Restaurants

Larry Jayasekara has gone from working as a bin man to opening Cocochine, a testament to the raw talent shown in a spate of kitchens

Sommeliers have responded positively to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation that the role should be added to the skilled worker visa list, saying it would be a “lifeline” to the sector if the move is upheld by government.

Former 8 Restaurant and Bar at the Machrie hotel head chef Iain Nicholson will oversee the Orangery restaurant at the boutique hotel in Perthshire.

Tortilla has revealed it will take a “prudent approach” to expansion, with plans to slow down on launching new sites until “Q1 and Q2 of next year” while it focuses on driving footfall to its existing restaurants.