How The Maldives are properly celebrating their food culture December 12, 2022 On The Maldives, local cuisine is finally being properly celebrated. Angelina Villa-Clarke jets in to eat local delicacies including mud crabs I’m sat high in the treetops, hidden amongst the oversized leaves of banana trees. Flickering candles light the tables but, mostly, the scene is illuminated by the night sky, ablaze with an eternity of [...]
14 Valentine’s Day ideas in London that don’t suck January 17, 2024 Try these ideas if you're looking for something unusual - and not cliched - to do in London this Valentine's Day
Franco Manca owner says restaurants in office locations struggling to return to pre-Covid trade June 8, 2022 The owner of pizza chain Franco Manca has said its restaurants situated nearby office hubs “still have a way to go” with returning to pre-pandemic levels. However, Fulham Shore said that its small number of restaurants situated in worker hotspots were “showing continued improvement” as demand recovers after Covid lockdowns. Footfall was down 15 per [...]
McDonald’s to cough up more than €1bn to settle French tax dodging case June 16, 2022 Fast food titan McDonald’s is set to cough up more than €1bn to tie up a spat with French authorities over tax dodging. An agreement between McDonald’s fiscal authorities was given the greenlight in a tribunal in Paris on Thursday. The US giant will pay back €737m in unpaid taxes and a €508m fine, a [...]
London pub David Beckham and Guy Ritchie ‘failed’ to run reopens with stylish refit October 26, 2023 The Walmer Castle in Notting Hill, formerly owned by David Beckham and Guy Ritchie, is about to reopen with a new look. Here is the first image.
Square Mile to relax al fresco dining rules in bid to save bars and restaurants October 22, 2020 The City of London hopes to revive the Square Mile’s beleaguered hospitality sector by relaxing its al fresco dining rules. Bars and restaurants will be able to make more efficient use of outdoor space, helping them comply with strict Tier 2 rules, under which people from different households cannot meet indoors. The changes include reducing [...]
‘We keep getting crushed’ – hospitality reacts to Covid news June 16, 2021 News this week that Covid restrictions will not fully end on 21 June as previously planned has come as a fresh blow to the embattled hospitality industry. While bar and restaurant owners were hoping to capitalise on the combination of the good weather and Euros, they are now they are back in survival mode. We [...]
Could Manchester eclipse London as the UK’s skyscraper capital? June 5, 2024 For years London has stood alone as the preeminent home to the largest and most visually-striking skyscrapers in the UK - but could that be about to change?
Agincourt, Waterloo, Sparkling Wine: English fizz makes further inroads into champagne lead January 23, 2024 Revenues and volumes both increased at Chapel Down, the market leader in the exploding English sparkling wine sector
Hugh Osmond-backed Various Eateries blames “one of the wettest winters since records began” May 14, 2024 The company behind the Coppa Club and Noci restaurant brands has blamed "one of the wettest winters since records began" for a fall in its like-for-like sales.