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Luxury Hampshire country house hotel Heckfield Place has launched a new bar ‘inspired by the convivial atmosphere of a traditional pub’. The Workman’s Bar ‘reinterprets’ the pub format, drawing on Britain’s industrial heritage through the use of ‘honest’ materials and understated design while ‘seeking to evoke the warmth and conviviality of a neighbourhood local’. Open to hotel guests and non-residents alike, the bar serves food alongside a drinks menu focused on local craft beers, fine wines and reinterpretations of classic British drinks from the 1950s.

Soho Thai restaurant Khao Bird has pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 as part of parent company Redroaster’s Climate Action Plan. The Brighton and Hove-based company, which also operates two eponymous cafés and seafront restaurant Lucky Beach in the city, is B Corp-certified.

Joe Haynes, Ben Butterworth and Tom Hurst have revealed more details about their forthcoming follow-up to their Farringdon restaurant Cloth. Announced in late 2025 and originally expected to launch this summer on the former site of Simpson’s Tavern - one of the capital’s oldest restaurants - Cloth Cornhill will now open in early October. The restaurant will trade during the week only, serving lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday.

Endo Kazutoshi has revealed further details of his upcoming sushi counter restaurant and listening bar at the former Five Fields site in Chelsea. The project, which follows the closure of his White City flagship Endo at the Rotunda last year after a devastating fire, was first announced in July. Most of the new details concern Moga, the listening bar located on the townhouse’s first floor.

Tyler King has left Michelin-starred Edinburgh restaurant Condita to become head chef at five-star Dumfries & Galloway coastal hotel Knockinaam Lodge. King joined Condita as head chef at the beginning of 2024 and oversaw the retention of its star in the 2025 and 2026 Michelin guides. Condita has not yet publicly named his successor.

London-based Spanish restaurant group Brindisa Tapas has appointed its first managing director. Kelly Richardson has worked within the now six-strong business since 2018 and has ‘played a central part in shaping its direction’ alongside founders Monika Linton and Ratnesh Bagdai.

The managing director and co-owner of recently relocated Glasgow restaurant Celentano’s on OMA sommelier Alessandra Tasca, Greek wine estate Kir-Yianni and Gusbourne’s Blanc de Noirs.

The London pasta specialist is entering uncharted territory with a huge hotel restaurant project.

Michelin-starred Isle of Skye restaurant Loch Bay will close in October after 10 years of trading. Owners Michael and Laurence Smith have not given a specific reason for the closure, saying only that they feel it is the right time and are looking forward “to beginning new chapters in our personal and professional lives”.

Viral Manchester dessert brand Buttercup Pudding Bar will open its first standalone site in the city this autumn. The move follows the success of its nine-month residency at General Store Deansgate Square, which will come to an end later this month.