Hospitality Guild reveals shortlist for first apprenticeship awards
The Hospitality Guild has unveiled a shortlist of nominees for its first ever apprenticeship awards, designed to honour apprentices, employers and training providers.
Archives for November 14, 2012
Brian Turner: UK Bocuse d'Or team should channel the London 2012 Olympics spirit
With 75 days to go until the grand final of the Bocuse d'Or 2013, the UK team president Brian Turner has called on Olympics-inspired support for Adam Bennett.
Mickey Finn releases Whipped Chocolate Fruit and Nut liqueur
Babco Europe, producer of the Mickey Finn apple infused Irish whiskey, has added a new flavour to the range - Whipped Chocolate, Fruit & Nut, in time for Christmas.
Former Paternoster Chop House head chef Peter Weeden to launch Newman Street Tavern
Peter Weeden, formerly the head chef at The Boundary and Paternoster Chop House, is set to go it alone for the first time with the launch of a Fitzrovia bar and restaurant - Newman Street Tavern.
Seafood Pub Company acquires third pub in two years
Seafood Pub Company, the dining-led pub group set up by Jocelyn Neve and chef Antony Shirley last year, has acquired its third pub as it looks to expand its operation across the North West.
CAU snaps up restaurants in Cambridge and Kingston as UK expansion begins
CAU, Charlie McLean’s Argentinian steak concept which opened its first restaurant in Guildford last year, is set to launch a second site in Cambridge in January followed by a third in Kingston later in 2013.
Restaurant and pub groups hit by later school half-term
Britain’s leading restaurant and pub groups saw collective like-for-like sales down 1.7 per cent in October compared with the same month last year, caused in part by the later school half-term holidays, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Brasserie Blanc operator insists lamb's liver is safe following ban on dish
Brasserie Bar Co, the group behind the Raymond Blanc-founded casual dining chain Brasserie Blanc, maintains the view that its rare lamb's liver dish does not pose a health risk to customers, despite having been banned from serving it at all of its...
Fire-struck Terre à Terre to remain shut for Christmas
Brighton's vegetarian restaurant Terre à Terre, which closed in October after a fire broke out in the kitchen, has been forced to remain shut over Christmas due to 'red tape delays' and a long wait for new equipment.
Keg Watch: Romanian pair convicted of theft of beer kegs worth £76k
A Romanian pair were this week convicted of theft after police, working with trade association Keg Watch, seized 888 stolen beer kegs worth £76k.