Learning Lisbon’s foodie secrets with the Jamie Oliver of Portugal INSIDER LISBON As new Portuguese restaurant Joia opens in London, Adam Bloodworth visits Lisbon to taste its inspiration Unless you’ve spent the last decade hiding underneath a yellow tram, you will have noticed that Portugal’s capital Lisbon has become the European city du jour lately. Everyone in your office has a tip for the best pastel de nata, the smartest [...]
Jamie Oliver looks to move on from chain collapse with new London restaurant LONDON Jamie Oliver has said he “hasn’t lost faith” in the restaurant industry as he pushes ahead with plans to open a new restaurant four years after the collapse of his eponymous high street chain. Speaking to The News Agents podcast on Wednesday the celebrity chef blamed a 40 per cent hike in business rates and [...]
Jamie Oliver chef: Critics should have waited longer before reviewing London restaurant JAMIE OLIVER Critics should have waited longer to review the food at Jamie Oliver's new restaurant, says the head chef
From Jamie Oliver to Jeremy King and Jason Atherton: Top restaurants opening in London in 2023 and beyond August 23, 2023 London may be in that strange, midsummer quiet period but the restaurant industry is already gearing up for the autumn rush, with some of the most exciting launches since the pre-Covid times lined up over the coming months. Whether it’s the iconic The Wolseley opening its second venue on King William Street in the City, [...]
‘Not a dark kitchen’: Taster to launch two pasta delivery sites a month with Jamie Oliver October 12, 2022 The founder of food delivery start-up Taster has said the firm wants to differentiate itself from dark kitchens, as it aims to roll out two new sites per month for its new pasta brand with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Taster hopes to take the Jamie Oliver collaboration “very far” and turn it into the “biggest [...]
Jamie Oliver Group revenues fell 20 per cent last year amid lockdown August 21, 2021 Turnover at the Jamie Oliver Group fell by 19.7 per cent to £30m as the company felt the force of the pandemic and lockdowns, according to reports. Pre-tax profits for the group, made up of Jamie Oliver Holdings and Jamie Oliver Licensing, fell by 41.2 per cent to £4.9m according to The Times. The Holdings [...]
Jamie Oliver takes payday hit as restaurant collapse eats into profits January 3, 2021 Jamie Oliver has suffered a decline in profit from his business ventures as the collapse of his restaurant chain continues to take its toll. Pre-tax profits at the celebrity chef’s group of companies dropped to £7.1m in 2019, down nine per cent on the previous year. Turnover dropped just over five per cent to £38.8m, [...]
5 London restaurants I love, by Joia head chef Jose Jara December 13, 2023 The head chef at Joia, the Portuguese restaurant at Battersea Power Station, shares the five places he eats on his days off
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant to close ‘with immediate effect’ December 12, 2019 Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant is to close with immediate effect, putting up to 100 jobs at risk. The restaurant is run by charity the Cornwall Food Foundation, which said both the restaurant and charity will cease trading today after “an independent financial review.” Read more: Jamie Oliver bags £5.2m payday despite restaurant chain collapse [...]
Former Chancellor George Osborne ‘disappointed’ by government delay on junk food advert ban December 27, 2022 Former Chancellor George Osborne has said he would extend a sugar levy and dubbed it “disappointing” that marketing restrictions on junk food have not yet been introduced. The former Tory politician said it was “very disappointing” that restrictions on advertising food products with high fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) contents have been delayed. A ban [...]