After learning part of his trade under 'mentor' Andrew Fairlie at Hotel du Vin's Glasgow restaurant One Devonshire Gardens, chef Darin Campbell went off to London to work with Marcus Wareing and Eric Chavot. He's now back at the Glasgow...
Sisters staying at a London hotel described as ‘dirty’ and ‘grubby’ on TripAdvisor have been awarded £3,200 after suffering over 130 infected bed bug bites.
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has given Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Restaurants the highest score yet awarded to a restaurant.
Prime Minister David Cameron has named 11 new Enterprise Zones (EZ) around the UK where businesses will benefit from over £150m tax breaks and simplified planning rules.
Nitenite, the windowless hotel concept which launched in Birmingham in 2006 is looking for a new owner for its city-centre hotel following its holding company's move into administration.
Steve Easterbrook president of McDonald’s Europe has announced he will leave the fast food operator at the end of September to take on the role of chief executive at Pizza Express.
Harbour Hotels, operator of five coastal hotels in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, has been given the go-ahead for a multi-million pound refurbishment of its Salcombe Harbour hotel.
The third part of our feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, looks at what kind of pub really makes the grade as a 'bona-fide gastropub'.
The number of hospitality businesses having their alcohol licence reviewed has soared by 19 per cent over the past year, fuelled largely by requests from police.
Wolverhampton City Council has revealed plans to purchase and demolish a 50-year old hotel deemed an ‘eyesore’ after Hilton Worldwide pulled out of discussions to operate the property as a Hampton by Hilton.
Barcelo Hotels is looking to recruit 21 apprentice chefs for its latest Barcelo Apprentice Chef Academy (BACA) this November after the scheme proved a successful way to fill vacancies.
Jamie Barber, the man behind Hush, Villandry and Kitchen Italia, is to join Jamie Oliver’s first Union Jacks restaurant at Central St. Giles with a new Brazilian barbecue concept.
Chain restaurants like Pizza Express, Harvester and Table Table are 'getting their consumer offer right' but will need to continue to work hard, be flexible and adapt quickly to new trends if they want to succeed in the current financial market,...
Latest figures for inbound tourism and visitor spending suggest a record-breaking summer for Britain lies ahead, but experts say the recent riots are a concern for potential visitors.
Travelodge has announced it is planning to invest £135m in opening hotels near National Parks in response to high demand for accommodation in the UK's top rural locations.
Chris Wood, social media specialist at Q Social Media Ltd, gives one reader advice on how to turn visits to his hotel website into bookings and valid enquiries.
Italian restaurant chain Zizzi is launching a dedicated cichetti (small plates) menu across its UK sites following a successful trial at three of its restaurants.
The finalists for the 2011 Great British Pub Awards (GBPA), organised by BigHospitality’s sister publication The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, have been revealed.
An apprentice restaurant scheme that lost vital government funding this year received a further blow this week when it was forced to close two branches due to the London riots.
Whitbread, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group, is to sell and leaseback seven Premier Inns and adjacent restaurants to LaSalle Investment Management for £53.8m.
The man behind Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation (MARC) oversees eight top-end restaurants, split between London and New York, as well as the US-based FPB bakery brand.
Cote Restaurants, the French bistro chain founded by Andy Bassadone and Chris Benians and owned by Richard Caring, has opened its first site in Wiltshire.
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to help businesses repair the damage caused by rioting and looting across England in the past few days, by unveiling a raft of cost-cutting measures.
Hoteliers are looking forward to 2012 with 'cautious optimism' according to a report by property agents Knight Frank who found that many are even considering expanding their business next year.
Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social has been named the best new UK restaurant by the Good Food Guide 2012 (GFG), entering its list of the UK’s Top 50 Restaurants at number eight.
It is too early to anticipate what the long-term cost rioting and looting around the UK will be to the hospitality industry and the 2012 London Olympic Games, but experts believe the overall cost to the British high street will reach tens of millions...
In the second part of this feature series, first published in Restaurant magazine, we bring you one definition to replace the term 'gastropub' as we attempt to redefine the market as we see it today.
Restaurant and bar operators should encourage their British staff to take up sommelier as a career to balance the level of foreign sommeliers in the hospitality industry.
InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) new chief executive Richard Solomons has said he does not think the London riots will stop tourists from visiting the capital for next year’s Olympic Games.
Pubs and restaurants in areas affected by rioting have been advised to temporarily close down for the protection of their staff and customers if the situation escalates out of control.
Kitchen staff armed with rolling pins were forced to protect diners against rioters at two Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury last night, after looters threatened them with rocks and knives to hand over valuables.
Restaurants and pubs across the capital were among the businesses vandalised in the riots which have broken out across many parts of London over the past few days.
Professional licensing body The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has launched the first apprenticeship programme for the pub sector to help fill a skills gap identified by the industry.
