Casual Dining

FSA revises salt reduction targets

18-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Food Standards Agency publishes revised voluntary salt reduction targets for the food industry to meet by 2012 in a bid to drop peoples average daily salt intake to 6g a day

National Vegetarian Week: Chad Sarno’s Beetroot Ravioli

18-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

Chad Sarno, executive chef of London vegetarian and healthy eating restaurant Saf, shares with BigH readers his recipe for Beetroot Ravioli for National Vegetarian Week

Dolce Hotels appoints senior management team to grow portfolio

18-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Dolce Hotels & Resorts names three new members of its senior management team and The Strand Palace Hotel in London appoints a new head of sales & marketing

Rising Star: Adam Clark

15-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Lewisham College Professional Cookery student Adam Clark shares his thoughts on the industry as he prepares for his career

Pearl celebrates Chelsea Flower Show and Ramada Salford teaches children to cook

15-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants and hotels around the country tell us about their events, new services, promotions and offers

The Apprentice’s Yasmina seeks student chef for restaurant

15-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

A placement for an apprentice chef has become available at The Apprentice’s Yasmina Siadatan’s Reading restaurant, Mya Lacarte

Restaurants change wine prices to boost sales

14-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateurs reveal the ways they are keeping wine sales buoyant through the recession

Restaurants praised for backing healthy food commitment

13-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Industry analysts say the restaurant chains who pledged their support of the FSAs healthy food commitment have made a sensible decision

Invest in training or succumb to recession, hospitality businesses told

13-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

Hospitality employers have been told to stop ‘relying on unskilled and migrant workers’ and invest in quality training for their existing staff if they want to survive the recession

Drinks promotions to be banned under new code

13-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Licensed premises will be banned from running all you can drink style promotions and will have to sell wines and spirits in a range of measures under the Governments proposed new code of practice

MPs demand pub industry review

13-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

MPs are urging the Competition Commission to investigate the big pub companies after a report showed that there were serious problems over the way tenants have been treated

Absolute Leisure sites for sale after firm goes into administration

13-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

A restaurant in Newcastle and a hotel in Whitby are among the Absolute Leisure sites being sold off after the company was placed into administration

Boath House chef named Scottish chef of the Year

12-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

Charles Lockley of Boath House in Auldern near Inverness has been named the 2009 Scottish Chef of the Year

Arena 21 launches front-of-house recruitment service

12-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Front-of-house outsourcing and training specialist Arena 21 launches a recruitment division for companies looking to hire quality service staff

Izu Ani quits as head chef at Vanilla

12-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The chef who introduced a tasting-only menu at the central London restaurant leaves after just over a year in the job

Get involved with National Vegetarian Week

11-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

Join BigHospitality next week for National Vegetarian Week’s celebration of a cuisine enjoyed by almost 10 per cent of the population

Royal Crescent Hotel barman wins cocktail championship

11-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

Orlando Garcia beats 11 other finalists from around the UK to win the UK Bartenders Guild Akvinta Grand Prix competition

Poor gluten-free menu options lose industry £100m

11-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

The restaurant industry is missing out on a potential £100m each year by failing to provide safe, gluten-free options for people with coeliac disease

Trinity Square hotel receives planning permission

08-May-2009 By Becky Paskin

The landmark building at Trinity Square near the Tower of London has been given planning permission to transform into a 121-bedroom hotel and spa

Find something unique at the Real Food Festival

07-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Real Food Festival kicks off in London tomorrow with 450 small producers showing their products and a host of top chefs demonstrating. Get discounted tickets with our Reader Offer

Tips law change made at wrong time says BHA

06-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Government’s decision to move forward with plans to make it illegal for employers to top up staff wages with tips will land the industry with a high wage bill when it is already struggling says the British Hospitality Association

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