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UK hospitality sales post best growth of 2026 in September
Pubs rose 3.8% and restaurant groups 2.6%, their best month since November 2024, but like-for-like growth still trails inflation a week before the Autumn Budget.
Berryman's: Three Sheets duo opens a martini bar in Dalston
Max and Noel Venning go back to Kingsland Road with a 20-capacity, standing-only bar for martinis, wine and Cornish oysters, two doors from the original Three Sheets.
Simpson's Tavern reopens as Cloth Cornhill in London
Four years after a rent dispute closed London's oldest chophouse, new owners reopen it under a different name — same panelling, same coat hooks.
Michelin Guide Great Britain adds 22 new restaurants
Fourteen London openings and eight further afield join the online guide with a plain 'New' tag. No stars are confirmed until 2027.
Lee Tiernan returns to his old Black Axe Mangal site
The chef and his wife Kate reopen 156 Canonbury Road for a two-day pop-up this month, ten months after closing the cult kebab restaurant for good.
Wolseley Hospitality Group names Laura Mills managing director
The former head of The Ivy Collection takes over the nine London dining rooms once run by Corbin & King, just as the brand prepares its first hotel in New York.
Nathan Chapman is named head chef at Quality Chop House
Seven years after joining the Farringdon Road kitchen, Chapman takes the title that makes his work there official, as Shaun Searley exits after 13 years.
Angel Zapata Martin joins Brindisa Tapas as chef director
Barcelona-born chef Angel Zapata Martin left Barrafina in 2023 with its Michelin star intact. He now takes charge of food across Brindisa's Spanish restaurants.
Wolseley Hospitality Group reshuffles three head chefs
Frank Fletcher, Jenson Santos and Jai Shaikh all move kitchens this month, the latest sign that the Wolseley group prefers promoting its own cooks from within.
Francesco Vacca becomes head chef at TOZI in Victoria
After nine years in the kitchen, Vacca takes over day-to-day cooking at the Victoria cicchetti restaurant alongside executive chef Maurilio Molteni.
Lenny's apizza finds a permanent home in Covent Garden
Max Lewis's New Haven-style pizza pop-up leaves the pub behind for a permanent site on Henrietta Street, opening 27 October in partnership with MJMK.
Abbie Hendren leads the kitchen at Trindle Stores in Kew
The former Teal by Sally Abé head chef swaps Hackney for a two-year-old Kew grocery, cooking breakfast and lunch around a kitchen-garden menu.
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