Jillian MacLean launched bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan in 2008, and is about to launch her third London site, The Anthologist, near St. Paul's Cathedral next month
Duty on alcohol is set to increase by another 2 per cent above inflation as planned under Chancellor Alistair Darling's tax escalator he announced today, despite pleas from the trade to halt it
New legislation requiring US restaurant chains to display calorie information on their menus is close to being passed, signalling a similar move here in the UK
Adult catering courses are among those facing funding cuts as the government plans to reduce budgets by an average of 16 per cent to further education colleges
Dublin-born Patrick Stapleton has worked at hotels all over the UK and Ireland for the past 30 years. He is currently general manager of the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
A proposal to ban sending recyclable items such as food, cardboard, cans and glass to landfill may mean restaurants, pubs and hotels that do not currently recycle, will be forced to do so
Hospitality businesses submitting appeals for a reassessment of their business rates are being warned to ensure every detail of their application is accurate, in order to avoid it being thrown out
Jamie Stevens recently joined Abode Manchester as general manager. He started as a graduate trainee with Malmaison before joining Abode as operations manager and then moving up to GM of the group's Glasgow hotel
US hotel marketer Magnuson Hotels is launching in the UK next month to give independent hoteliers this side of the Atlantic the chance to compete against large hotel chains
La Tasca is highlighting healthier dishes on its spring/summer menu following calls from diners for help in identifying which of the restaurant chain's dishes had less fat and salt in
Hallmark Hotels, the four-star hotel chain founded by former Q Hotels Arnold Schnegg in 2007, is aiming to double its estate to 10 in the next two years
Marriott has launched a campaign via social networking site Twitter which asks celebrities and travel journalists to 'Tweet' reviews of its hotels following a £120m revamp
Salon Culinaire 2010 at Hotelympia saw hundreds of chefs descend upon the Excel in London this week for their chance to win a highly-contended medal. Here are the results for all the competitions.
Hundreds of gold, silver and bronze medals have been awarded at Hotelympia’s Salon Culinaire this week, for both the Live Theatre and Salon Display categories. Here are the results for the Salon Display
BigHospitality has been in search of some of the more unusual and innovative ideas being run by restaurants, hotels and pubs this weekend to find out how they're intending to grab the Valentine's trade.
Jason Atherton is chef/patron at Maze, part of Gordon Ramsay Holdings. There are four Maze restaurants in London, New York and Capetown, but three more outposts are planned for Australia and the Middle East
The Restaurant Group, owner of Frankie & Benny's and Garfunkel's says it is determined to make 2010 a successful year for the company and will continue with plans to open up to 25 new sites by the end of the year
Unless you have children, the chances are you will have no interest if a restaurant is ‘child friendly’ or not. Stefan Chomka looks at why it's a good idea to cater for the kids and the best way to do it.
The Sustainable Restaurant Association officially launched yesterday with 85 founder members pledging to run their restaurants in a more sustainable way
In the final instalment of our week-long feature on Electronic Point of Sale, Andrew Evans, managing director of Keystep, tells us we can expect to be going mobile in the future.
Top chefs, including Rick Stein, Philip Howard and Rowley Leigh, will be cooking at a pop-up restaurant in Putney next month to help raise funds for Action Against Hunger's Haiti appeal
Nick Holmes joined Rockliffe Hall hotel in County Durham at the end of last year to oversee its long-awaited launch in November. Just months on and the managing director has ambitions to see the multi million pound hotel and spa join the top ten properties...
Sommeliers at The Fat Duck, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons and Texture are among the semi-finalists in the Academy of Food & Wine's 2010 Sommelier of the Year competition
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Visitors to Hotelympia 2010 at Excel in London next week (28 Feb-4 March) will get a rare opportunity to see Albert and Michel Roux, as well as Raymond Blanc, Chris Galvin and Gary Rhodes amongst a range of exhibitions, demonstrations and competitions
With so many EpoS systems claiming to perform amazing tricks to boost your profits and quality of customer service, it can be hard to know which system is the right one for your business
North of England-based pub operator Chameleon Pub Company is continuing with expansion plans with the purchase of its seventh site, a former Table Table pub in Lancaster.
The Peat Inn in Fife has been voted Restaurant of the Year at The Scottish Restaurant Awards where Leith's Restaurant Martin Wishart and Kings Wark pub also picked up accolades
Like a lot of gadgets these days, Electronic Point of Sales (EPoS) systems can do some pretty amazing things. In fact, the installation of a decent EPoS system in a restaurant, pub or hotel business will not only help operators manage staffing, stock...
Neil Kirby worked his way up from pot washer to general manager at London's Grosvenor House before opening his own hotel, The Langham, in Eastbourne in 2005. He has just published his first book, Celebrity Hotel
Best Western has awarded the Jean Webb Award for Quality, Customer Care and Pride to Suzanne Harris of the Sudbury House Hotel, at the group’s annual Hotel of the Year Awards
Carluccio's, The Hawksmoor and Carnaby Burger Co are among the restaurants who have been awarded for their help in raising funds for humanitarian charity Action Against Hunger
The 18 regional finalists for the 2010 Roux Scholarship competition have been announced, with three of last year’s finalists returning for another shot at first prize, a stage at a three Michelin-starred restaurant
Hilton is spending £20m on a programme to convert the food and beverage areas at 16 of its UK hotels into airport style executive lounges to attract more corporate guests
BigHospitality has been in search of some of the more unusual and innovative ideas being run by restaurants, hotels and pubs this weekend to find out how they're intending to grab the Valentine's trade.
The BHA and the BBPA secure a victory against a High Court appeal over music licence fees, meaning pubs, restaurants and hotels who paid over the odds are guaranteed up to £20m in refunds.
