Winning a British Pie Award is a valuable accolade for any business and 2011 was the scene of a remarkable success: Morecambe Football Club swept the board with the Class Winner, Silver and Bronze Awards in the Football Pie category, and went on to be acclaimed the Supreme Champion. Not bad when competing against hundreds of entries from many of the UK’s finest bakers, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2012
Meet the Hospitality Media at Hotelympia
Monday 27 Feb, 12.30 – 1.15pm at The HOSPA Technology Hub Meet the Hospitality Media Want to be quoted in print or featured within online news features? Here's your chance to meet the editors behind the hospitality industry's leading publications, websites and forums and find out what makes their newsrooms tick. Learn how they source news relevant to their audiences and … [Read more...]
Football Pie League latest update, Arsenal go top
Football Pie League latest update 16th February 2012 - Full table below Hello and welcome to this week’s update from The Football Pie League from the league studios here in Ascot. We have a guest this week most of you know and will be hearing from later, but now here are the main headlines… Manchester United knocked off top spot by Arsenal, backed by the pie faithful at … [Read more...]
Plate Artists Wanted
Get creative with Villeroy & Boch tableware at this year’s Hotelympia Villeroy & Boch are challenging Hotelympia visitors to get creative. Show off your tableware design skills by drawing your very own pattern on one of the brand’s iconic NewWave plates. Create the right design and you could you win a voucher worth £250 to enjoy lunch or dinner at the 10 in 8 … [Read more...]
Craft Guild of Chefs hosting the Skillery
From Sunday 26th February 2012 – Thursday 1st March 2012 the Craft Guild of Chefs will be hosting the Skillery, a live demonstration area, at Hotelympia. There are several themes running throughout the show including: education in the industry, rising stars, international flavours and the use of specific ingredients. Chefs* lined up to take part include: • Henry Brosi, … [Read more...]
Win lunch or dinner at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Win lunch or dinner at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons up to a value of £250 The H and C News Facebook page as regular visitors will know features beautiful food. H and C News are media partners with Villeroy & Boch who bring you beautiful tableware also regularly featured in our Facebook page. Villeroy & Boch are Partners with ‘Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons … [Read more...]
Jinro Soju agrees distribution partnership with Hi-Spirits
Jinro Soju, which is produced in South Korea, sells a word-beating 63 million cases a year, and has been the world’s best-selling spirit consistently for the past six years. It is a versatile 25% ABV white spirit which makes an ideal base for cocktails and long drinks. The brand has been produced since 1926, and is now sold in more than 80 countries. Distilled from a blend … [Read more...]
SIBA gears up for Budget
The Society of Independent Brewers’ pre-Budget campaign has moved up a gear with the organisation’s Budget Submission now presented to the Treasury and its members briefed to lobby locally for a more beer-friendly tax regime. SIBA’s Budget Submission highlights both the success of the Government’s investment in the local brewing sector through Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR, … [Read more...]
Good Food Guide’s Restaurant of the Year Awards 2012 open
The Good Food Guide's Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Awards opens on Monday 13th February 2012. These annual awards celebrate great food and good service at restaurants, pubs and cafés throughout the UK and we are once again inviting diners to nominate their favourite eateries in their local area. The awards are a chance for great neighbourhood eateries to shine and to get … [Read more...]
Speciality cheese and wine event at 76 Portland Place
Don’t miss 76 Portland Place’s speciality cheese and wine event on Thursday 23rd February from 5.30pm to 8pm. With an inspiring selection of British cheeses and some carefully chosen wines to compliment, guests will be enjoy the outstanding catering that is on offer at this exceptional central London venue. During the evening, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy … [Read more...]
TV star Liz Brewer on being the perfect host
If you’ve ever struggled with choosing the appropriate wines for a dinner party, or are unsure what constitutes the perfect host, then the AWC Wine Academy has the perfect solution for you. AWC has teamed up with the etiquette queen herself, Liz Brewer, star of ITV’s ‘Lad to Ladette’ series, author of ‘The Party Bible’ and a prominent figure in London society, to … [Read more...]
Special Offer at The Raymond Blanc Cookery School
The Raymond Blanc Cookery School The word used most often by our cookery school students to describe their experience is “fun”, and this is what the school is all about: offering people with a passion for food the skills to prepare fantastic dishes—and have a great time while doing so. During one-, two- or four-day courses, anyone from a complete novice to an … [Read more...]
Alluring Valentine’s offer, Seduce me at The Mercer Street
The newly launched Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street Hotel has teamed up with leading erotic retailer Coco de Mer to create the ultimate Valentine’s package this February. The package includes one night’s accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, a bottle of Champagne on arrival and a personal gift box of Coco de Mer ‘bestsellers’. It is available for the whole of … [Read more...]
lunch nominated for Best Trade Show award
lunch! – the UK’s premier trade event for the out of home food and drink industry – is hoping its winning streak continues into 2012 after picking up a prestigious Best Trade Show nomination for this year’s annual Exhibition News awards. Since its launch in 2008, lunch!, which is organised by Brighton-based Diversified Business Communications UK, has enjoyed growing … [Read more...]
Macdonald Hotels adds Haycock to growing portfolio
Macdonald Hotels has further increased its market presence by agreeing terms with the owners of the historic 48 bedroom Haycock Hotel in Wansford near Stamford. Located just off the A1(M) north-west of Peterborough, under the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) agreement, the 16th century property will operate as a Macdonald Associate Hotel. The Haycock name and all forty … [Read more...]