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Dear
It's been hard to ignore the furore around a recent incident at the Brick House Bakery in East Dulwich. The owner of the café in south London politely asked a parent to take their crying baby outside to settle it as it was disturbing other customers. This then erupted into a social-media frenzy with the victim taking to Instagram to criticise the café. At the time of writing, there were more than 300 comments on the cafe's feed. Everyone will have their own opinion about this, but I believe the owner of Brick House Bakery, while explaining his duty to give his customers a pleasant experience, sums it up rather well. 'Parents have a responsibility to look after their children. We are a cafe, not a creche.' It also seems to me that there's a business opportunity here somewhere too… Have a good week. Adam 
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Lina Stores A love-of-food story comes full circle as Masha Rener, who fell for Lina Stores Italian deli when she moved to London 20 years ago, has returned after running a restaurant in Umbria to become head chef at Lina Stores – 51 Greek Street. The famed 75-year-old brand will serve its classic pastas and more when it launches its first restaurant in spring. It will have 51 covers over two floors, decorated in its trademark colours and a mid-century feel. |
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El Pastor A tortilleria sounds more poetic than a taco factory, but the El Pastor team don’t mind which term is used for the next venture, a spin-off in Druid Street of their Borough Market restaurant. The late-March opening from founders Sam and James Hart and Crispin Somerville will see fresh corn tortillas made and sold every day, as well as the cheeses, salsas, meats and chillis needed to assemble tacos at home (plus mezcal and beers). The tortilleria will also serve food at a taco bar, seating six, plus 20 at tables. |
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Michael Staub Congratulations to Michael Staub, winner of this year’s Gold Service Scholarship. The young floor manager at Rosewood London beat more than a hundred entrants in a rigorous judging process; in its sixth year, the scholarship had a diverse range within its eight finalists, and there was loud applause for them at the ceremony last week, from hospitality’s big hitters. Staub will have placements at Mandarin Oriental hotels and a Michelin-starred restaurant as part of his award. |
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Q&A: Stevie Parle on opening and closing Dock Kitchen and London's changing restaurant scene |
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Richard Caring is moving closer to Daphne's and Harry's Dolce Vita, two of his restaurants. The Sunday Times reports that the owner of Caprice Holdings has snapped up Park House in South Kensington for £40m. Not bad considering it was on the market for £105m. Deliveroo is looking to float on either the London or New York stock exchange, which would value the food delivery business at more than $2bn. Perhaps then they'd have enough cash to train their delivery cyclists to not ride on pavements.
Last year it was announced that The trade press incorrectly reported last week that Radici in Islington was closing. The Dumbwaiter pinged Des Gunewardena a message on Friday to find out what was actually going on. "Funnily enough I was with Francesco last night. I said to him with so many new openings coming up here and in New York, I joked that I didn't know where the money was going to come from. So when I read this morning that Radici was being sold for £3.6m I thought wow quick work Francesco! Sorry to disappoint the naysayers, but it's the building we are in and not our restaurant that's for sale!" From Clerkenwell to Covent Garden. Click here for The Dumbwaiter's best bites of the week. |
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