The Master Sommelier has been chosen for the sixth time to represent the UK in the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) World’s Best Sommelier Competition
The Which? Guide has expanded its list of the UK’s Top 40 restaurants to 50, after seeing a surge in the number of up-and-coming chefs making the grade
The recession may be affecting the corporate Christmas party budget, but with our guide on how to offer the perfect festive package, hospitality operators needn’t miss out
Luke Johnson, serial entrepreneur, successful restaurateur and chairman of Channel Four describes the opportunities offered by a downturn and his plans for Patisserie Valerie
Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley is voted top restaurant in the latest edition of Harden's London Restaurants Guide while diners vote Angela Hartnett's Murano best new restaurant
A team of top chefs, led by The Lanesborough’s Paul Gayler, will cook a charity feast in aid of Help for Heroes, raising funds for troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq
There has been widespread opposition to the Government’s mandatory alcohol code, as over 7,000 pub-goers sign up to the Axe the Beer Tax, Save the Pub campaign
Chefs Simon Hulstone and Jeff Galvin and Le Gavroche general manager Emmanuel Landre are among the 21 finalists in this year's Master of Culinary Arts competition
Whether you have access to a tiny courtyard or acres of land, there are plenty of ways you can utilise the space outside your restaurant, hotel or pub. BigHospitality speaks to a handful of operators who are doing just that.
Food, atmosphere, hard work and passion have helped San Carlo become one of the most successful family-owned restaurant companies in the UK – and landed them a franchise deal with one of the Middle East’s richest companies
The Seahold Group's new catering division opens a dedicated takeaway outlet next to its Aberdeenshire Italian restaurant Max's to increase its market share in the recession
The British Hospitality Association's code of practice for restaurants and hotels to adopt for the implementation of the government's new legislation on tips in October 2009
The Forum of Private Business has raised concerns that banks are implementing blanket bans on lending to pubs and restaurants over fears they may collapse
Coeliac UK is calling for both experienced and student chefs to enter its 2009 Gluten-free Chef of the Year competition, to be judged this year by Raymond Blanc
Property investors the Reuben Brothers are in exclusive talks to acquire troubled bar and restaurant chain Premium Bars & Restaurants for the sum of £52 million
Chefs Mark Hix and Heston Blumenthal were among the winners at last nights Guild of Food Writers awards after impressing judges with their latest cookbooks
The British Hospitality Association calls for the industry to adopt a new voluntary code of practice for service charges to help rebuild its reputation following the controversy over tips
Workers union the GMB stages a protest against pubco Enterprise Inns in support of a publican who may lose his pub and home because he cant afford the fees
Clapham House Groups Greek restaurant chain becomes the first restaurant company to commit to putting the calorie content of dishes on all menus at all branches
