Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts travels to Thailand for first 50 Best Explores
Ashley Palmer-Watts, executive head chef for the Fat Duck group, has been seeking culinary inspiration in Thailand for the first of the 50 Best Explores series.
Archives for March 14, 2016
SRA reveals Food Made Good Awards 2016 shortlist
River Cottage HQ, PizzaExpress and The Clink restaurant in Cardiff are among the companies making this year's Sustainable Restaurant Association's (SRA) Food Made Good Awards shortlist.
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What to consider when hiring an apprentice
At the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2016 Jill Whittaker, managing director of HIT Training discusses considerations for hospitality businesses when hiring an apprentice.
Hospitality industry backs National Apprenticeship Week 2016
Hotel du Vin, Greene King and Starbucks are among the hospitality businesses announcing new training programmes to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
Sajid Javid: Apprenticeship levy is ‘nothing to be afraid of’
Sajid Javid has assured businesses that the upcoming apprenticeship levy is ‘nothing to be afraid of’.
Average room rate in UK's hotels rises 4%
The average room rate across the UK’s hotels rose 4 per cent in 2015 with hotels in cities outside the capital seeing the biggest rise according to the latest Hotel Price Index from Hotels.com
Paulo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouën to open Margot restaurant summer 2016
Former Bar Boulud maitre d' Paulo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouën, the former manager at La Petite Maison will open their new Italian restaurant Margot in London' Covent Garden this summer with chef Maurizio Morelli heading up the kitchen.
Rushed service biggest turn-off for diners
Being rushed through a meal to give up a table is the biggest annoyance for 26 per cent of diners, while staff getting an order wrong is also likely to make 25 per cent of them grumpy according to survey by Waitrose Good Food Guide.