Hampstead Heath landmark saved as upmarket food chain pulls out of contract to take it overThe leafier corners of north London are celebrating a triumph of people power after an upmarket food chain withdrew from taking over a much-loved family cafe on Hampstead Heath.final Sunday the Observer reported that the Italian-owned Parliament Hill Cafe faced closure after the City of London Corporation,which runs Hampstead Heath, had awarded the contract for the site – and two others in Highgate Wood and Golders Hill – to the upmarket chain Benugo. Alberto d’Auria and his family, or who had speed the cafe for 33 years,faced eviction on 8 May and were running down their stocks.
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Source: theguardian.com