurants do it? Not anymore. As…
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Hopping to it: why Kricket is back on the expansion trail
This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article You know the feeling. You wait six years for one restaurant site to come along…
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Kricket is heading to Shoreditch – which could see it do breakfast for the first time
🍕 Led by Rik Campbell and Will Bowlby, Kricket to open a new restaurant in Shoreditch at the former Apothecary East site on Charlotte Road. Kricket's fourth London venue opened this month in Canary Wharf, the first since 2018. Shoreditch's all-day dining from 9am to 5pm and drinks-snack menu post-5pm. The site includes Kricket's first private dining room, aiming to attract customers throughout the day for various activities. Kricket's breakfast menu to compete with Dishoom's Indian breakfast success, featuring items like egg bhurji, 'full Kricket', and Bombay toastie. The original Kricket site launched in Pop Brixton in 2015, becoming permanent in Soho in 2016.
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Another US fried chicken brand is coming to the UK. Is there space for it?
🍗 Dave’s Hot Chicken (DHC), a U.S. fast-food brand founded in 2017 by chef Dave Kopushyan and friends, targets Gen Z and Millennials with its spicy chicken menu. With spice levels from No Spice to Reaper, DHC has grown to 200 restaurants in the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East, and has 700 more planned. It reached social media fame with 2.4 million TikTok and 1.3 million Instagram followers. The Azzurri Group signed an agreement to open 60 restaurants in the UK, starting in London next year. DHC's appeal includes jumbo chicken sliders and sides like kale slaw and seasoned fries, endorsed by celebrities like Drake and Samuel L. Jackson.
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“We have given our all and have no regrets”: Liz Cottam to close Home
🍴 Home restaurant in Leeds, launched August 2017 and relocated to Brewery Wharf in November 2021, is closing due to soaring costs and low consumer confidence. Chef and restaurateur Elizabeth Cottam cited a "perfect storm" for her business with energy bills rising from £2,000 to £10,000 a month and no fixed energy contracts available. The tasting menu started at £65, peaking at £145. Home was shortlisted for National Restaurants Awards Opening of the Year in 2022. Cottam plans to keep her team for future projects, exploring simpler, community-based concepts. Her other restaurant, The Owl, remains open.
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