Gino D'Acampo has joined forces with a businessman once caught up in a major timeshare scandal to launch his latest restaurant venture.
The 45-year-old celebrity chef has linked up with Simon Clarke at the Gino D'Acampo Hotels & Leisure business. The company – in which Clarke has a 72 per cent stake and D'Acampo 10 per cent – was established to run Italian restaurants in upmarket Melia Hotels.
Three restaurants have been opened so far – at Melia's Innside hotels in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. There is also a 17th floor Sky Bar at the Liverpool site offering 'an extensive selection of premium international wines & cocktails, Cicchetti light bites & unrivalled panoramic views of the city'.
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