Casual Dining

Fifteen showcases Jersey and The Plough sells meals on eBay

01-May-2009 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurants around the country share their ideas for promotions and other special events

New products launched by 3663

01-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

Foodservice operator 3663 has announced the latest products added to its portfolio this spring

Tourism council outlines plans to support sector

30-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Governments new Tourism Advisory Council meets for the first time with the aim of giving support to the sector now and for the future

Michel Roux Jr to open Westminster restaurant

30-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Michel Roux Jr will open a restaurant in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors building with Compass Groups commercial restaurant arm Restaurant Associates later this year

Chef Shaun Hill finds inspiration in Barbados

29-Apr-2009 By Fiona Griffiths

The annual Taste of Barbados food festival saw Walnut Tree Inn chef Shaun Hill turning his hand to the local cuisine. Here he picks two of his favourite dishes from the event

Landmark London launches restaurant after £1m refurbishment

29-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Landmark London hotel will next week open the twotwentytwo restaurant and bar following an extensive refurbishment

Hell’s Kitchen appliances for sale

29-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

The appliances used in this years Hell’s Kitchen series is available for caterers to buy from supplier Hobart now that filming has ended

Considerate Hotels of 2008 revealed

29-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Aldwych One in London and Radisson SAS in Edinburgh are among the hotels to be awarded at the Considerate Hoteliers Awards this week

Chef apprentices help launch National Apprenticeship Service

28-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Chef apprentices from Westminster Kingsway College help launch the Governments National Apprenticeship Service

Value and imagination key for hotels, says report

28-Apr-2009 By Katherine Doggrell

Hotel companies which offer true value and operate with imagination will be the winners in the current economic downturn, according to a new study

Von Essen founder sees fortune grow £80m

28-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Von Essen founder Andrew Davis was one of the industrys top earners whose fortune grew last year the Sunday Times Rich List has revealed

Sales and profits grow at Whitbread

28-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Pre-tax profits for 2008 rise 9 per cent to £229m at Premier Inn owner Whitbread with overall revenue for the group up almost 10 per cent to £1,334m

TV's Dermot O'Leary to open fish restaurant

27-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

TV and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary is to open a fish restaurant in Brighton with two friends who share his ‘love of food’

VisitEngland honours the great English pub

24-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

VisitEngland has honoured the ‘Great English Pub’ by dedicating the Enjoy England Excellence award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism, to the industry

Chancellor 'adds to woes' of hospitality industry

24-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The rise in alcohol and fuel duty will cause more pain to pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels already suffering through the recession, industry members have claimed

Great British Menu at Midsummer House and free airport parking with Choice Hotels

24-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants and hotels tell us about the promotions and special offers theyre running

Caterers get thumbs up for healthy workplace meals

23-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Twelve contract caterers are praised by the Food Standards Agency for making workplace meals healthier under the healthier eating commitment

Aldo Zilli closes Brighton restaurant over fish and pasta dispute

22-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Aldo Zilli has closed his Brighton restaurant after apparently being told by myhotel that he could no longer serve fresh fish and pasta on the menu

Chancellor raises alcohol duty by 2% but pledges to help businesses

22-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Chancellor Alistair Darling ignores pleas from the pub industry not to increase alcohol duty in this years Budget, but announces measures to help businesses

Public demand beer tax freeze as pub closures lose Treasury £242m

20-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Figures reveal pub closures have cost the Treasury £242m in lost tax revenue, while 90 per cent of public call for freeze on beer tax

Vindaloo bangers at Cafe Spice Namaste and rose wine at Franco's

17-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us about the promotions and special offers theyre running

Gordon Ramsay blasted for serving pub ready meals

17-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Gordon Ramsay has been blasted by a national newspaper for mass-producing pre-prepared meals for his London gastropubs as well as Foxtrot Oscar, at a central kitchen in Wandsworth

Majority of MPs oppose Darling’s beer tax escalator

16-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

A poll commissioned by the Axe the Beer Tax – Save the Pub campaign has revealed the majority of MPs oppose Alistair Darling’s plans to increase beer tax in next week’s budget

New head chefs for The Avalon and Dinton Hermit

16-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Adam Hicks takes on the role of head chef at The Avalon and Simon Pitney-Baxter joins the Dinton Hermit Inn near Aylesbury in the same position

Recession causes fearful diners to avoid restaurants

16-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

The majority of consumers are cutting back on eating out through fear for their own financial well-being

Restaurant gift voucher website to launch

16-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants are being given the chance to enter the gift market by selling vouchers for meals through new website Restaurantgifts.com

Rising Star: Jordan Foster

15-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Salford City College student Jordan Foster talks about landing a job with chef Mitch Tonks after impressing him at the National Seafood Championships

Busy Easter for UK hospitality industry

15-Apr-2009 By Rosie Birkett

Cash-strapped Brits reluctant to go abroad, the weakening pound and good weather in parts of Britain helped boost trade for many restaurants and hotels this Easter

London International Wine Fair offers more for on-trade

14-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Theres more on offer for the on-trade at this years London International Wine Fair than ever before. Read BigHospitality's guide to find out more

Chef Joel Robuchon wins 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

14-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The French chef and restaurateur, whose empire spans the globe, is declared the winner of Restaurant magazines 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

Travelodge acquires three former Purple Hotels

14-Apr-2009 By Rosie Birkett

Budget hotel group Travelodge acquires the leases on three former Purple hotels in a deal totalling £14m in rent payments

English Lakes Hotels to manage The Midland

14-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Urban Splash, the company responsible for restoring the 1930s hotel in Morecambe to its former glory, hands over the reins to English Lakes Hotels

Hillbrooke Hotels adds to portfolio

09-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Hillbrooke Hotels re-opens the Master Builders House Hotel in the New Forest after taking it over late last year

The Swan's giant egg and Easter egg rooms at The Andaz

09-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

A handful of restaurateurs, hoteliers and publicans tell us about the ideas theyve had to celebrate Easter this year

Nestle Toque d'Or 2009 finalists revealed

09-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The names of the five college teams who go through to the final of the 21st Nestle Toque dOr competition are announced

Jamie Oliver criticised in Panorama Dubai expose

08-Apr-2009 By Rosie Birkett

The chef has his attention turned to the plight of construction workers in Dubai after a Panorama programme exposes their squalid living conditions

Beer tax rises threaten 60,000 pub jobs

08-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The British Beer & Pub Association warns that 10 per cent of jobs in the pub sector could be lost in the next five years if the Chancellor continues to move forward with planned beer tax increases

Chocolate Master rivals launch bespoke collections

08-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Former UK Chocolate Master competitors Mark Tilling and Sebastian Kobelt do battle once more with the launch of their own bespoke chocolate collections

The Bridge Tea Rooms and Brown's Hotel voted top for afternoon tea

07-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Tea Guild calls The Bridge Tea Rooms in Wiltshire Top Tea Place 2009 and gives The English Tea Room at Browns Hotel its Top London Afternoon Tea 2009 award

New GM for Crewe Hall and education sales director for Elior

07-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

QHotels appoints Ian Pollock general manager of Crewe Hall in Cheshire and Elior employs Robert Salmon as education sales director of its Avenance Contracts division

Gleneagles boss Peter Lederer given Lifetime Achievement Award

07-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Peter Lederer, Gleneagles Hotel and VisitScotland chairman has received the 2009 HIT Scotland Lifetime Achievement Award

Four catering colleges endorsed by Hospitality Academy

06-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The National Skills Academy for Hospitality announces the first four catering colleges to receive accreditation under its excellence scheme

Bollywood comes to Moti Mahal and The Albannach celebrates Tartan Day

03-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs share their ideas for events and promotions

Restaurant leaders to discuss industry's future

03-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Executives from Clapham House Group, Wagamama and Jamies Italian are among those coming together to discuss the future of the industry at Allegra Strategies summit this summer

Abode Hotels launch boutique Baby brand in Chelsea

03-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Abode Hotels are to launch a boutique bed and breakfast brand named Baby Abode at Sydney House in Chelsea next month

Future Inns to open third UK hotel

03-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

Canadian hotel group Future Inns will open a hotel in Bristol next month as part of plans to expand the brand in the South West.

Gov blamed for 'holding back' Britain's tourism industry

02-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The British Hospitality Association says the Governments withdrawal of financial incentives and a disjointed marketing strategy threatens the success of Britains tourism industry

National Skills Academy unveils plans to plug skills shortage

02-Apr-2009 By Emma Eversham

The National Skills Academy for Hospitality announces a partnership with Living Ventures, an endorsement scheme for catering colleges and a host of other ways to improve skills in the industry