Whether you're feasting in the world's highest restaurant,eating sushi served on your menu choice of a naked male or female body, or being taken care of by robots, food absolutely won’t be the main talking point at these 13 weird and wonderful eateries around the globe. This feature is from Antonia Windsor a freelance writer from MSN.co.uk, Thanks Antonia Would … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
New headline sponsor for Conference Awards 2011
The Westminster Collection becomes headline sponsor for Conference Awards 2011 The Westminster Collection, a collective of 50 venues in Westminster, believes the conference industry should be recognised for it's commitment to best practise and creativity in a tough economic climate and is delighted to become a headline sponsor of the Conference Awards 2011. René Dee, … [Read more...]
London Tea aims for the ‘ultimate tea experience’
The London Tea Company is urging operators to meet the increasing consumer demand for speciality teas and tisanes by developing an ‘ultimate tea experience’ offer. Dinuk Dissanayake, managing director, The London Tea Company says his company is looking to “change the whole way people approach the tea menu. Operators spend hours selecting coffee and we feel this same … [Read more...]
Cornish Coastal Hotels acquire the Wellington Hotel in Cornwall
New group Cornish Coastal Hotels acquires first property Acting on behalf of owner Paul Roberts, Christie + Co has sold the freehold of the Wellington Hotel in the village of Boscastle, North Cornwall, to new operator Cornish Coastal Hotels Ltd, for an undisclosed sum, off an asking price of £1.65 million. Situated at the harbour side of the pretty North Cornish village, … [Read more...]
The Box Tree retain coveted Michelin Star for the 6th year running
The Box Tree won its first Michelin Star in early 2005 just months after Simon and Rena Gueller took over the restaurant in September 2004. Since then, they have worked hard to maintain the restaurant’s excellence in high quality food and service. It’s been a busy time at The Box Tree with their recent announcement on plans to work with old pal Marco Pierre White. Says … [Read more...]
Devon’s Grade I-Listed Boringdon Hall Hotel sold
Acting on behalf of retiring owner, Paul Chapman, Christie + Co has sold the freehold of Boringdon Hall Hotel, the historic Grade I-Listed Elizabethan Manor House, near Plymouth, Devon, to experienced hoteliers the Nettleton family, for an undisclosed sum, off an asking price of £2.25 million. The imposing Manor House hotel is set within extensive gardens and grounds, … [Read more...]
European hotel pipeline for December 2010
STR Global reports Europe hotel pipeline for December 2010 LONDON—The Europe hotel development pipeline comprises 718 hotels totalling 120,251 rooms, according to the December 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week. “The majority of hotel rooms under construction are based in the United Kingdom”, said Elizabeth Randall, managing director of STR … [Read more...]
The Westminster Collection welcomes St. Ermin’s Hotel
The Westminster Collection is pleased to welcome St. Ermin’s Hotel as its latest member. The news was announced in January during the festivities to celebrate The Westminster Collection reaching 50 members. Situated in the heart of London between Broadway and Buckingham gate, just 100 metres from Victoria station, the iconic hotel is superb for meetings and events, boasting … [Read more...]
Friday Fun, back in 2011 with a vengeance, three crackers
Friday Fun is back in 2011 with a vengeance, three crackers, enjoy The Fonejacker goes to an Irish Drive Through and meets some very, very patient people Cruel Kitchen Prank, don't take the p*** out of head chef South Park meet the Celebrity Chefs - WARNING the language is no holds barred so if you're easily offended please do not click this link … [Read more...]
The Hospitality and Catering News You Tube Channel Top 10
Our You Tube Channel may only be a just over a week old, but has already attracted many viewers, so much so in fact that we have created our Top 10. The Top 10 videos are based on our own opinions currently, and there is admittedly no accounting for taste. So we encourage and invite you our visitors to vote through comments and tell us what you rate as the best, and why … [Read more...]
£30m Birmingham hotel contract goes ahead
Multibuild the Stockport contractor has won the £30m contract to rebuild and modernise the disused Cumberland House tower in central Birmingham into a Hampton by Hilton Hotel. The building to open in the summer of 2012 is being given a new facia and a complete internal refit. Liverpool-based Sanguine Hospitality will run and manage the redeveloped 285-bedroom hotel, … [Read more...]
Search for a new vegetarian cuisine star is on
Following on from the successful 2009 and 2010 Chef of the Future competitions, the Cordon Vert School is searching for a new star of vegetarian cuisine in 2011. Entry forms are available at www.cordonvert.co.uk and the closing date is 31 March 2011. The contest is open to vegetarian and non-vegetarian chefs alike. The winner of the award will receive: a fully funded … [Read more...]
Travelodge to boost estate to 495 hotels
£300m will be invested in new properties to boost the Travelodge estate to 495 hotels and 35,841 rooms. Travelodge further announced very aggressive growth targets and plans to have 1,100 hotels and 100,000 rooms by 2025. Guy Parsons, Travelodge chief executive, said the new-build is part of their strategy to expand during the current difficult economic climate while … [Read more...]
Cloud based Communications at Citizen M
Swisscom and NEC Join Forces to Provide Cloud based Communications at Citizen M Hotel Group Swisscom and NEC deliver fully hosted virtualized communications infrastructure at new citizenM hotel in Glasgow NEC Corporation and Swisscom have announced today the successful implementation of a cloud-based communications service for citizenM – the award winning Hotel … [Read more...]
Christie + Co markets Cougar Leisure estate
Acting on behalf of Nigel Atkinson of business rescue specialist Begbies Traynor, Joint Administrator of Cougar Leisure Limited, Christie + Co is marketing six pubs and bars spread across the North of England. The package, which comprises a mixture of freeholds and leaseholds, features the Brannigans branded bars in Blackpool and Manchester, its Mood branded unit in … [Read more...]
