Pizza Express set to close up to 75 restaurants, risking 1,000 jobs
Insolvency move linked to competition and coronavirus adding to £1.1bn debts in 2018Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePizza Express is set to close up to 75 of its restaurants...
View ArticleDelivery and the future of dining: ‘Convenience is eroding that little extra...
As Australian state borders shut against Covid-19, restaurants are better prepared than in the first lockdown. But will delivery outlive coronavirus?Download the free Guardian app to get the most...
View ArticleEngland yet to embrace reopened restaurants and pubs, data suggests
Tracker finds sales about 40% down on same period last year among venues that reopenedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople have not embraced an easing of lockdown...
View ArticleMy pandemic epiphany: I'll always spend all of my money on takeout
Before lockdown, Yomi Adegoke wondered if she might secretly be skilled at cooking – she isn’t Related: Quarantine cooking's seven biggest trends – power ranked by Adam LiawI’ve always imagined –...
View ArticleIn these hard times, restaurant no shows aren't just rude – they're fatal |...
For a nation known for its politeness, we in the UK we seem to forget ourselves when it comes to dining outAfter months confined to our home kitchens, you’d think there would be a lot of love for...
View ArticleNaya Rivera: a gleeful cheerleader for all those coming out | Rebecca Nicholson
Her groundbreaking character Santana Lopez was truly inspirationalIn 2009, a camp, darkly funny, high-school musical-drama-comedy called Gleeexploded on to our television screens. It was an instant...
View ArticleThe restaurant industry is on its knees. The least we can do is be kind
Diners should be happy to pay deposits when they book because no-shows are the last straw in this stricken sector This week I have finally returned to writing about eating in restaurants, and if...
View ArticleMy first restaurant meal since lockdown was strange and joyful
Spontaneity may be off the menu, but eating out again meant an evening of solidarity and gratitudeI’m not sure I would have gone out for dinner on so-called “Super Saturday” had it not been for the...
View ArticleAt last, going out for lunch, in a French place really worth the wait
Pique-Nique is impeccably Gallic – it’s a thrill to finally be able to eat herePique-Nique, Tanner Street Park, London SE1 3LD (020 7403 9549). Small plates £6.50-£10.50, large sharing dishes £42-£68,...
View ArticleSafety first: the future of Britain's restaurants
Eating out is back – but the changes facing both customers and staff are immense. How is the new normal shaping up?Ordinarily, the opening weekend of a food destination as ambitious as Escape to...
View ArticleRestaurant no-shows are people I can really sink my teeth into | David Mitchell
Being angry about those who fail to turn up for bookings is one of my few remaining pleasuresWe’re all, in our various ways, working on the best system for the distribution of condemnation....
View ArticleUK restaurants: tensions boil over as diners and chefs fall out over VAT cuts...
Customers expect too much, say struggling owners as anticipated reopening bonanza fails to materialiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRestaurants struggling to make money...
View Article'They wanted tandoori chicken': Australia's slow embrace of regional Indian...
India’s food has always been as complex and diverse as the country itself. That variety is now being represented in Australian restaurantsIn an episode of the Netflix food documentary Ugly Delicious,...
View Article‘Eat out to help out’: thousands of food outlets yet to sign up for scheme
Only a quarter of eligible cafes, pubs and restaurants registered for half-price dining scheme less than two weeks before launchOnly a quarter of the restaurants, cafes and pubs eligible to sign up for...
View ArticleDon't get lost in facemask details, just wear one out of decency | Zoe Williams
Should you wear a mask in a coffee shop? What about a takeaway? If you’re finding it confusing, there is one simple approach to follow Masks became mandatory in a range of public places in England on...
View ArticleCountry pubs thrive, but city boozers left crying into their pints
VAT cuts and meal discounts boost larger rural places but are no help for ‘ye olde’ city spots – now left out and often still shutIt has been three weeks since pubs, bars and restaurants in England...
View ArticleCooking eased my exile and became my homage to the lives of immigrants
Preparing food helped me reconcile my old and new world. Now my restaurant produces a beautiful mongrel cuisine‘Now you better behave and don’t cry!” was the warning from my mother, shot with a stern...
View ArticleNo deposit, no return: your views on restaurant no-shows
If you have to pay upfront for flights, football matches and theatre, has the time come to end the table booking free-for-all?Last week, David Mitchell wrote about restaurant no-shows – ‘People I can...
View ArticleWaterside Bistro, Shipley: ‘a much missed old friend’ – restaurant review
A long-overdue lunch at Paul Huddlestone’s place in Yorkshire felt like coming homeWaterside Bistro and Bar, Wharf Street, Shipley BD17 7DW (01274 594 444). Starters £5.50-£8.50, mains £17-£29,...
View ArticlePizza Hut considers insolvency as Covid-19 crisis threatens jobs
Restaurant chain, with 5,700 staff, still hopeful of reopening most of its 244 UK branchesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe restaurant chain Pizza Hut is considering...
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