Archives for April 24, 2007

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Bosi hopes to move his Hibiscus restaurant's to London's West End

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Claude Bosi bids for London site, Murchison to move on vacated Hibiscus: Claude Bosi has put in an offer on a site on London's Maddox Street W1 and hopes to move his two Michelin-starred Hibiscus restaurant, currently based in Ludlow, into the ...

An interview with the co-owner of the Cantaloupe Group

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Who is he? Co-owner of the Cantaloupe Group, which includes Cargo (Shoreditch), Market Place (W1) and The Big Chill brand. He is also co-owner of new Spanish restaurant and bar Camino, which will open in Kings Cross in May. How did he get into the ...

Les Amis de Brula open third South West London restaurant

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WHO? | Les Amis de Brula celebrate 10 years of business success, with the opening of a third South West London restaurant, La Saveur in East Sheen. Managing Director Lawrence Hartley, previously of The Ivy, and Chef Patron Bruce Duckett, formerly of ..

Portuguese Wine making

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The days when Portugal was known only for fortified wines, fizzy pinks and tannic reds that remained undrinkable for years are long gone. It shares, with Italy, the blessing – and handicap – of a variety of grapes that, mostly, no one ...

Tips on successful marketing

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A rise in expendable income means diners are likely to eat out more, but this is no time to sit back and relax It's never been more important for restaurateurs to get really good at marketing. Customers are more choosy about where they spend ...

New fryer which keeps the oil clean and the kitchen safe

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Moving house is stressful – especially if you're a goldfish heading out of the bowl and into the fryer Since reports of this Japanese-built contraption appeared so close to April 1, we had to make sure we could authenticate its existence ...

Michel Roux Jr shares his feelings about Le Gavroche

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Forty years after his father and uncle opened Le Gavroche, Chef/Patron Michel Roux Jr shares his feelings about the London stalwart You could set your clock by Le Gavroche celebrations. While other restaurants come and go as regularly as ever, you ...

Magdalen a new wholesome restaurant in Southwark

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Keeping it in the family with good ingredients and wholesome cooking at Magdalen When I meet Roger Faulks at Magdalen in Southwark, it's clear I'm talking to a happy man. And deservedly so – the restaurant he owns with his son, Head ...

High-tech solution for announcing the daily specials

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At one Barcelona restaurant they have come up with a high-tech solution to the age old problem of announcing the daily specials Nestled under the same roof as one of Barcelona's epic food markets and a stone's throw from the magnificent ...

Caught by the fizz - sparkling saké

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;Last year, the Brewers Association of Japan held a drinks tasting at the Japanese embassy in London. I went with our Bar Manager and we came across this,; says Ayako Watanabe, Managing Director of Saki Bar and Food Emporium in Smithfield, ...

Latest amendments to the Work and Families Act

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Restaurateurs are advised to pay attention to the latest amendments to the Work and Families Act With the introduction of the new Work and Families Act at the beginning of April, restaurateurs need to ensure they're up to speed with the changes ...

The Highwayman, the new Ribble Valley Inns pub

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Another pub in Haworth and Bancroft's stable looks sure to stand out and deliver While much noise has been made about Gordon Ramsay's new pub opening in East London, across the country another pub serving decent food that doesn't want to ..

Worth the wait? make sure your service meets expectations

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When a customer's big night out finally comes around, it's vital that service meets expectations You've been planning this meal for a long time, the reservations were made months ago. The food is excellent, the building is beautiful, but ..

Chop’d, allows customers to create their own salads

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The spiel? ;Healthy eating based on salads made from the freshest, unadulterated ingredients.; Which means? Starting at the base price of £5, customers can create their own salads out of about 80 different seasonal ingredients from ...

Racine head chef Chris Hanley to setup chain of French brasseries

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Head Chef of French bistro Racine in London's South Kensington, Chris Hanley, has left to help set up a model for a chain of French brasseries. Hanley is entering into a partnership with an unnamed company and would only say, ;It's a new ...

Results of The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants 2007

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Selected by the largest, most internationally diverse panel yet, with 22 voting regions worldwide, Restaurant magazine presents the list everyone's been waiting for...The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants How we did it The academy system of voting that ..

Scented candles in restaurant interiors, at last

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Don't think we're going all Martha Stewart on you, but we can't help rejoicing that scented candles are making the crossover from the domestic to the restaurant interior. They aren't for the table – a strong fragrance isn't ..

Ducasse reopens Rech seafood restaurant in Paris

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Acclaimed French Chef and Restaurateur Alain Ducasse has opened Rech seafood restaurant in Paris. The restaurant, named after Albert Rech who opened a café/restaurant there in 1925, became an institution and has been restored to its former Art .