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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 …

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Where to eat on the South Bank

Published 23 June 2025

It is a question posed as frequently by Londoners as by tourists and out-of-towners: where to eat on the South …

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8 Questions with Dom Taylor

Published 9 June 2025

Dom Taylor will be known to many as the winner of Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef. His prize? …

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A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen

Published 29 May 2025

That headline-grabbing open letter about sexism in the industry isn’t the only thing chef Sally Abé—one of CODE Hospitality’s Women …

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Juliet: one more reason to visit Stroud

Published 19 May 2025

Since opening in autumn last year, Juliet in Stroud, Gloucestershire has received nothing but raves. From Grace Dent in The …

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10 questions with Dongnae and Bokman’s Kyu Jeong Jeon

Published 2 May 2025

Kyu Jeong Jeon is co-owner, with her husband Duncan Robertson, of two Bristol restaurants: Bokman, a tongdak (rotisserie chicken) restaurant …

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A Restaurant Where The Staff Can Thrive

Published 17 April 2025

With applications now coming in for this year’s Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work campaign, in partnership with Planday, we took …

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“We’re figuring it out as we go”

Published 9 April 2025

It’s not easy being a working mother, least of all in the hospitality industry. The long hours, the late nights, …

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8 Brilliant Ideas from CODE’s Happiest Places to Work 2024

Published 8 April 2025

Here are eight brilliant ideas from some of the businesses voted CODE’s Happiest Places To Work in 2024, in partnership …

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Registrations are now open

Published 7 April 2025

CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work, in partnership with Planday, is back and registrations are now open. Register your company now to …

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On men, women, sexism, and the elephants in the room

Published 4 April 2025

When I got the email asking, “would you be up for doing an opinion piece about what industry leaders can …

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“We should all be cheerleaders for each other.”

Published 2 April 2025

Some of the most influential and inspiring female leaders in British hospitality gathered at The Goring in Belgravia on Monday …

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CODE Hospitality’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 Dame Karen Jones

Published 31 March 2025

Over a decades-long career, Dame Karen Jones has changed the face of hospitality on the high street. From Dome and …