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Jungmin Seo

Jungmin Seo

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Reporter at The Caterer, covering hotels, restaurants, foodservice, pubs and the latest openings.

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Lukas Juhaniak named head chef at Trivet

16 April 2024 by

Lukas Juhaniak has been appointed head chef of the two-Michelin-starred Trivet restaruant in London’s Bermondsey.

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Marriott International plots 100 more hotels amid conversion boom

16 April 2024 by

Marriott International plans to add nearly 100 properties and over 12,000 rooms to its European portfolio by the end of 2026.

Hostmore in talks to acquire TGI Fridays for £177m News

Hostmore in talks to acquire TGI Fridays for £177m

16 April 2024 by
Des Gunewardena reveals details of upcoming Royal Exchange restaurant News

Des Gunewardena reveals details of upcoming Royal Exchange restaurant

15 April 2024 by
Ottolenghi group appoints Elaine Goad as Nopi head chef News

Ottolenghi group appoints Elaine Goad as Nopi head chef

15 April 2024 by
Pret says no 'current problems' with its app or subscription News

Pret says no 'current problems' with its app or subscription

15 April 2024 by

Adam Bateman joins Pan Pacific London as executive chef News

Adam Bateman joins Pan Pacific London as executive chef

15 April 2024 by

Adam Bateman has been appointed executive chef of Pan Pacific London.

Hotel insolvencies rose by 19%, survey reports News

Hotel insolvencies rose by 19%, survey reports

15 April 2024 by

Hotel insolvencies in the UK increased by 19% over the past year as a result of[...]

Brian Turner, David Mulcahy and Steve Munkley take top honours at Springboard awards News

Brian Turner, David Mulcahy and Steve Munkley take top honours at Springboard awards

12 April 2024 by

Twenty winners of the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2024 were revealed at the InterContinental Park Lane,[...]

Paradise Soho to swap sharing plates for set dinner menu News

Paradise Soho to swap sharing plates for set dinner menu

12 April 2024 by

Dom Fernando’s Paradise in London’s Soho is set to reopen after a two-week refurbishment in May[...]

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‘Au revoir and good bye’: Phil Howard closes French ski resort restaurant

Chef Phil Howard has closed his seasonal restaurant Union at La Plagne Montalbert ski resort in Mâcot-la-Plagne, France, after seven years of trading."

12 April 2024 by
Hospitality Rising pauses recruitment campaign due to shortage of funding News

Hospitality Rising pauses recruitment campaign due to shortage of funding

12 April 2024
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Hospitality Rising has paused its industry recruitment drive due to a lack of available funding, having reached a “milestone” of 300,000 job applications.

Finalists revealed for Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2024 News

Finalists revealed for Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2024

11 April 2024
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Twelve finalists have been announced for the 2024 Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist (YYY) England competition.

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ College Community programme secures £300,000 boost News

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ College Community programme secures £300,000 boost

11 April 2024 by

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) has received almost £300,000 in funding from the Savoy[...]

Big Fang Collective to launch first London site amid trio of openings News

Big Fang Collective to launch first London site amid trio of openings

11 April 2024 by

The Liverpool-based Big Fang Collective, the group behind Golf Fang, Big Fang Karaoke, Big Fang Arcade[...]

Revolution Bars to close 18 sites under proposed restructuring plans News

Revolution Bars to close 18 sites under proposed restructuring plans

11 April 2024 by

Revolution Bars has announced plans to restructure the business through an emergency fundraising backed by Luke[...]

Book review: Doma by Spasia Pandora Dinkovski Recipes

Book review: Doma by Spasia Pandora Dinkovski

11 April 2024 by

Spasia Pandora Dinkovski, the chef behind second-generation Balkan restaurant Mystic Burek in London’s Sydenham, explores the[...]

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The Counter’s Kemal Demirasal to open second London restaurant

Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal is set to launch his second London restaurant, the Counter Soho, next month, two years after opening the Counter in Notting Hill."

10 April 2024 by
Hadley Park House hotel sold to new owners after over 20 years News

Hadley Park House hotel sold to new owners after over 20 years

10 April 2024
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Hadley Park House hotel in Telford has been sold following over 20 years of ownership under business partners Mark and Geraldine Lewis.

Motel One valued at £3.5b as founder takes back full control News

Motel One valued at £3.5b as founder takes back full control

10 April 2024
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Budget hotel chain Motel One has been valued at £3.5b after a deal to return control of the company to its founder.

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