Gastropub The Harwood Arms in west London has become the UK’s first Michelin-starred restaurant to use vegan ‘meat’ on its menu in a Scotch egg.
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Andrew Wong’s Kym’s restaurant in London to close
Kym’s, Michelin-starred A. Wong’s sister restaurant, is to cease trading after just two years in business.
Westminster council extends outdoor dining scheme
Westminster City Council has extended its outdoor dining scheme in London’s West End until the end of October to help restaurants and bars trade more easily.
Parliament bars no longer exempt from 10pm curfew following backlash
The UK’s House of Commons has made a u-turn on a policy that meant parliamentary bars would be exempt from the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses last week.
Iconic London bar Milk & Honey closes after 18 years
Game-changing Soho bar Milk & Honey, one of the first speakeasy-inspired bars in London, shook its last cocktails on Saturday night after 18 years in business.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
In restaurant news this week: late-night venues express anger at their lack of government support, landlord Shaftesbury announces it has only collected 41% of rents in the first half of the year and Adam Handling introduces Chelsea to wagyu and wine Wednesdays.
Scottish university students told not to go to pubs
University students in Scotland have been told to avoid going to pubs, bars and restaurants this weekend in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
UK coronavirus curfew like ‘shooting the wounded’ says top chef
New restrictions imposed on the UK hospitality sector in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19 have been described by one Michelin-starred chef as tantamount to “shooting the wounded”.
The French Laundry launches lavish US$850 dining experience
Chef Thomas Keller’s three Michelin-starred Napa restaurant The French Laundry has launched a lavish $850 per person private dining experience.
Quarter of hospitality venues believe they could fail in three months
New findings from the British Beer & Pub Association and other hospitality industry bodies show that almost a quarter of their members believe their businesses could fail in the next three months without support.
Hospitality venues must display QR codes as tracing app goes live
Hospitality venues in England are now required by law to display QR codes, which users of the NHS Covid-19 app can scan to check-in.
Nouvelle cuisine pioneer Pierre Troisgros dies
French chef Pierre Troisgros, one of the pioneers of the nouvelle cuisine movement, has died at his home in Le Coteau in the Loire, aged 92.