Restaurants

Restaurateur Rajeev Gupte has always been involved in his community, but he's taken social experimentation to a new level. Gupte, the owner and general manager of Spice Fusion in Kent, England, initiated a special offer to patrons that started on March 7 and is continuing every Monday: Groups of four or more dine-in individuals would receive a 20 percent discount on their bills. However, there is a catch. All patrons must lock their smartphones in a padlocked "jail" resting on the table for the duration of their meal. The deal has been advertised on the restaurant's social media channels. Coined with the tagline "Dinner is Better When We Eat Together," Gupte said the initiative was aimed to give people a better opportunity to enjoy each other's company, "so everyone can concentrate on the important things." "The idea itself came from my chef (Abul Hussain)," Gupte told Newsweek . "He had been to London with his family and they had a meal somewhere. The idea was that if you … [Read more...] about Patrons willing to put their phones in cage get discount at this restaurant

A group of students have been banned from Gordon Ramsay’s pizza restaurant after they tried to sneakily pack numerous slices into their bags. 18-years-old Matt Waters visited the restaurant in Camden with his friends. They aimed to take advantage of the bottomless pizza scheme, which costs £16 per person. It includes slices of Margherita, pepperoni, charred aubergine, corn and chorizo. The students attempted to sneakily put the slices into Tupperware boxes, which were hidden inside handbags and tote bags. They captured all of it and uploaded a video on TikTok, reports Ladbible. Somehow, the students managed to hide over 25 slices of pizza in their bags. Even though the group managed to escape, the staff got to know about the entire plot after the news was shared online. The restaurant managed to track down the group and used Instagram to announce that they have been banned from all the Gordon Ramsay restaurants. While speaking to Ladbible, Matt explained, “We were using Tupperware … [Read more...] about Gordon Ramsay’s Bottomless Pizza Restaurant Raided by Students Who Stole Slices in Bags

A restaurant manager has lashed out at complaining customers - describing them as "chavs who don't want to pay." Seaway fish and chip shop has been hit with a string of bad reviews but staff insist "it's a load of old cobbler" as their food is fresh. Diners have described their experience at the popular chippy in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, as "utterly disgraceful" with poor service and food served cold. But manager Mr Hussain defended the restaurant and said customers are happy to polish off their meals before launching a complaint. He told Grimsby Live : "It's just chavvy people that come in here and they don't want to pay for their food. "They've eaten it all and then they say, 'oh it was cold, it was this, it was that' yet they've finished all their food." One diner, who did not wish to be named, visited Seaway with his wife and two of his children and described the experience as bad from start to finish. Some customers allegedly complained that their … [Read more...] about Restaurant owner says complaining customers are ‘chavs who don’t want to pay’

A 64-year-old San Mateo Chinese restaurant 's days appear to be numbered. This week, the San Mateo City Council approved a new six-story mixed-use residential building that will require a whole San Mateo city block to be demolished, including Wing Fat Chinese Restaurant, reported the San Mateo Daily Journal . The project, called Block 21, proposes 180,000 square feet of offices and 111 housing units on 500 East 3rd Ave. (with 12 of those units being in the very-low-income category). The City Council unanimously approved the project at its recent meeting — an approval the project needed because it exceeds height restrictions. The building will feature a “contemporary” architecture style, 402 parking spaces and 151 bike spaces. “Once this is done, San Mateo is going to be a better place, and I’m not talking about tax revenue or homes. I’m talking about utilizing this property,” Councilmember Eric Rodriguez told the San Mateo Daily Journal. All 40 property owners … [Read more...] about 64-year-old Chinese restaurant, along with whole Bay Area block, approved for demolition

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Kanpur violence cases on Wednesday arrested Mukhtar Baba alias Baba Biryani, who runs a chain of restaurants, officials said here. Mukhtar Baba has been named in three cases for rioting and violence with deadly weapons at Beckonganj Police Station, said Joint CP, Law and order, Anand Prakash Tiwari. Violence had broken in Kanpur out June 3 after Friday prayers over remarks against Prophet Mohammad by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate. There are many more suspects on the radar of the SIT who can be arrested and interrogated soon, Tiwari said. The SIT had on Tuesday also arrested a youth identified as Mohammad Faizan, whose images were uploaded on social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, that led to his arrest. With fresh arrests, the number of those arrested in Kanpur violence incident has reached 59, the JCP said. Mukhtar's arrest came following the statement of Zafar Hayat Hashmi, a key accused in … [Read more...] about UP: Restaurant Chain Owner Arrested in Kanpur Violence Probe

Here’s the deal: Open serves just six types of sandwiches, and each is created by a different Denver chef. They’re sold daily from a counter at the back of a Denver bar, as well as online for delivery or pickup. And $1 from each sale is donated to a local food charity of the chefs’ choice. For longtime restaurant server and manager Jake Riederer, the transition to opening his own restaurant was fast, starting in late November with a business plan and culminating with counter service by March. If you go Open is located within American Bonded at 2706 Larimer St. Order at the bar or online at opendenco.com . Open Mon.-Fri. 4 p.m.-midnight, Sat.-Sun. noon-midnight. 720-531-3969 For the past month, Riederer and his business partner, chef Jhon Chavez, have been serving sandwiches every day until midnight from the back of American Bonded bar on Larimer Street. To order, you can grab a seat anywhere in the bar, or go online before pulling up in the alleyway, and pick up your … [Read more...] about Top Denver chefs make their perfect sandwiches to sell at this new restaurant

Chicago is on many of our travel bucket lists – and for very good reason. The Windy City, located in Illinois, is known for its fabulous food restaurants, especially when it comes to pizza. There are also brilliant attractions like the amazing Skydeck and Chicago River, Cloud Gate, Adler Planetarium and the picturesque Navy Pier. READ NEXT: Chicago Town fans have the chance to bag exciting pizza-themed trip to Chicago And however long you decide to go for, we're sure you'll have a trip to remember. So what are you waiting for, check out our top places below and get booking! The iconic Dusable Street bridge on Michigan avenue going up on the Chicago Riverwalk ( Image: Getty Images) 1. Chicago River You can't take a trip to Chicago without heading down to the Chicago River! Seeing as the 156 mile-long river runs through the centre of the city, you really can't miss it. Why not head out on a boat tour to learn more about the city's amazing architecture … [Read more...] about Top things to do in Chicago – from tasty pizza restaurants to famous Chicago River

For chef Douglas Keane, the road here has been not merely long and winding. It has been brutal. When his acclaimed Cyrus in downtown Healdsburg closed in 2012 following a landlord dispute, he vowed to reopen the two- Michelin-starred restaurant elsewhere in the Alexander Valley. Little did he know it would take 10 years of stops and starts , plus lengthy deliberations over five different properties — four of which would prove too problematic — to make it happen. On Sept. 9, Cyrus will finally be reborn, in a bucolic setting in Geyserville, a 10-minute drive from its original location. Keane will again be serving up his style of assertively flavored, seasonal California fare with Japanese and other global influences, this time with an added Willy Wonka-like surprise. Exclusive reservations for the first three dinners, Sept. 9-11, will go on sale online at noon on Sunday, June 26, by San Francisco’s Meals on Wheels . Just 12 seats will be available each of those evenings, … [Read more...] about Wine Country lost this Michelin-starred restaurant a decade ago. It’s finally reopening this summer

A New York restaurant is being rewarded for helping to rescue a customer that was allegedly held hostage, ABC 7 NY reported Wednesday. The Chipper Truck Cafe, which is located in Yonkers, will receive $5,000 from the food delivery service GrubHub after they followed up on instructions to call 911 that were included with a GrubHub order, ABC 7 NY reported. The restaurant received the instructions early Sunday, according to the outlet. A 24-year-old who was allegedly being held hostage in an apartment in the Bronx sent the instructions, ABC 7 NY reported. “Please call the police his [sic] going to call me when u delivered come with the cones [sic] please don’t make it obvious,” the woman wrote in the instructions, according the outlet . The woman’s identity was not revealed. WATCH: Following the woman’s instructions, the restaurant called the police, who responded to the incident and arrested Kemoy Royal, ABC 7 NY reported. Police have reportedly charged Royal with rape and … [Read more...] about Restaurant Gets Reward For Helping Rescue Hostage Customer

A woman has revealed her surprise after she received a menu at a restaurant without the prices listed, while her boyfriend received one with the prices on it. In a recent video shared to TikTok, Abbie Chatfield explained how she went to a “boujee” restaurant with her boyfriend. When they sat down at the table, she was given a menu that didn’t include prices for any of the menu items. “So we’re at the boujee restaurant and my menu didn’t have prices on them,” she explained. “And he was like: ‘Yeah it’s expensive.’ And I was like: ‘How do you know that?’” Chatfield, who was a contestant on season seven of the Australian series The Bachelor , based on the US show of the same name, documented different parts of the restaurant to show that she expected it to be a pricey place. However, she was still curious about how her boyfriend knew it was expensive, which is when she realised that his menu had “prices on it.” Recommended Restaurant server … [Read more...] about Woman reveals her boyfriend received restaurant menu with prices while she didn’t: ‘Patriarchy strikes again’