Hotels, restaurants and pubs who have paid over the odds for music licences since PPL put fees up three years ago will get refunds after a tribunal decision found that tariffs had been set too high
A fine wine auction and dinner hosted by top chefs Heston Blumenthal, Angela Hartnett, Fergus Henderson and Herbert Berger has raised over £140k for Action Against Hunger
Premier Inn owner Whitbread said it was coming through a 'difficult period remarkably well' and was well-placed for the upturn despite seeing sales and profits drop nearly 3 per cent in the first half of this year
The first ever London Restaurant Festival (LRF) drew to a close last night at an exclusive awards ceremony at The Street at Tea Building in Shoreditch, where new restaurant, Pizza East also opened its doors to selected guests for the first time.
The Professional Cookery Diploma has been recognised with a National Training Award for its outstanding contribution and commitment to training in the workplace.
The Gambling Commission and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) are backing a new leaflet designed to help landlords keep poker legal in their pubs.
The Compass Senior Chef of the Year has been named as Terry Wright of RBS London, who finally won the competition at The Restaurant Show 2009 after seven years of trying
Yesterday's Restaurant Show at Earls Court 2 saw thousands of visitors enjoy a star-studded line up of top chefs, including Ferran Adria and Simon Hulstone perform live interviews and demonstrate their skills, and today’s show promises to be just...
The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW) has this week launched its prestigious UK Sommelier of the Year 2010 and is inviting entries from sommeliers and front-of-house professionals across the country.
Londoners who have already taken advantage of the special London Restaurant Festival menus or who are about to sample them, are being asked to vote on their favourite menu before the final day of the festival on 13 October.
Today sees this year's three-day run of The Restaurant Show 2009 kick off, and with a line-up that includes some of the biggest chefs in the UK (and the world) participating in live debates, interviews and demonstrations, its one not to be missed
The first ever World Food Awards (WFA) is to be held in London later this month, with The Cinnamon Club, Haandi and Haozhan all up for the Restaurant of the Year gong
Heinz Beck, excecutive chef at the three Michelin starred La Pergola in Rome, has recently launched Apsleys - A Heinz Beck Restaurant at The Lanesborough Hotel in London. He shares his thoughts on the industry
Rose Greene, a chef at Cheltenham's Le Champignon Sauvage and Sarah Cooper, waiter at The Ledbury restaurant in London have been named Young Chef Young Waiter winners for 2009
The May Fair Hotel in London has been announced as venue partner for the sixth Chocolate Week and will be serving a six-course chocolate themed menu this Saturday to celebrate
A debt-for-equity deal secured the future of the Uk's fourth-largest casual dining operator. Bay Restaurant Group chief executive Paul Symonds explains why it's now full steam ahead
Restaurants, hotels and pubs are being urged to adopt a new code of practice on tipping and service charges as new legislation comes into force today banning the practice of using tips to bring staff pay up to minimum wage levels
Staff at Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham celebrate after the restaurant becomes the only one to receive the coveted five rosettes in this year's AA Hospitality Awards
D&D London is to discontinue its practice of applying a 12.5 per cent discretionary service charge on customer bills in all its restaurants from October 1
Raymond Blanc is given the Lifetime Achievement Award while Marcus Wareing, Sat Bains, Von Essen and Exclusive Hotels are also among those receiving accolades at the AA Hospitality Awards 2009/10
The government gives the green light to proposals for licensed premises to sell wine in smaller measures and beer and cider in two thirds of a pint glasses
Peter Avis, restaurant manager of Babylon at the Roof Gardens in Kensington, has been awarded the Academy of Food and Wine Dalmore Award for Excellence
Two of a group of phoenix companies used to operate The Huddersfield Hotel in Yorkshire have been disbanded ‘in the public interest’ after leaving creditors facing unpaid debts of more than £140k
Raymond Blanc’s group of brasseries is the first restaurant company to sign up to a new government initiative that enables operators with multiple sites to deal with one local authority for advice and help
BigHospitality selects a few of the promotions, offers and marketing ideas being run by restaurants, hotels and pubs across the country for British Food Fortnight
The show is back in 2009 with an exciting line-up of top chefs, including Ferran Adria, Michael Caines and Richard Corrigan, competitions, top suppliers and inspiring debate. Here are BigHospitality's top five reasons to go.
