Flash-grilled: Kenny Tutt
The chef patron of PITCH, Ox Block and the recently launched Bayside Social on Worthing Beach, on going from bank manager to MasterChef winner, and learning from Tommy Banks.
Archives for October 1, 2021
Friday Five: the week's top news
This week's main hospitality news stories include calls to loosen staff visa rules, France reclaiming the Bocuse d'Or title, and the Government assembling a Hospitality Council to guide sector recovery.
Restaurant radar: October 2021
The Kolkata-inspired Chourangi, Sven-Hanson Britt's long-awaited debut, the second coming for Manteca and the multi-dimensional 3 Henrietta Street are among this month's key restaurant openings.
Book review: Inside Burgundy - The Second Edition
Recently updated, Jasper Morris’ book provides an unrivalled insight into one of France’s most fascinating (and certainly most complex) wine regions.
JD Wetherspoon reports record annual loss
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ despite his group reporting its biggest ever annual loss.
Furlough scheme ends
The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - better known as furlough - has come to an end.
Trade bodies unite to call for VAT to stay at 12.5%
Trade associations representing the UK’s hospitality and tourism sectors have joined forces to call on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to introduce a permanent lower rate of VAT to accelerate the UK’s economic recovery.
Westminster launches consultation on Covid Passports
The English government has launched a consultation requesting evidence on the proposal for mandatory Covid Passports for use in a ‘Plan B scenario’.
Latest opening: Nama
The couple behind Sheffield's JÖRO have opened their new sushi and sashimi restaurant in Liverpool's GPO food hall.
Gary Lee on swapping The Ivy for Joe Allen
The former executive chef at The Ivy has moved from one famous Covent Garden restaurant to another, joining Joe Allen as head chef