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What We’re Reading

Published 29 November 2025

Love your local: inside Britain’s community pub revival Despite the doom-and-gloom headlines, there’s plenty of good news across the pub …

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Generations: Opeoluwa Odutayo meets Adejoké Bakare

Published 27 November 2025

In the first instalment of CODE’s new series, Generations, rising star Opeoluwa Odutayo, a private chef, recipe developer and one …

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10 questions with Zoe Paskin

Published 25 November 2025

Zoë Paskin is co-founder, with her brother Layo, of Studio Paskin, the hospitality group behind such hits as The Palomar …

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What We’re Reading

Published 21 November 2025

Christmas Gift Guide 2025: 50 Great Gift Ideas for Food-Lovers There’s something for everyone in The Good Food Guide’s 2025 …

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What We’re Reading

Published 14 November 2025

Folkestone’s Nepalese Cuisine Writer, restaurateur and Folkestone local Zeren Wilson delves into Folkestone’s astonishing collection of Nepalese restaurants which goes …

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Call My Agent: How a New Generation of Chefs Are Finding Success Beyond the Pass

Published 13 November 2025

From pop-ups to brand deals and blockbuster book contracts, a new generation of culinary creators are redefining what it means …

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Where to eat in Soho on CODE

Published 10 November 2025

Soho may be small but its one square mile, boundaried by Charing Cross Road, Oxford Street, Regent Street and Shaftesbury …

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What We’re Reading

Published 9 November 2025

Where to eat: standout Sunday roasts: The Good Food Guide It’s Sunday roast season. Here’s the Good Food Guide with …

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The Golden Rules of Restaurant Design

Published 6 November 2025

For the third and final of CODE’s Founders Series 2025, powered by Toast, we brought together three leading voices in …

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In Conversation: Jenny Lau and Cynthia Shanmugalingam

Published 6 November 2025

Jenny Lau (@celestialpeach) is a writer, event curator, community organiser and the founder of Celestial Peach, a platform for telling …

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What We’re Reading

Published 31 October 2025

Why Britain’s proper pubs must be celebrated As the Good Food Guide launches its 100 Best Pubs 2025, in partnership …

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10 Questions with Tara MacBain of Julie’s

Published 27 October 2025

Tara MacBain is the owner of Julie’s in Holland Park, a West London institution dating back to 1969, and known …

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Where the CODE team ate: Edinburgh

Published 24 October 2025

The Knife & Fork Media crew headed up to Edinburgh last week for The Good Food Guide’s Britain’s Best Local …

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“It feels like a really exciting time in Manchester”

Published 24 October 2025

The CODE Founder Series, powered by Toast, made its way to Manchester last week for “Manchester Madness: What the Rest …

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“Every year I feel that I am a better chef. That’s the beautiful thing about this profession.”

Published 17 October 2025

Santiago Lastra’s contemporary Mexican restaurant KOL, which opened between lockdowns at the height of the pandemic in 2020, turns five …

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What We’re Reading

Published 17 October 2025

Where to eat in Newcastle: Anna Hedworth’s personal tour Architect turned chef and restaurateur Anna Hedworth is the woman behind …

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Where to eat in Theatreland on CODE

Published 14 October 2025

Dinner and a show is the ultimate West End double act but it can get expensive. With the CODE app, …

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“The akara is iconic. You’re pretty much not allowed to change it.”

Published 10 October 2025

Nigerian-born chef and restaurateur Aji Akokomi is the founder of Akoko and Akara, two modern West African restaurants in London. …

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What to order at NOTTO, according to Phil Howard

Published 2 October 2025

Industry veteran Phil Howard made his name – and his Michelin stars – with high-end cuisine, first at The Square …

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Wahaca at 18: An interview with Thomasina Miers

Published 26 September 2025

When Thomasina Miers, fresh from her MasterChef win, and her business partner Mark Selby founded Wahaca in 2007, Mexican food in …

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What Makes a Happy Team?

Published 24 September 2025

This week, CODE brought together some of the winners of CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work, in partnership with Planday, …

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12 Standout Initiatives from CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work

Published 5 September 2025

Every year, when we gather around the judging table to select the winners of CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work, …

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Celebrating CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places To Work 2025

Published 3 September 2025

On Monday 1 September, they packed into Bubala in King’s Cross to celebrate the announcement of CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places …

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Slutty Cheff answers your questions

Published 22 August 2025

It’s been a Slutty Cheff summer. With the release of her debut book TART last month, our favourite Lime bike-riding, …

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CODE Founders Series 2025, powered by Toast

Published 21 August 2025

The CODE Founders Series powered by Toast is back, putting a spotlight on inspirational founders from the hospitality industry. Across three events …

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Where to eat in Shoreditch

Published 28 July 2025

There’s nowhere quite like Shoreditch. Fun, fast-paced and fashionable, it has it all, from destination dining to neighbourhood bistros, from …

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Where do we go from here? A panel talk on equality in the hospitality industry

Published 23 July 2025

What was on the table at CODE’s recent Equality in the Hospitality Industry breakfast forum, powered by OpenTable, held at …

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Where to eat in Bristol

Published 9 July 2025

Bristol is one of the UK’s great restaurant cities—a hub of creativity and independent spirit, with great cafés, bakeries, bars, …

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How MJMK has elevated hospitality with sunday

Published 3 July 2025

in partnership with Since launching in 2021, sunday has rapidly become a key player in hospitality tech, partnering with over …

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Victor Lugger’s Postcard from America

Published 3 July 2025

Victor Lugger is back from America. The Big Mamma co-founder and entrepreneur behind checkout platform sunday, is not the first …