<p>Leading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethic</p><p>Some of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work ethic abroad, according to a leading restaurateur.</p><p>James Robson, a co-owner of Fallow in St James’s Market, regarded as the capital’s hottest restaurant, serving 1,000 people a day, has just signed a deal to open an outpost in the Gulf.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/oct/24/uk-tsunami-taxes-top-london-restaurants-expand-abroad">Continue reading...</a>
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No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states
<p>Leading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethic</p><p>Some of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work ethic abroad, according to a leading restaurateur.</p><p>James Robson, a co-owner of Fallow in St James’s Market, regarded as the capital’s hottest restaurant, serving 1,000 people a day, has just signed a deal to open an outpost in the Gulf.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/oct/24/uk-tsunami-taxes-top-london-restaurants-expand-abroad">Continue reading...</a>