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Travelodge pushes forward with development

27-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The budget hotel chain unveils ambitious plans to open 22 new hotels by the end of the year and create 450 new jobs

Russian Goodman steakhouse to open in Mayfair

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Mayfair branch of Goodman steakhouse will be the first outlet to open outside of Russia

Workers entitled to just one 20-minute break

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hospitality workers may be the worst affected in a legal decision to give staff just one 20-minute break a day

Olympic victory for Craft Guild of Chefs team

24-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Members of the Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary Academy return with a haul of medals from the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany

Draught beer may be served as two thirds of a pint

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

A consultation was launched today to decide whether to serve draught beer and cider in two-thirds of a pint measures

Marketing rewards for Vegan Day pizza restaurants

23-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants that can create a healthy vegan pizza for this year’s vegan day could be rewarded with a bundle of free marketing

Innovative pubs giving cheap or free meals to beat recession

23-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Pubs are turning to extreme measures to draw in diners during the credit crunch, even giving meals away for free

Le Manoir team wins wine and dessert trophy

23-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons Pastry Chef Anne Coquelin and Assistant Sommelier Thibaut Panas devise the winning dessert and wine match in the Wines of Roussillon Dessert Trophy 2008

Last Smollensky's London sites to be sold off

21-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The two remaining Smollenskys sites in Londons Canary Wharf and on The Strand have been put on the market

Pubs should beat coffee shops at their own game

21-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

As coffee is the most popular drink in the world, pubs should take a step in Starbuck’s direction and cash in on the high margin market. Here’s how.

Restaurants hopeful at British Curry Awards

21-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Tamarind and Tiffin Bites praised at British Curry Awards, despite growing pressure on Indian restaurant industry

Restaurant to become art installation

20-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The team behind east Londons Bistrotheque restaurant create a temporary restaurant within a new exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts

Travelodge teams up with Aldi to develop sites

20-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The two budget brands unite to develop their businesses with plans for dual sites in Middlesbrough and Newquay

Swallow Hotels to sell off nine properties

17-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Swallow Hotels has put nine of its sites across England and Scotland on the market

New law means careless operators could be jailed

17-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

New legislation means restaurateurs, hoteliers and landlords that fail to keep up with health and safety regulations could be jailed if found guilty

Prisoners to serve haute cuisine in new public restaurant

16-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

High Down jail in Sutton is training prisoners to work in its new onsite restaurant to serve haute cuisine to paying guests

North outshines south in latest restaurant survey

15-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Yorkshire has been identified as the county with the largest number of quality restaurants in the UK, helping to dispel the myth that a gastronomic divide exists between the north and the south.

Automated system provides missing link between front and back of house

14-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Call-Systems Technology has launched an automated system that enables all areas of the restaurant to be linked electronically.

CGC team aiming for gold at Culinary Olympics

14-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Fifteen members of the Craft Guild of Chefs will be heading off for Erfurt in Germany later this week to compete in the 22nd IKA Culinary Olympics.

Whitbread sales remain strong

14-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Premier Inn and Beefeater owner reports a strong start to the first half of its financial year with profits up 24 per cent

Bournemouth Best Western launches Coeliac-friendly menu

14-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Best Western’s Connaught Hotel in Bournemouth launches menu especially for coeliac sufferers after head chef finds son has disease

Benugo to open Museum of London cafes

10-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Caf? Deli group Benugo are to open three new sites within the Museum of London over the next two years

Restaurants warned of three year recession

10-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham & Becky Paskin

Food critic Charles Campion has warned of the arrival of a three-year ‘restaurant recession’ with mid-market restaurants set to take the biggest hit

Hilton opens first Doubletree hotel in Scotland

09-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Hilton Hotels Corporation launches its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Scotland as part of expansion plans for the brand across Europe

Simon Hulstone wins Knorr Chef of the Year 2008 title

08-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham & Lucy Britner

The Elephant restaurant Chef/proprietor walks away with the prestigious title and a cheque for £10k after winning the hotly contested competition yesterday

Compass announce Senior Chef of the Year

08-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Denis Mwakalua was this afternoon announced as the Compass Group Chef of the Year after a live cook-off at the Restaurant Show in London

Mark Tilling crowned UK Chocolate Master

07-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

In a live cook-off at The Restaurant Show, Mark Tilling of Lainston House Hotel has once again won the UK heat of the World Chocolate Masters competition

Maze voted top UK restaurant

07-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Gordon Ramsay Holdings restaurant comes first in Restaurant magazines top UK Restaurants 2008 list

Atul Kochhar to launch Indian restaurant chain

07-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Indian chef exclusively tells BigHospitality of his plans to roll-out a chain of British-Indian restaurants after the launch of his Dublin site last month

Chris Galvin to launch new restaurant

06-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin at The Restaurant Show

The Galvin at Windows chef has told BigHospitality of plans to launch a new restaurant at Spitalfields

Chef wins accolade after Stafford restaurant-college partnership

03-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Executive Chef of the Moat House in Stafford has been honoured by the college whose students he has helped teach over the past year

Twinings follows growing trend for Redbush tea

02-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The soaring popularity of Redbush tea has prompted Twinings foodservice to launch a brand of its own

Tottington Manor goes on sale and Landmark London gets new ballroom

02-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

West Sussex manor house hotel Tottington Manor is put on the market and the Landmark London unveils its brand new grand ballroom

Canary Island cheese crowned best in the world

02-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The World Cheese Awards 2008 crowns Canary Island ‘Queso Arico curado pimenton’ best in the world

Brighton’s Gingerman sold to Drakes hotel

02-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Gingerman group of Brighton restaurants have sold the Gingerman at Drakes to the boutique hotel

Reduce staff turnover through motivation and training

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Becky Paskin discovers that with a little time invested to train and talk to their staff, restaurants, bars and hotels can easily reduce their staff turnover

Pascal Proyart battles Cyrus Todiwala at Restaurant Show 2008

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The One-O-One chef goes head-to-head against Cyrus Todiwala at the restaurant show with a team of just four students behind him

Beer voted best match to food

30-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Beer has overtaken wine as the best alcoholic drink match to pub food following a debate on the subject

Cyrus Todiwala to cook at The Restaurant Show 2008

29-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Cafe Spice Namast? Chef/proprietor Cyrus Todiwala speaks to BigHospitality about his plans for The Restaurant Show next week

New Rational oven tells chefs when to clean it

29-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Rational installs a new self-cleaning mechanism into its SelfCooking Centers which tells chefs when it needs to be cleaned

Cote to open fifth site

26-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

French bistro concept Cote is continuing with its expansion across the capital with plans to open its fifth site in Kensington, it has been revealed

Rigby re-launches hotel portfolio as Eden Hotel Collection

26-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Technology tycoon, Sir Peter Rigby merges his hotels under one company as he re-launches his Chipping Campden hotel, Kings.

Battle to find perfect beverage accompaniment to food

25-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

A debate between the big beverage names in the industry battle it out to debate the best beer, wine or cider to enjoy with pub grub

British diners tip despite bad service

25-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Waiting staff that deliver a bad service are still likely to receive a tip according to research by Which? magazine

Young Chef Young Waiter: finalists announced

25-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

The 16 finalists of the 2008 Young Chef Young Waiter competition are revealed

Considerate Hoteliers launch new award chances

24-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hotels and guesthouses have more chances to win at the Considerate Hoteliers Awards 2008 with the launch of two new categories

Swedish blueberry juice makes great wine alternative

24-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

New Swedish blueberry juice hits UK to offer non-drinkers a tasty alternative to wine

La Dolce Vita chef opens waterside Leicestershire restaurant

23-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Ward Ludbrook has opened the Waterfront Restaurant and Bar overlooking the Union Whard marina in Market Harborough

Meats to serve with Christmas lunch

22-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Chtristmas Lunch Meats

Fish and Vegetarian dishes to serve with Christmas lunch

22-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Christmas lunch fish and vegetarian dishes