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Two beef tacos and a lime wedge on a green plate at a taqueria counter
Hospitality · New York

Los Tacos No. 1 takes an investment from TSG Consumer

The Tijuana-style counter that started at Chelsea Market in 2013 now has ten New York sites and a private-equity partner. The sum was not disclosed.

10 September 2026 · 2 min read
Folded wooden table and empty metal chairs on a closed cafe terrace
Hospitality · Nashville

O'Charley's closes its company restaurants after 55 years

The Nashville casual-dining chain shut its remaining company-owned sites on Wednesday evening, according to trade and local reports; franchised restaurants are operated separately.

10 September 2026 · 2 min read
Row of tables laid with white linen and small flower vases before service
Hospitality · London

50 Best rebrands as The 50 before the Paris hotel list

The restaurant, bar, hotel and vineyard rankings owned by William Reed move under one name, the first change of identity since the first list in 2002.

10 September 2026 · 2 min read
Sliced vegetable pizza on a board surrounded by squash, olives and onions
Hospitality · New York

Double Zero closes after 12 years in the East Village

The plant-based pizza and wine bar on Second Avenue shut this month, four months after reopening next door under its original name and its original chef.

9 September 2026 · 1 min read
Chairs stacked on a cloth-covered table in a shuttered cafe dining room
Hospitality · United Kingdom

UK hospitality closures ran at 20 a day this spring

Britain lost 1,839 licensed sites between March and June. It also gained 1,794. The net figure is almost flat, and that is the part worth arguing about.

9 September 2026 · 1 min read
Wooden chairs stacked upside down on tables in front of an empty bar
Hospitality · United Kingdom

Whitbread closes 106 Beefeater restaurants on 10 September

The company says the closures are part of a five-year plan to leave branded restaurants entirely and operate as a hotel business, with 3,800 roles affected.

9 September 2026 · 2 min read
Chefs plating small courses on a pass in a narrow restaurant kitchen
Hospitality · Amsterdam

What a tasting menu actually costs to put on a table

Eight courses, four people in the kitchen, two in the room. We walked one Amsterdam restaurant through its own numbers, line by line.

30 August 2026 · 8 min read
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