As the football pie league enters the business stage of the season with most clubs looking at 9 more games, we see Ipswich Town go top of the league in dramatic fashion. Commenting on last week’s league action ‘a well known sporting legend’ said…There is no doubt about it the editorial feature in the Ipswich Town match day programme has made a clear difference. A great shot … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
My Favourite Restaurant, Nick Green, Villeroy & Boch
Last week we started a new feature, ‘My Favourite Restaurant’, which we are glad to report was the best read story in last week’s newsletter. So as with all things HandCNews.com if it works for visitors it works for us. We are pleased that our second instalment in this series comes from a guest contributor who is no stranger to fine dining, Nick Green of Villeroy & Boch. … [Read more...]
Considerate Hoteliers Association 2011 Awards dealine extended
Deadline extended to 7 April 2011 for entering prestigious Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA) ‘Annual Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 20010/11’. Celebrating the Best in Environmental, Sustainable and Socially Responsible Performance and open to All Hotels and Small Accommodation Operations in the UK, the ‘Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2010/11’ will be … [Read more...]
Raymond Blanc and Bruno Loubet join forces
Raymond Blanc and Bruno Loubet joined forces on Tuesday to help raise important funds for industry charity, Hospitality Action by hosting an exclusive dinner at Bistrot Bruno Loubet. The one-off, sell-out event saw charity patron and star of BBC2’s Kitchen Secrets, Raymond reunite with his protégée Bruno to serve an impressive four-course dinner of spring vegetable salad, … [Read more...]
Trio of awards for reducing food waste, benefiting homeless and vulnerable
Brakes Group, a leading supplier to the foodservice industry, has won the Charity, Community and Environment category at the Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2011. The award, which Brakes Group shares with charity partner FareShare, recognises the company’s work in reducing food waste by redistributing ‘surplus food’ to homeless and vulnerable people in Britain. In 2010 Brakes … [Read more...]
CESA: keeping catering equipment buyers ahead of the field
The 2011 CESA Light Equipment & Tableware Forums, held at Ascot and Doncaster Racecourse in March, revealed the next wave of ‘must have’ foodservice designs, gizmos and gadgets for chefs. Intricately patterned porcelain tableware, an innovative carrier that lets waiters hold and serve eight or more plates and a gadget that tells you when it’s time to change your oil: … [Read more...]
IHG takes a new look at Priority Club® Rewards
Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s largest and fastest-growing hotel loyalty program from IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announces its new positioning and refreshed look as a result of findings from its global travel loyalty industry study. Twenty-eight years after breaking ground as the hotel industry’s first loyalty club, Priority Club Rewards undertook extensive global … [Read more...]
Friday Fun – One just for the girls
Its 11.30 and must be time for a Diet Coke break girls - To Enjoy - Click the image below … [Read more...]
48 leading London Hotels participate in football tournament
On Sunday 18 September 2011, Hotel and Catering Challenge Cup (HACCC) is expecting 48 top London hotels and catering companies to participate in the industry’s largest football charity event, raising money for Springboard. 24 teams took part in 2010 including: The Ritz, The Langham, K West Hotel & Spa, The Dorchester and The Goring. The winning team was the Lancaster … [Read more...]
Table Talk at Villeroy & Boch launches on facebook
Table Talk at Villeroy & Boch, the website for the Hotel and Restaurant Division of Villeroy & Boch that supplies tableware to some of the UK’s most influential chefs and restaurants including Raymond Blanc and Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, have launched on facebook. Villeroy & Boch, established over 260 years ago is renowned as a world brand which is continually … [Read more...]
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 2011 Young Chef of the Year Awards
Garret Keown scoops Top Accolade as Chaîne des Rôtisseurs announces Winner of the 2011 Young Chef of the Year Awards. The Grand Final of this year’s Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Young Chef Competition was described as ‘wholly inspirational’ as Garret Keown from The Bell Inn, Hordon on Hill, Essex took on 7 other finalists at London’s Westminster Kingsway, and won the coveted title, … [Read more...]
The Strand Palace, what investment in IT has done for the hotel
The Strand Palace Hotel is one of London’s leading hotels and on Wednesday 13th April will share its successful return on investment IT strategy with other hoteliers. General Manager of the Strand Palace David MacRae and IT Manager Ben Chapman will both look at what technology investment has done for the hotel in an event hosted by EasyRMS. Easy RMS, a leading voice in … [Read more...]
2010 results for Westbury Street Holdings
Continued adherence to its practice of only delivering the highest quality service and most expertly skilled teams has shown another year of great return for the UK’s leading independent food service management and hospitality specialist, Westbury Street Holdings, owner of best in class hospitality and catering operations; BaxterStorey, Caterlink, Holroyd Howe and benugo, and … [Read more...]
Thermometer Kit with Safe Storage – Special Offer
Quality food probes, conveniently to hand and safely stored. Secure storage of food thermometers is often a headache in commercial kitchens, with businesses paying a high price for lost or damaged equipment. TME has the answer with its popular Safe Storage Thermometer Kit, offering a high accuracy waterproof thermometer and 2 dishwasher-safe food probes all housed in a … [Read more...]
There’s more to ‘popping up’ a restaurant than many people realise
With the growing popularity of so-called ‘pop-up’ restaurants as a promotional tool, many companies are finding that more planning is required than they initially realised, warns PKL. “In all cases the planning, project management and implementation of the temporary kitchen facilities are the key to success,” notes PKL’s Lee Vines. “There are lots of things to consider … [Read more...]