When your usp is a revolving conveyor belt, it’s sometimes difficult to know where to go to improve on the concept.

Outside, that’s where!

Next month, YO! Sushi is to introduce an alfresco conveyer belt at its new Southbank site.

Don’t worry though, unlike the London Underground, rain or leaves on the track are unlikely to bring your dinner plans to a shuddering halt.

There will be a cover in place to shelter both diners and sushsi from the elements and heaters too.

Phillip Watts Design was responsible for integrating the interior into the Listed Royal Festival Hall site and used natural materials to create an organic yet contemporary feel.

The five-star, 266-bedroom Le Meridien Piccadilly hotel, London, has been bought by Host Hotels & Resorts for £64m.

The purchase price includes the assumption of a £33m mortgage. Previously owned by Starman Hotels, the hotel has recently undergone a £6m refurbishment and includes a health club featuring one of the largest indoor hotel swimming pools in London.

Starwood Hotels will continue to operate the hotel under the Le Meridien brand.

Felicity Black Roberts, property director for Starman Hotels, said: “In keeping with our divestment strategy, we are delighted with the sale of this property. We chose Host as our preferred purchaser owing to their track record and they have secured an excellent addition to their portfolio.”

Host, a US-based company, is one of the largest owners of luxury hotels, which are operated under a variety of different brands. It currently owns 110 properties with a total of 61,000 rooms.

Tini London, set up and operated by Nick House & Piers Adam shut it’s doors for the final time this week.

The Walton Street bar opened last year with a fanfare from the duo who also run trendy nightspots Mahiki and Whisky Mist who were hoping to cash-in in the lucrative area. Unfortunately it seems that the recession has claimed another victim with Amika, Willas and Diva Beach closing in recent months.

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The Fridge nightclub in Brixton is back up for sale again after the firm that bought it out of administration decided to sell. Kingdom Entertainment Group bought the iconic nightclub, which was at the heart of the early 1980s New Romantic movement, in April.

But the firm has now decided to place it back on the market “in order to concentrate on another business opportunity that has unexpectedly arisen in a separate sector”, according to selling agent Christie & Co.

Christie & Co is looking for offers over £300,000 for the leasehold interest of the Fridge, which is available at nil premium.

Founded by Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington, the Fridge first opened in 1981 in a small club at 390 Brixton Lane. In 1985, as a result of increased popularity, it moved to its current location: a converted 1913 cinema (the Palladium Picture House) on the Town Hall Parade. The nightclub, has a capacity for 1,700 people split across two main rooms.

Barry Fitzgerald from Christie & Co’s London bars and restaurants team, said: “The unexpected return of the Fridge to the market offers a fantastic opportunity for a high-quality operator to acquire this well-known venue, which has the potential to become the leading late-night venue in south London.”

World Food Day falls on 16 October and from 1 September to 31 October, hundreds of Michelin starred and independent restaurants, chains and gastropubs are inviting food lovers to fight world hunger simply by eating out.

Over 500 restaurants will be involved including big guns: The River Café, Locanda Locatelli, Theo Randall, Zuma, The Cinnamon Club, Benares, Launceston Place, St John, Le Gavroche, Hawksmoor, Coq d’Argent, Roka, The Greenhouse, Konstam, The Modern Pantry, Café Spice Namaste and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

Last year over £450,000 was raised for the charity – mainly through discretionary donations of between just 50p and £1 being added to customers’ bills – though restaurants also donated similar amounts from designated bestselling dishes plus overall percentages of food sales over a certain day, week or month.

“This is a great opportunity to be part of a premier fundraising campaign for restaurants that is simple, rewarding and raising money to prevent children dying from malnutrition. Just a little of your time and effort can make a positive difference to peoples’ lives!” says Raymond Blanc, Action Against Hunger Ambassador.

Action Against Hunger wants to make 2010 even more successful. Restaurants can now sign up online to receive a fundraising pack and pledge to collect customer donations during this year’s Fight Hunger Eat Out campaign.

All participants will feature on the website and also on e-newsletters that go out to 4,000 subscribers.

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to saving the lives of malnourished children by providing families with the tools they need to build a sustainable future.

www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/restaurants-against-hunger