Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Restaurant & Hospitality News 24 June

Travelodge builds up £100m war chest for expansion

Budget hotel group Travelodge is aiming to secure a £100m war chest to take over going-concern hotels from existing operators, banks and administrators. The company has teamed up with property fund manager Meghraj Properties Limited in a bid to raise £40m of equity...

Palm Restaurant, Knightsbridge

Mickey Rourke, Jeff Goldblum and our very own Cheryl Cole (pictured) have all been spotted at the LA branch of Palm Restaurant in recent months, but will the new Knightsbridge outpost turn out to be such a celeb-fest? ...

Ba Shan, Soho

Third time's a charm. Or is it? Seems that Shao Wei’s third Szechuan eatery Ba Shan has inherited the two least attractive aspects of its siblings: Baozi Inn’s uncomfortable surrounds and Bar Shu’s steep prices. ...

The Park Terrace, Knightsbridge

The British summer is an elusive creature. No sooner do we don flip-flops than the dark clouds reappear. Still, if you're going to take your chances and dine outside, there are few better places to do it than the Mandarin Oriental's idyllic alfresco space, open May to September...

Cheese tastings at Le Bouchon Breton

Calling all cheese-lovers: popular Spitalfields brasserie Le Bouchon Breton, will be running a series of informal masterclasses in cheese on the last Tuesday of every month, overseen by its resident cheese expert, or 'frommelier'...

Approval for Birkwood hotel scheme
Eatonfield Group, the Cheshire-based development company, has been given the green light to transform a former NHS hospital in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, into a country house hotel.

‘Worst over’ for British hotels as trading improves

The ‘worst may be over’ for British hoteliers after in depth analysis has revealed an improvement in hotel performance over the last five months

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