Tom Vaughan

Menuwatch: Noble Rot Soho

18 November 2020 by Tom Vaughan

Aktar Islam on bringing globe-trotting culinary influences to his beloved Birmingham

18 November 2020 by Tom Vaughan

Hotel

Is it check-out time for Travelodge?

14 October 2020 by Tom Vaughan

Since March, Travelodge has been locked in a heated conflict with its landlords over rent reductions,[...]

Innovation through crisis: how the pandemic prompted new revenue streams

21 August 2020 by Tom Vaughan

When lockdown hit, revenue streams were reduced to a trickle and many businesses faced closure if[...]

Open and shut: The restaurants that opened for the first time during the pandemic

14 August 2020 by Tom Vaughan

Restaurant launches are recipes for stress at the best of times. Throw in a global pandemic,[...]

In-Depth

Henry Dimbleby on creating a new manifesto for food and farming

30 April 2020 by Tom Vaughan

The new National Food Strategy is arguably Henry Dimbleby’s biggest challenge to date. The co-founder of[...]

26 February 2020 by Tom Vaughan

Simon Hulstone of Torquay's the Elephant on 15 years of fame

It’s been 15 years since Simon and Katy Hulstone took over at the Elephant in Torquay, winning their first Michelin star within a few months. Tom Vaughan catches up with the chef to reflect on lessons learned from a decade and a half at the helm, the secret to retaining[...]"

Meet Misha Zelman, the cattle king of London

23 January 2020

Tom Vaughan meets Misha Zelman – owner of London restaurants Goodman, Beast and Zelman Meats – and his top chefs, to talk the future of the business, environmentalism, British beef and rumours of a sale.

Globe trotters: How the Roux Scholarship helped its winners take flight

16 January 2020

Entries for the Roux Scholarship 2020 close on 31 January. In anticipation of this year’s competition, Tom Vaughan catches up with six past winners who now work abroad, to discover how their victory and three-month stage has influenced their globe-trotting[...]

A whole new ball game: Swingers co-founders Jeremy Simmonds and Matt Grech-Smith explain why the future of hospitality is all about competitive socialising

15 December 2018 by Tom Vaughan

Animal magic: Celebrity mixologist Tony Conigliaro is teaming up with Rob Roy Cameron

07 July 2018 by Tom Vaughan

Sketch: the big picture

22 June 2018 by Tom Vaughan

Menuwatch: The Burlington

17 March 2018 by Tom Vaughan

24 January 2018 by Tom Vaughan

Restaurant profile: Nieves Barragán Mohacho and José Etura's Sabor, London

How Paul Merrett embraced the ever-growing gastropub movement

05 January 2018

The Ivy Collection moves into the big league

04 August 2017