Eat Hard Rock Café’s Normcore American Food Without Going Outside

Mixed Ealing restaurant takes on another art gallery restaurant operation

Social Pantry — operators of Soane’s Kitchen in Ealing, which has earned a mixed reception — will take on food and catering operations at Dulwich Picture Gallery. [The Caterer]

Eat Hard Rock Café food without going into Hard Rock Café

Hard Rock Café is the latest restaurant that prides itself on a unique visitor experience to abandon that experience for delivery convenience. It will partner with Uber Eats, to “engage more thoroughly with consumers who prefer experiencing their meals at home rather than in-restaurant.” [Propel Hospitality]

Gordon Ramsay’s “Asian eating house” features a ‘Lucky Geisha’ cocktail

Of course it does.

Pizzeria pivots to ‘competitive socialising’ in Wandsworth

Wandsworth’s Pizza Storm will become Rebound, entering the ‘competitive socialising’ market typified by blending ping pong, darts, or mini golf with bright lights, alcohol, and an offshoot of a popular fast casual restaurant brand. Here, shuffleboards and foosball rub shoulders with pizza and pasta. [Big Hospitality]

Stricken pastry group’s Debenhams sites will go to a competitor

Patisserie Valerie’s concessions will be taken over by Caffe Concerto, which operates 18 London sites, including cafés at Westfield in Stratford and Shepherd’s Bush. [MCA Insight]