Emma Lake

Emma Lake

News Editor

News editor, specialising in restaurants and foodservice.

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Chef Larry Jayasekara to open the Cocochine restaurant in October

05 September 2023 by

Chef Larry Jayasekara and owner of Mayfair’s Hamiltons Gallery Tim Jefferies are to open the Cocochine restaurant in October.

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Honest Burgers to 'challenge the big guys' with quick-service burger concept

05 September 2023 by

Casual dining chain Honest Burgers is to expand with a new quick-service burger concept it hopes will “challenge the big guys”.

Arora Hotels ‘truly sorry’ for planning breach at Fairmont Windsor Park News

Arora Hotels ‘truly sorry’ for planning breach at Fairmont Windsor Park

29 August 2023 by

Arora Hotels has been told to demolish all or part of the 251-bedroom Fairmont Windsor Park[...]

 Richard and Lindsey Johns return to North Yorkshire to open the Plough News

Richard and Lindsey Johns return to North Yorkshire to open the Plough

29 August 2023 by

Award-winning restaurateurs Richard and Lindsey Johns are to return to the North Yorkshire hospitality scene after[...]

Dalata reports 'record set of financial results' News

Dalata reports 'record set of financial results'

29 August 2023 by

Dalata Hotel Group has reported a "record set of financial results” with revenue growth of 29%[...]

Chef Stephane Delourme departs Rick Stein Restaurants after 25 years News

Chef Stephane Delourme departs Rick Stein Restaurants after 25 years

25 August 2023 by

Stephane Delourme, group chef of Rick Stein restaurants, is to leave to set up his own[...]

Two arrested in Crooked House pub fire investigation News

Two arrested in Crooked House pub fire investigation

24 August 2023

Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a fire that destroyed the historic Crooked House pub in Staffordshire.

The Caterer interview: Lynn Brutman, Four Seasons London at Park Lane Business

The Caterer interview: Lynn Brutman, Four Seasons London at Park Lane

18 August 2023

The regional vice president and general manager of Four Seasons London at Park Lane is behind an evolution at hotel, with a new destination restaurant and renovation in the pipeline

Investigation launched after blaze destroys ‘Britain's wonkiest pub’ News

Investigation launched after blaze destroys ‘Britain's wonkiest pub’

07 August 2023 by

Police have launched an investigation after a fire gutted “Britain’s wonkiest pub” on Saturday evening.

Boss of Shakespeare's Globe backs calls for tax-free shopping for tourists News

Boss of Shakespeare's Globe backs calls for tax-free shopping for tourists

07 August 2023 by

Calls for the reintroduction of tax-free shopping for tourists have been supported by the chief executive[...]

Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder News

Pub closure report causes 'unnecessary alarm' says JD Wetherspoon founder

07 August 2023 by

Reports of pub closures have created “unnecessary alarm”, according to JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin, who[...]

How amputee Zoltan Szakacsi overcame a traumatic accident with triumphant cycle Hotel

How amputee Zoltan Szakacsi overcame a traumatic accident with triumphant cycle

03 August 2023 by

Less than eight hours after losing a leg, Zoltan Szakacsi set a goal to cycle from[...]

Hotelier makes tax burden plea as he announces closure of the Fleece in Richmond News

Hotelier makes tax burden plea as he announces closure of the Fleece in Richmond

01 August 2023

“Unrelenting, chronic staffing issues and ever-increasing costs” have been blamed for the closure of the Grade II-listed Fleece hotel in Richmond, north Yorkshire.

Kenny Tutt closes Pitch in Worthing ‘with a heavy heart’ News

Kenny Tutt closes Pitch in Worthing ‘with a heavy heart’

31 July 2023

Kenny Tutt, the 2018 MasterChef champion, has announced the immediate closure of his Worthing restaurant Pitch, saying he was unable to make the venue viable.

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