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Mijn Restaurant: Mechelen duo closes Setl for three days
Elroy Krijnen and Gaetano Volpicelli ranked first in the opening test of the VTM series, then drew Marc Coucke's criticism. A jury visit not yet aired prompted the pause.
Tom Booton to open Ralphie's in Belgravia in late November
The former Dorchester Grill chef goes solo with a 40-cover British bistro on Pimlico Road, named after his dog, with mains around £30 and a menu for dogs.
Andrew Sheridan opens Counter in Manchester city centre
Open Restaurant Group's ninth site brings a chef's counter, a full-scale rotisserie and a sharing-plate menu to the Island Building on 9 November.
Juno Kitchen Barcelona puts women producers on the menu
The women's members' club Juno House has opened an executive restaurant in its Aribau headquarters, with a first season built around eleven women from the food trade.
MSC World Asia Eataly: Italian dining sails from Barcelona
The Italian brand opens aboard MSC Cruises' newest ship on 4 December, with show cooking, a sea-view terrace and a wine cellar visit. Menu and prices are still unpublished.
Anna Higham opens Clementine, an all-day café in Islington
The Quince bakery founder has opened a 20-seat café opposite her own bakery on New North Road, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch through the week.
Daniel Humm opens HUMM, a casual bistro in the West Village
The Eleven Madison Park chef has traded tasting menus for an à la carte wood-fired bistro at 435 Hudson Street, led by his longtime No. 2, Dimitri Magi.
L'Abysse Dubai opens on 19 October with 34 seats on the Palm
Yannick Alléno adds a sushi counter and an Italian seafood terrace to One&Only The Palm on the same day. The 13-step omakase has a date, a room plan and a dress code, but no published price.
Disney Believe restaurants: one new dinner show, two repeats
The ship due out of Port Everglades in December 2027 gets a Frozen dinner show, two dining rooms copied from three sister ships and two adults-only rooms. No seat counts or prices are given.
Bonci opens a no-seat pizza counter at Roma Termini
Gabriele Bonci is back inside Rome's main station with a streamlined pizza counter built for travellers, run with MyChef and Grandi Stazioni Retail.
Deliranto to reopen in Andorra's Grand Plaza hotel in 2027
Pep Moreno's Michelin-starred restaurant leaves Salou on 31 October and returns in a five-star hotel in Andorra la Vella, where the chef also takes charge of the group's kitchens.
Marcos Granda to open Paula de Marcos in Málaga in February
The sommelier behind six Michelin stars takes the Muelle Uno site José Carlos García left in September. The plan is tapas, Málaga wine by the glass and a kitchen open ten hours a day.
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