https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/hospitability/Recent content in hospitability on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 02 Jun 2026 04:52:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-chef-closes-michelin-starred-simpsons-after-32-years-warns-of-hospitality-crisis/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:52:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-chef-closes-michelin-starred-simpsons-after-32-years-warns-of-hospitality-crisis/After 32 years delighting diners, Birmingham chef Andreas Antona has closed his Michelin-starred restaurant Simpsons, citing that it “hadn’t made money in well over a year.” Antona warns this closure may signal the beginning of an “avalanche” of shutdowns across the hospitality sector unless meaningful government support is introduced. Simpsons, which originally opened in Kenilworth before relocating to Edgbaston in 2004, was the city’s first restaurant to earn a Michelin star.