Casual Dining

QHotels opens vocational Chef Academy

06-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

The UK hotel operator has launched a chef apprenticeship scheme after research showed a skills shortage in the industry

Chavot and Singh cook for Mumbai victims

06-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Eric Chavot and Vivek Singh are to cook for a charity fundraiser, of which all proceeds will go to helping the families of the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks

Geronimo Inns sells The Bullfinch

04-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

The food-led pub operator sells The Bullfinch pub near Sevenoaks in Kent to McMullens

Dr. Stuart’s herbal teas now available to on-trade

04-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Dr. Stuart’s range of herbal teas is now available to restaurants, pubs and hotels looking to make more out of the current ‘detox’ trend

Celebrity chefs need reality check, says Asda chief exec

03-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Asda’s chief executive, Andy Bond, says celebrity chefs’ quality food campaigns do not reflect the consumers demand for value

Sam’s Chop House named best Hi-Life restaurant

03-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Sam’s Chop House in Manchester has been named the Best Overall Restaurant in the Hi-Life Dining Awards

Pontins invests in £50m redevelopment

03-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

Pontins have invested £50m in a redevelopment of its sites, creating over 2,000 new jobs

Guiding principles

03-Feb-2009 By Stefan Chomka

Critics say they encourage elitist cooking and inflated egos. The compilers say they help consumer choice and put bums on seats. So are the restaurant guidebooks the industrys saviours or sinners?

High street restaurant salt levels are double the RDA

02-Feb-2009 By Becky Paskin

High street restaurants are serving meals containing twice the recommended daily allowance of salt, despite health warnings from the Food Standards Agency

Hotel insolvencies doubled in 2008

02-Feb-2009 By Emma Eversham

The number of hotels going bust has doubled in a year and the trend is set to continue through 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers warned today

Glasgow’s Parkville Hotel undergoes £650k revamp

29-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Parkville Hotel in Glasgow is to undergo a £650k refurbishment project to add a 100-seater restaurant and events space to the premises

Waste food and I'll show you the door, says Michel Roux Jr

28-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The workings of the chefs kitchen at Le Gavroche are revealed in his new book Michel Roux Jr A Life in the Kitchen

Mulbourn buys another Folio Hotel

27-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The company formed by senior managers at the former Folio Hotels group adds Makeney Hall in Derbyshire to its portfolio

Simon Hulstone does UK proud at Bocuse d'Or

27-Jan-2009 By Joe Lutrario at the Bocuse d'Or

Restaurant Magazine reports live from the Bocuse dOr in Lyon, France

St. Pancras Grand launches dedicated Whisky Bar

26-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Searcys restaurant in London’s St. Pancras station has launched a dedicated Whisky Bar, with a menu compiled by Johnny Walker

Heinz finds Best of British winning chef

23-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Heinz Foodservice’s Best of British competition found a winner at the Hospitality Show held at Birmingham’s NEC

Train staff and survive the recession

23-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Businesses are warned if they don’t invest in training instead of making redundancies, they are more likely to fall victim to the recession

Chez Bruce named top drinking out venue

23-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The restaurant founded by Bruce Poole and Nigel Platts-Martin has been voted the Overall Establishment of the Year at the Drinking Out Excellence Awards

Hospitality businesses’ worst fears confirmed

23-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The hospitality and leisure (H&L) industry have had their’ worst fears confirmed’ today after news that the UK has officially entered a recession.

Hospitality 2009 Salon Display winners

22-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The results of the Salon Display section of the Salon Culinaire at the hospitality show 2009 at Birmingham’s NEC

Salon Culinaire at Hospitality 2009 results

22-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Find the results of all the competitions at Salon Culinaire at Hospitality 2009 here, including the Live Kitchen, Salon Display, and La Parade des Chefs

FishWorks restaurant chain goes into administration

21-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Struggling restaurant chain FishWorks calls in administrators, blaming ‘current market conditions’ for its downfall

Adapt to changing market to survive recession, businesses told

21-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants, hotels and pubs are being advised to plan ahead, change their business model and expect to make a small loss in order to survive the recession

New £2.5m sister site for Bournemouth’s Connaught Hotel

21-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

A hotel adjacent to Best Western’s Connaught Hotel in Bournemouth is to get a £2.5m redevelopment

Four FishWorks sites rescued; six close immediately

21-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

FishWorks seafood restaurants have been rescued from administration, although six of the ten sites are to close immediately

Claudio Pulze's Osteria Dell'Angolo opens

19-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateurs latest venture, Italian restaurant Osteria DellAngolo, opens in London today with Tuscan head chef Michele Brogi at the helm

AA announces new Restaurant Guide Rosette winners

16-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The AA has announced 18 new additions to their higher Rosette awards, with The Latymer at Pennyhill Park Hotel scooping four AA Rosettes.

The top 10 must-have wines for 2009

16-Jan-2009 By Susy Atkins

Wine writer and broadcaster Susy Atkins finds the top 10 wine styles you should have on your wine list for 2009

Dorchester Collection to turn Surrey manor house into hotel

16-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The luxury hotel group plans to open Coworth Park hotel in Surrey in 2010 as part of ambitious plans for growth across the UK and America

Tragus continues expansion despite festive sales slump

15-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Strada and Cafe Rouge operator continues with plans to open more restaurants in 2009 despite tough trading conditions

Tom Kerridge introduces £10 credit crunch lunch

15-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Tom Kerridge’s The Hand and Flowers restaurant has introduced a £10 two-course lunch menu to lure in customers and beat the credit crunch

Making ends meat: Interview with Anthony Demetre

15-Jan-2009 By Joe Lutrario

Anthony Demetre’s two Michelin-starred restaurants have set menus that make even Pizza Express look expensive. And it’s not just down to using cheap cuts either. So how does he do it?

Government to give loans of £20bn to small businesses

14-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The government has pledged to give loans of up to £20bn to help small businesses through the recession

High-end espresso machine removes need for specialist skills

14-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Verona TCS espresso machine makes coffee-making simple, eliminating the requirement for specialist barista skills

Beat the crunch: energy saving tips

14-Jan-2009 By Restaurant

The next installment of money-saving tips from Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 looks at how restaurants can save money and save energy

Expect a continued decline, restaurants warned

13-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

As diners cut back on eating out in 2009, restaurants are warned by market analysts Horizons to expect a ‘continued decline’

Beat the crunch: more business tips

12-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

More business tips from Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 list to help restaurants survive the recession

Master pastry chef Gaston Lenttre dies

09-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Gaston Lenttre, the French master pastry chef whose catering business made him a household name, has died following a long illness

Tom Kitchin’s Haggis, Neeps and Tatties

09-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Tom Kitchin, head chef at The Kitchin in Edinburgh has given us his modern recipe for Haggis, neeps and ttaties especially for Burns night

Blumenthal and Walkers unveil new flavours

09-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Heston Blumenthal and Walkers unveil Cajun Squirrel crisps among six new varieties as part of their national search for a new flavour

‘Grumpy’ hoteliers threaten British tourism

08-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

Grumpy hoteliers who give bad service may be putting the industry at risk, warns the VisitBritain chairman

FishWorks suspends trading of shares

07-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

FishWorks has announced it will suspend the trading of its shares on AIM while it considers its financial position and strategic options

First self check-in only hotel launched by Premier Inn

07-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

Premier Inn is following in the steps of automated restaurant Vapiano by launching its first fully self check-in hotel

Going the extra mile: restaurateurs turned producers

06-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

An increasing number of individuals in the hospitality industry are growing, rearing and producing the ingredients they use in the dishes served in their establishments. Emma Eversham finds out the benefits to business from producing their own