Jungmin Seo
Reporter
Reporter at The Caterer, covering hotels, restaurants, foodservice, pubs and the latest openings.
Nest to move to ‘bigger, bolder’ restaurant site in Shoreditch
The team behind the Michelin-starred Restaurant St Barts in London are to move their debut site, Nest, to a “bigger, bolder space” in Shoreditch this October.
Karen’s Diner to open in Brighton
Karen’s Diner is to open one of its deliberately rude restaurants in Brighton on 13 August, marking the group’s first permanent outpost on the south coast.
Dalkeith Hotel in Edinburgh up for sale for £3m
Nicolas Clerc receives Gérard Basset award
First Dates restaurant to relocate for tenth series
Channel 4’s First Dates, which is hosted by front of house champion Fred Sirieix, will relocate[...]
Oxford City Council approves £37m project to transform cinema into aparthotel
Oxford City Council Cabinet has approved plans for the council to invest £37m to transform a[...]
Kinsfolk & Co aiming to open five properties in five years
The chief executive of new hospitality management company Kinsfolk & Co has said the business is[...]
Akwaaba named winner of Lexington Casual Dining Competition 2023
Ghanaian street food concept Akwaaba was crowned the winner of Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition, which was[...]
UKHospitality calls on business secretary to extend coronavirus loan repayments
The chair of UKHospitality has urged the government to extend CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans) repayment terms to ensure the “survival of thousands of businesses in hospitality”. "
Five people charged for ‘violent disorder’ outside asylum hotel
Five people have been charged following “incidents of disorder” outside a hotel housing asylum seekers earlier this year.
Losing the plot: the weird and wonderful things left behind in hotel rooms
From false teeth to blow-up dolls, the hardworking housekeepers of the UK’s hotels have had to deal with some very strange lost property. Jungmin Seo sees what they’ve found
Winners of Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2023 announced
The three winners of Young Chef Young Waiter England and Young Mixologist England have been revealed.
Pine Trees Hotel sold to Apex Hotels
Apex Hotels has acquired Pine Trees hotel in the Scottish Highlands for an undisclosed sum.
First look: 1 Hotel Mayfair with Tom Sellers restaurant opens its doors
1 Hotels, which is operated by Starwood Capital's SH Hotels & Resorts, has opened its first[...]
Martin Kleveta named head sommelier of Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
Martin Kleveta has been appointed head sommelier of the three Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester[...]
Savore receives Vacherin founders' backing amid first contract win
Independent workplace caterer Savore, founded by the former deputy managing director of Vacherin, has secured its first contract for an undisclosed sum."
Home Office 'paying for thousands' of empty hotel beds
The Home Office is paying for up to 5,000 empty hotel beds to manage the potential “overflow” of asylum seekers, a senior official has revealed.
‘Significant investor appetite’ building for hotel deals
Hotel transaction volumes hit £860m in the first six months of 2023, a drop of 60% compared to last year, according to property firm Knight Frank.
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