Celebrity chef Gino D鈥橝campo is poised to launch a number of restaurants across the 海角视频 after joining forces with a growing Spanish hotel group.
Innside by Meli谩 has agreed a strategic partnership with the Italian chef, who rose to fame as a regular chef on the ITV show This Morning, as part of the nationwide plans to create a series of new drinking and dining venues.
Mr D鈥橝campo 鈥 who has also had his own cookery shows including Let鈥檚 Do Lunch, There鈥檚 No Taste Like Home and Gino鈥檚 Italian Escape - is working with Innside by Melia, which is part of Meli谩 Hotels International, to create a new hospitality brand and curate a series of restaurants and bars.
The first eaterie to open as part of the collaboration will be at Innside Manchester, where the firm already operates a hotel close to Deansgate station.
It is understood Mr D鈥橝campo will also be opening a restaurant at Innside Newcastle, which welcomes first guests when it opens to the public on May 17.
As well as the Manchester hotel and forthcoming Newcastle site, the firm is also opening Innside Liverpool on August 16, in the former Liverpool Echo building while also planning to launch further 海角视频 sites in 2022.
The firm said Mr D鈥橝campo is determined to set a new bar for Italian dining, harnessing his knowledge of artisan Italian suppliers to ensure guests enjoy only the best ingredients.
The menus will feature only dishes created by the chef and his team from his books and TV shows.
At Innside Manchester the partnership is launching First Street Bar & Kitchen, a new all-day-dining concept with an outdoor terrace, Spritz Bar, and an open plan restaurant.
Garry Fortune, cluster general manager at Meli谩 Hotels International, said: 鈥淭his is a very exciting time, as two lifestyle and destination hospitality brands come together to create a new presence in the 海角视频. It comes at a time when Innside by Meli谩 is expanding the brand across the 海角视频, Europe and Asia; with our new opening in Newcastle imminent and Liverpool following this summer.
鈥淕ino D鈥橝campo is an obvious choice for us, due to its modern and stylish dining experience, and its successful internal operational structure. We will create unique experiences with Gino D鈥橝campo, creating a dining hotspot for locals, business and leisure travellers alike.鈥
Gino D鈥橝campo added: 鈥淎fter many years of talking to Meli谩 about a partnership I am super excited to be working with Garry and the team.鈥
鈥淚 want the restaurants to not only provide great Italian food to hotel guests but to be a destination for food lovers to hang out from morning until night in cool surroundings.
"My team will be working in partnership with Melia to deliver the highest standard of food service for guests, whether they are dining in my restaurant, attending a conference or celebrating a special occasion. I cannot wait to get started.鈥
Innside by Meli谩 has hotels in 28 locations spread across 10 countries with 13 additional properties in the pipeline.
