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The Hawksmoor Story
It was an inauspicious start. A few days after signing a 20-year lease on a failing Turkish restaurant at the wrong end of a traffic-clogged street in East London, a bank loan we desperately needed fell through. On the same day, we discovered that the site didn’t actually have planning permission to be a restaurant.
The Hawksmoor Eight
Not sure what to order on your next visit? Talking beef can be tough so we wanted to introduce you to the magnificent eight. We use the other parts of the animal in other menu items like our Hawksmoor Cheeseburger and Potted Beef but these are our favorite cuts for steak. Sirloin on the Bone
Q&A with Macaulay Sinclair
Interviewees: Mike Sinclair – Director at interior architecture and design studio, Macaulay Sinclair who have designed each of Hawksmoor sites, including the new Chicago site. Mai-Yee Ng – Design Director at Hawksmoor. Project of reference – Hawksmoor Chicago. What design styles will be popular in 2025? Do you plan on incorporating any of these trends?
Hospitality Heroes 2024
While there’s no National Hospitality Day this year, we’ve decided to keep our own NHD tradition going with the Hawksmoor Hospitality Heroes competition. And here are the winners…
Menu cover Designs
Our menu covers are a little quirky and based on a map, dating back to 1898, called a Bird’s Eye View of the Business District of Chicago. It’s the first depiction we could find of our building, 500 N LaSalle Drive. Our co-founder Huw loves a good map. Besides being fun to look at, he
Team Chicago
Our people are what makes Hawksmoor, Hawksmoor – and we want to introduce you to some of the faces that make up your new team. From Chicago hospitality veterans to some of our top team from across the pond. Get to know some of them below. Executive General Manager – Katherine P. Originally from Wales,
Meet Our Local Charity Partner
When we talk about community at Hawksmoor, we’re not only referring to the lovely people who live and work in the cities we’re lucky to call home but also to our extended community: farmers, growers, the people bringing in the daily catch, our charity partners, landlords, cleaning suppliers, logistics teams, consultants, diversity experts, management trainers,