Chef training course to tackle staff crisis in booming North-East restaurant industry
A fast-track chef training programme is being launched in Newcastle to avert an impending skills crisis in the booming North East restaurant industry.
Archives for January 15, 2016
Michelin chef backs sugary drinks tax
Andrew Fairlie – chef at the eponymous two Michelin-starred restaurant at Gleneagles - has backed calls for a tax on sugary drinks in Scotland.
Dial M for Meat: Martin Williams of M Restaurants on his growing business
When Martin Williams left his post as managing director of Gaucho after nine years to launch M Restaurants, another steak restaurant in the capital seemed inevitable. Now with a second site just opened in Victoria, he’s out to prove that there’s more...
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Peter Sanchez-Iglesias on the new-look Casamia
The chef behind Casamia lost older brother and business partner Jonray to cancer late last year but their plan to move the Michelin-starred restaurant from Westbury-on-Trym to central Bristol is going ahead.
Lager loses lustre as ale and bitter sales rise
A lack of lustre in the lager category is being partially blamed for a drop in beer sales.
The top 5 stories in hospitality this week 11/01 - 15/01
What were some of the top stories in hospitality this week? Here's our pick.
Accor to expand UK budget portfolio in to 2017
Accor has announced plans to expand its ibis and Novotel brands with the opening of three new UK hotels in 2016 and 2017.