Archives for September 16, 2012

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Sous Vide Tools launches Vac-Star sous vide equipment range

By Luke Nicholls

Sousvidetools.com, a specialist supplier of sous vide and vacuum packing equipment for professional chefs, has launched the Vac-Star 9-litre water bath, a new compact light-duty stainless steel sous vide machine, ideal for use in restaurants, pubs,...

Springboard to benefit from Ramsay and Portas Channel 4 hotel TV show

By Emma Eversham

Industry charity Springboard has been revealed as one of the beneficiaries of the Channel 4 TV show which will see Gordon Ramsay, Mary Portas and other TV personalities manage a hotel staffed by unemployed people looking for a break in the industry. 

The Jam Tree extends food-led pub estate to Clapham

By Peter Ruddick

Privately-owned gastropub group The Jam Tree has continued its expansion plans by opening its third venue in as many years last week with a new site in Clapham; it joins two existing sites in Chelsea and Kensington.

Annual Awards of Excellence 2012 winners revealed

By Luke Nicholls

The leading lights of the hospitality industry came together this month to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence, with winners revealed in the kitchen, pastry and service categories.