Korean kitchen is now open for your Far East delights
A BRANCH of Grounded Kitchen has opened in the centre of Loughborough.
The brand, known for its Korean-inspired “nourish bowls”, launched its latest eatery in Baxter Gate.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, the branch, run by franchisee Zubair Hafeji, is initially open for takeaways and deliveries only.
It serves made-to-order dishes such as Bulgogi bowls, available with beef, chicken or prawns, and Gochujang bowls, available with chicken, beef, wild salmon, tuna steak or prawns.
Vegetarian and vegan offerings include the spicy peanut Buddha bowl, edamame and sweet potato, shichimi chickpea and spicy peanut shichimi tofu.
Grounded Kitchen first opened in Queens Road, Clarendon Park, Leicester, in May 2017, and due to its popularity, moved into larger premises, previously occupied by Salvador Deli, in December 2019.
A city centre branch was opened in May 2018, but it was confirmed to the Mercury earlier this year that this branch is now permanently closed, due to a huge reduction of footfall in the city centre as a result of coronavirus restrictions.
Grounded Kitchen said it was now focusing on “community-based” locations. A branch opened in Market Harborough’s High Street in November.
A spokesman said Grounded’s philosophy looks at the benefits good food can have on health, mood and happiness, which is summed up in the brand’s mantra of “Love, Life, Eat”.
Opening times for Loughborough’s Grounded Kitchen are: 11am to 8.30pm, Sunday to Wednesday; 11am to 9.30pm Thursday to Saturday.
THE Great Central Railway’s plans to reconnect two halves of the line are set to leap forward with a massive fundraising drive next month.
A donor has offered to match-fund any donations received during the month pound for pound up the value of £100,000.
“It’s an incredible moment for the project,” said Andy Fillingham, chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line, which is overseeing the fund-raising campaign.
“We already have good news to share because our totaliser has reached £500,000.
“With everyone’s help we can spread some positivity and push that totaliser even higher thanks to the Money Match March scheme.”
The multi-million pound project will create an 18-mile heritage railway linking Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, reconnecting two sections of the Great Central Railway separated after they were closed in the 1960s.
The reunification project requires 500 metres of Victorian railway to be rebuilt, and is one of the biggest schemes in UK railway preservation. Two parts of the scheme have been completed, including building a bridge to carry heritage trains over the national rail network.
The next two sections to be built have an estimated cost of £3 million and have been dubbed The Factory Flyover as they cross a factory car park and a road in Loughborough.
“As much as we would like to, we can’t build the next stages until we have the vast majority of the funding in place,” Andy said.
“That’s why Money Match March is so important.
“We can take the £500,000 already raised and supercharge our fund-raising thanks to this amazing offer. Every contribution takes us closer to building again and delivering the benefits of reunification.”