Some hospitality businesses are planning to reduce their capacity by 20% as pubs and restaurants prepare for a “winter challenge like no other”, a trade body has warned.
Recipe: Sika roast
Wild deer scraps and bones are deeply roasted and then simmered with kelp and black peppercorns to make a stock.
Wasabi eyes suburban expansion opportunities
Japanese fast-food brand Wasabi is eyeing expansion in the suburbs, which it described as “an attractive area for future growth” following strong sales at its existing suburban sites.
Council abolishes pavement licence fees
A council has decided to abolish pavement licence fees, meaning bars and restaurants will be able to seat and serve customers outdoors without having to pay to do so.
670 Grams expansion plans dropped ‘due to circumstances out of our control’
Plans to extend and refurbish 670 Grams restaurant in Birmingham have been dropped due to what chef-owner Kray Treadwell described as “circumstances out of our control”.
Menuwatch: Speedboat Bar, Soho, London
In a pedal-to-the-metal Soho restaurant, Luke Farrell serves up Bangkok-esque flavours combining all of the chef’s favourite dishes
Three people die in Perth hotel fire
Three people have died following a fire at New County hotel in Perth, police have confirmed.
Book review: Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean
It’s a decade since Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine was published, the book that helped put Copenhagen-based chef René Redzepi, his love for foraging and his fiercely locavore culinary philosophy on the map
Tributes paid to former Restaurant Group executive chairman Alan Jackson
Tributes have been paid to former executive chairman of the Restaurant Group Alan Jackson.
Knighthood for Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes in New Year Honours list
Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list which celebrated the achievements of a number of hospitality leaders.

