Steven Edwards is expanding and refurbishing his restaurant Etch, which is set to reopen in September.
Wake-up call: combatting a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice
Restaurants and foodservice businesses hoping to bounce back from lockdown can ill afford an unsatisfactory environmental health inspection.
Large hospitality businesses to face pre-9pm junk food advertising ban
Large hospitality businesses will be banned from advertising junk food before 9pm under government plans to tackle obesity.
How to prepare for Natasha’s Law
If you haven’t tested out your food labelling and allergens identification, it’s not too late to ready your staff and suppliers, says Stephen Nolan.
Hawksmoor to open floating restaurant in Canary Wharf
Hawksmoor is to open its first London restaurant in four years on a floating pavilion in the River Thames.
Book review: Sicilia, by Ben Tish
Sicilia is chef Ben Tish’s love letter to the food of Sicily, in which his passion for “one of the oldest, most richly varied food cultures of Europe” is evident.
Recipe: Ben Tish’s Sicilian lemon cream with stewed mulberries
Unlike similar puddings that use flours for thickening, this very simple posset-style pudding really showcases the zingy, fragrant flavour of the lemons.
Scottish hospitality permitted to extend opening hours should Euros games overrun
The Scottish government will allow hospitality businesses to remain open later than the Covid-19 curfew should a Euros football match overrun.
Leiths to offer 100 free places on online courses to address skills shortage
Leiths School of Food and Wine has launched a Hospitality Recovery Grant worth £750,000 aiming to assist the UK hospitality sector by bridging the skills gap in professional kitchens and ease the recruitment crisis.
Viewpoint: Eat out to help our fishermen, says Teresa Portmann of Call4Fish
With more than 100 commercial species in British waters, there’s no excuse for importing fish and seafood. Teresa Portmann explains how chefs can support the UK fishing industry with their menu choices.

