All articles by Stefan Chomka

  • Mitch Tonks
    Interviews

    Rockfish CEO Mitch Tonks: Lockdown made us realise our staff model was unsustainable

    2020-09-14T07:33:00Z

    The co-founder of Rockfish restaurant group and fine dining restaurant The Seahorse on streamlining his business post lockdown, changing his approach to staff and weathering the coming winter.

  • Jeremy King
    Interviews

    Jeremy King: ‘The pandemic will provide a platform for the next generation’

    2020-09-04T07:07:00Z

    The co-founder of Corbin & King discusses reopening most of his estate, trying to launch a restaurant during the pandemic; the mixed bag of dealing with landlords and what he hopes the positive sides of the pandemic will be.

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    News

    Debt enforcement moratorium still needed - MCA poll

    2020-05-18T07:03:00Z

    More than half of operators, (54%) said that their landlord had refused to offer any concessions, with an additional 34% saying that negotiations were ongoing, according to the latest weekly Hospitality Leaders Poll by MCA Insight/HIM. The results highlight further the need for a debt enforcement moratorium, one of the key pillars of Hospitality Union’s original six-point action plan, to give both commercial tenants and landlords breathing space against litigation.

  • Joe-Grossman
    Interviews

    Patty & Bun: ‘How you treat people now will define you forever’

    2020-04-24T10:12:00Z

    How restaurant businesses act now in terms of dealing with their staff, suppliers and customers will mark them out for the future once the lockdown restrictions have been lifted, Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossman has said.

  • Kate Nicholls
    News

    United We Stand - Kate Nicholls on the coronavirus crisis

    2020-03-26T08:36:00Z

    You’ve put questions to the government on its wage relief - what answers have you received so far? We got the much-needed confirmation that the Government will roll-out a Job Retention Scheme providing grants to cover 80% of wages. We had been pushing the Government very hard on this and it was absolutely vital that support was provided to ensure that employees would still receive money and businesses supported. We are still awaiting detail on the scheme

  • Jeremy King
    News

    Corbin and King announce two more restaurants

    2020-03-06T08:34:00Z

    Corbin and King are opening two new restaurants in London, one in the City and another in Notting Hill.

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    News

    Pepper Collective announces slew of projects

    2020-01-10T08:33:00Z

    Temper founder Neil Rankin and former Benugo CEO Handley Amos are heading up a restaurant division that will provide investment and expertise to restaurateurs to launch new ventures.

  • Roxy Ball Room
    News

    Roxy Leisure secures £7.5m growth backing from Foresight

    2020-01-08T08:32:00Z

    Social entertainment bar group Roxy Leisure has received a £7.5m investment from Foresight Group to help it support its expansion.

  • Jo Fleet
    News

    Jo Fleet named ‘unsung hero’

    2019-12-05T08:21:00Z

    Flat Iron, Wagamama, Caravan and Lina Stores were among winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards held in London last night (4 December).

  • The Double Decker - whalburger
    Opinion

    American dreamers

    2019-11-22T08:28:00Z

    A fresh wave of American concepts have crossed the pond in recent years, and more are on their way. Why is the UK so appealing to US brands, and do we still want them? 

  • Seven Dials Market
    News

    Kerb: ‘There’s room for more food halls in London’

    2019-09-10T07:10:00Z

    The founder and CEO of street food collective KERB discuss Seven Dials Market,  the two-floor market and restaurant hub located in a former banana and cucumber warehouse that opens this month in Covent Garden

  • Eggslut
    News

    Eggslut eyes 10 for UK

    2019-08-16T14:17:00Z

    US-based casual dining brand Eggslut is looking to open around 10 restaurants in the UK in the coming years following the launch of its debut UK site in London’s Notting Hill, MCA’s sister title Big Hospitality reports.

  • Coqfighter
    News

    Coqfighter to opens first bricks and mortar site

    2019-05-16T07:27:00Z

    Fried chicken restaurant Coqfighter will open its first table-service restaurant, in Soho, at the end of this month.

  • Dodo
    News

    Dodo Pizza to open second UK site

    2019-04-08T07:25:00Z

    Russian-based tech-focused pizzeria brand Dodo Pizza will open a second restaurant in the UK later this month.

  • Jeremy King
    News

    Corbin & King launches drive to employ more over-50s

    2018-09-11T08:32:00Z

    Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched an initiative to employ more people over the age of 50 in a move that it believes will create a better and more diverse workforce.

  • News

    Bundobust eyes investment; set for Liverpool

    2017-12-01T16:23:00Z

    Bundobust is started talks regarding taking on new investment, as it gears up to secure a site in Liverpool

  • Santa Maria Pizzeria
    Opinion

    The pizza perfectionists

    2017-11-27T07:33:00Z

    Neapolitan pizza player Santa Maria opens its third restaurant later this month – but don’t expect to see one on every street corner any time soon. Stefan Chomka reports

  • News

    Erskine to launch Pure Filth concept

    2017-11-15T07:48:00Z

    Chef Gizzi Erskine and nutritionist Rosemary Ferguson are set to launch healthy vegetarian burger restaurant Pure Filth early next year

  • News

    Yorkshire pub named world’s best restaurant

    2017-10-12T08:37:13.470Z

    The Black Swan at Oldstead in North Yorkshire has been named as the best restaurant in the world, according to TripAdvisor.

  • News

    Kazutoshi confirms details of Soho restaurant

    2017-09-08T16:28:00Z

    Master sushi chef Endo Kazutoshi has confirmed he will open a sushi restaurant in London’s Soho this winter.