Ali Nia, former general manager at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has been named partner and general manager at the Drunken Butler restaurant in Farringdon, London.
Inside track: Neil Rankin stays at the Catfish hotel
While certain services might be impossible right now, it’s vital that you manage customers’ expectations and keep them informed of the truth.
Ian Meakins to replace Paul Walsh as Compass chairman
Ian Meakins has been appointed non-executive chairman and director of Compass, replacing Paul Walsh who announced his intention to leave in January after six years in the role.
Open and shut: The restaurants that opened for the first time during the pandemic
Restaurant launches are recipes for stress at the best of times. Throw in a global pandemic, a nationwide lockdown and the overnight disappearance of diners, and it’s a whole different ball game.
France, the Netherlands, Monaco and Malta to be removed from travel corridors list
People arriving in the UK from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba from 15 August will need to self-isolate for two weeks.
Minute on the clock: Peter Kinsella, Lunya
The founder of Lunya in central Liverpool and Lunyalita in the Royal Albert Dock explains how his business has benefited from the Liverpool Without Walls programme and why the city is leading the way.
Sadiq Khan joins call for central London business rates holiday extension
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined the call to extend the business rates holiday for central London “to secure the West End’s survival”.
The Elms hotel reopens after multimillion-pound refurbishment
Following a 12-month, multimillion-pound redevelopment by local businessman Tim Hopkins and the Social Butterfly Hospitality Group, the Elms hotel and Greenhouse spa at Abberley, Worcestershire, has reopened.
Revelations: Ollie Templeton, co-founder and executive chef, Carousel, London
“Who would play “you” in a film about your life? Leonardo DiCaprio”
Man sustains ‘serious burns’ at St Ives restaurant fire
A 32-year-old man sustained serious burns and was airlifted to hospital yesterday following a kitchen fire at the Balcony Bar and Kitchen in St Ives, Cornwall.