Sophie Weir | Restaurant Industry Magazine

Largest-ever IoH Annual Dinner & Awards secures Paralympian Aaron Phipps MBE as speaker

Gold medal Paralympian, Aaron Phipps MBE, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Institute of Hospitality Annual Awards & Dinner as the event goes extra-large and [...]

May 12, 2025

The Bryntirion Inn: A New Gastropub with Rooms Launches in Bala, North Wales

A new addition to the Palé Hall Estate, where motoring heritage meets modern Welsh hospitality Marking a new chapter for the Palé Hall Estate, The Bryntirion Inn has opened [...]

May 12, 2025

Shed creates bold new design concept for restaurant brand Jollibee

London-based design studio, Shed, has unveiled an exciting new concept for Jollibee, one of the fastest-growing global restaurant brands to come out of the Philippines. [...]

May 7, 2025

Boxcar Bar & Grill Relaunches as Fire & Wine: A Bold New Chapter for Marylebone Dining

Boxcar Bar & Grill, a local favourite in the heart of Marylebone, is set to relaunch on June 3rd as Boxcar Fire & Wine: a reimagined dining destination where high [...]

May 6, 2025

Rebecca Adlington OBE shares her story for Coeliac Awareness Month: “I wish I had asked my doctors to test me sooner.”

With only 36% of people with coeliac disease currently medically diagnosed in the UK, there are an estimated 500,000 people experiencing unexplained and often debilitating [...]

May 6, 2025

Sean-Paul Phippard from Restaurant Andrew Fairlie Wins National Plated Competition

Sean-Paul Phippard of Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles has been crowned winner of the first-ever Plated competition – taking home the title and a huge prize pot [...]

May 5, 2025

Belly: New Bistro Restaurant to launch in Kentish Town this May

Belly will open on May 8th at 157 Kentish Town Road – blending modern Filipino and European flavours, it will be a bistro centred around wood fired cooking with great [...]

May 2, 2025

wagamama commits to becoming Endometriosis Friendly Employer

wagamama is the latest organisation pledging to support colleagues impacted by endometriosis, by joining the Endometriosis Friendly Employer scheme. The Asian-inspired [...]

May 2, 2025

Rising stars named in prestigious Young National Chef of the Year semi-final line-up

The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the names of the talented chefs who will compete in the semi-finals of the Young National Chef of the Year competition. These rising [...]

May 2, 2025

Shrimp & Co Expands Following Strong Launch in Leicester and Birmingham

New seafood restaurant concept Shrimp & Co has made its debut in the Midlands, opening its first two sites in Leicester and Birmingham in March 2025. Specialising in [...]

April 28, 2025

Articles by Sophie Weir