The amount of money customers spend on alcohol when out drinking is at its lowest level since 1972 according to latest statistics from the British Beer & Pub Association
The El Bulli chef proprietor will launch a range of speciality oils - based on those he uses at his restaurant - at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair next week
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
The American-themed restaurant chain pleaded guilty to six food hygiene offences in court on Wednesday after inspectors found dead cockroaches, mouse droppings and grease-encrusted cabinets in its kitchens
The number of diners reserving a table online has more than doubled in the last year, but less than 10 per cent of UK restaurants use online booking systems
Staff at Kinnaird Estate in Scotland wait to hear what their future holds after owner Constance Cluett Ward announced her retirement from the hotel business
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
The designers commissioned to create a new, plastic pint glass in a bid to cut crime have been told they’ll need to create the ‘Holy Grail’ if it is to succeed
Work is underway on Soho House Group’s latest project - Dean Street Townhouse & Dining Room - after Westminster City Council gave its plans the thumbs up
Restaurant operators with an interest in the paranormal are being urged to put in offers to run the Hellfire horror-themed restaurant as the current owner looks to take to the road with his hog roast hearse.
The restaurant industry is remaining immune to the pressures of the recession with the lowest closure rate since 2000 and openings up 8 per cent on the previous year
Latest figures from Peach Factory show like-for-like sales in restaurants and pubs were up 1 per cent in July with chains faring better than independents
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
Pizza Express takes the second restaurant unit at the West Midlands shopping centre and four other operators sign up to take units within the 1,200 seat foodcourt when it opens later this year
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
The rising demand for food globally and changes to the environment mean we will have to ‘radically rethink’ the way we produce and source our food in the UK, says environment secretary Hilary Benn
Undercover video footage of Nobu staff apparently claiming that bluefin tuna is not an endangered species has emerged on the internet, acting as a warning to restaurants to educate their staff properly about fish sustainability
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.
The number of domestic holidays taken by people in the UK was up 13 per cent in the first four months of this year, according to figures from VisitEngland
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 owners of the garden centre and restaurant in Richmond are told they can continue to operate after being given the all-clear by the council due to a green travel plan