Jungmin Seo

Jungmin Seo

Reporter

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

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Nest to move to ‘bigger, bolder’ restaurant site in Shoreditch

19 July 2023 by

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.

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Karen’s Diner to open in Brighton

19 July 2023 by

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.

First Dates restaurant to relocate for tenth series News

First Dates restaurant to relocate for tenth series

17 July 2023 by

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 News

Oxford City Council approves £37m project to transform cinema into aparthotel

14 July 2023 by

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 News

Kinsfolk & Co aiming to open five properties in five years

14 July 2023 by

The chief executive of new hospitality management company Kinsfolk & Co has said the business is[...]

Akwaaba named winner of Lexington Casual Dining Competition 2023 News

Akwaaba named winner of Lexington Casual Dining Competition 2023

14 July 2023 by

Ghanaian street food concept Akwaaba was crowned the winner of Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition, which was[...]

Winners of Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2023 announced News

Winners of Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2023 announced

13 July 2023 by

The three winners of Young Chef Young Waiter England and Young Mixologist England have been revealed.

Pine Trees Hotel sold to Apex Hotels News

Pine Trees Hotel sold to Apex Hotels

13 July 2023 by

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 News

First look: 1 Hotel Mayfair with Tom Sellers restaurant opens its doors

13 July 2023 by

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 News

Martin Kleveta named head sommelier of Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

12 July 2023 by

Martin Kleveta has been appointed head sommelier of the three Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester[...]

Home Office 'paying for thousands' of empty hotel beds News

Home Office 'paying for thousands' of empty hotel beds

12 July 2023

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 News

‘Significant investor appetite’ building for hotel deals

12 July 2023

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.

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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