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• Gunning hopes to make tasting evenings a permanent fixture at Purslane.

Purslane makes sweet offer

PURSLANE restaurant in the capital has joined forces with patissier and chocolatier Sebastian Kobelt to host a dessert-only tasting evening on Monday (January 13). Kobelt,...
Sielaff

Sielaff’s new brew

GERMAN coffee machine manufacturer Sielaff has launched its Ultima Duo push-button model to the UK on-trade. The model incorporates the manufacturer’s ‘module’ design, which allows...
• Chef Munur Kara will oversee the resort’s six bars and restaurants.

Turnberry return for executive chef

LUXURY Ayrshire resort Turnberry has appointed Munur Kara as its new executive chef. The move marks a return to the resort for Kara, who...
Festive season a time for sharing

Festive season a time for sharing

Buffets can be easy-to-make, cost effective and profitable, say food firms BUFFETS can be big business for the trade over the Christmas and New Year...
• The team behind Chaophraya is expected to introduce a new brand in 2014.

Chains eat in to independent turf

Increase in brands offering international cuisine BRANDED restaurant groups are beginning to “colonise” areas of the market previously dominated by independents, according to a new...
• ResDiary and Bookatable allow consumers to reserve restaurant tables through their websites.

Web booking firms tie up

Reservation sites form strategic partnership in UK RESDIARY, the Scottish-based firm providing online booking services for restaurants, is set to expand its reach through an...
Matin Khan

Chef’s special: Matin Khan

Matin Khan, Owner, Itihaas, Dalkeith Itihaas offers a menu of Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine in Dalkeith. The restaurant was awarded a Certificate of Excellence 2013 by...
Vittoria Group

Victory for Vittoria Group

FAMILY-owned restaurant operator the Vittoria Group picked up four trophies at the recent Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association Awards in London. The Edinburgh-based company...
• Pierre White’s Wheeler’s of St James’s Dumfries will open this month.

Dumfries dining for Pierre White

Chef set to open first restaurant in Scotland CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White is to launch his first restaurant in Scotland later this month. The Michelin...
• The curved booths in Twenty Princes Street

Eaterie steaks out a place in Edinburgh

Old meets new in revamped restaurant and bar overlooking the castle, as Matthew Lynas reports FROM the window tables in Twenty Princes Street – the...

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