Job details Salary: £23,000-£26,000 Annually Type: Full time Closing: 01/07/2013 Job description: This stunning 1 Michelin star restaurant is looking for a mature Junior Sous Chef to join the team. You will already be a strong Senior Chef De Partie or Junior Sous in a similar environment. Working with the Chef Patron and Senior Sous you will be strong in all … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Cafe Society Awards Winners 2013 – Coffee #1 four time winner!
The Café Society Awards were presented on Wednesday 19 June at the Roof Gardens, in Kensington. Sponsored by Bel UK and Café Bronte, the Awards are judged by a panel of experts with the aim of finding those who show genuine leadership in their sector. In each category the judges looked for evidence of success and innovation in all aspects – from venue ambiance, to the … [Read more...]
Wine and spirit sector feels the pinch
Total alcohol sales continue to fall according to the latest Wine and Spirit Trade Association market report, which shows the duty escalator continuing to impact negatively on the sector. The quarterly report shows that volume sales in the off trade were down 3% for the year and 3% in the last 12 weeks, while on trade sales were down 3% for the year and 2% in the last 12 … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Recipe, Moroccan Marinated Rump of Lamb with Apricot and Almond Cous Cous
Ingredients for 4 For the marinade: 2 cloves garlic, grated 0.5 fresh coriander 1 tsp cumin seeds 3 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1 small dried chilli 0.13 mace, grated 1 tsp turmeric powder 3-4 peppercorns zest of 1 orange juice of 1 lemon 2 tsp chopped rosemary 150 g Philadelphia Light For the cous cous: 250 g cous cous 450 ml vegetable … [Read more...]
Trade customers up the steak ladder to increased revenues
Back in April we published findings from research by food & drink consultancy CGA Strategy showing that 90% of managed pubs currently include some level of steak offer on their menu, and that destination venues – pubs off the high street – are the heartland for steak sales. These outlets see £1 in every £5 spent on food going towards a steak course, compared to £1 in £13 … [Read more...]
Rational CookingLive celebrates 40th with Combi give away
UK’s leading combi steamer brand celebrates 40th anniversary by giving away latest model The company that invented combi steaming, Rational, is 40 years old in 2013. Now Rational is celebrating the anniversary by giving UK caterers the chance to win the world’s most popular combi steamer – the Rational SelfCookingCenter® whitefficiency®. The prize, a six-grid model, is worth … [Read more...]
Chef’s Job of the Week – Sous Chef, Lancaster
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and passionate sous chef looking for a new challenge in the Lancaster area. However, this role may also suit a Junior Sous chef looking for their first Sous Chef position. This quaint country inn is located in a picturesque village bordering Cumbria, serving both good quality traditional British dishes combined with South … [Read more...]
Pelican delivers financial savings to Swire Hotels UK
Swire Hotels UK benefits from 28% saving on food items and 17% on non-food items Surrey, UK: Following its appointment by Swire Hotels UK to simplify and manage the centralised procurement for a number of essential food and non-food products, Pelican has enabled the hotel group to realise financial savings, in less than six months. On comparing like-for-like purchases … [Read more...]
Leading UK tour operators endorse Hangzhou as Top Leisure Destination in China
Several leading tour operators from the UK, Germany and France recently returned from a successful familiarization visit to Hangzhou where they were given the opportunity to experience first-hand the quality and variety of leisure activities which have been captivating domestic visitors for generations. Representatives in the UK from Kuoni, Carrier, Abercrombie & Kent, Cox … [Read more...]
Piper invests in Turtle Bay
Piper, the leading specialist investor in consumer brands, has taken a significant stake in Turtle Bay, the fast growing Caribbean restaurant group. Turtle Bay is the brainchild of Aj Jaya-Wickrema, who co-founded Las Iguanas, a previous Piper investment. Piper helped Las Iguanas grow from a regional operator of four restaurants into Britain’s market leading Latin American … [Read more...]
SUBWAY opens its first store with LIDL
SUBWAY has opened its first ever store within a Lidl supermarket. The store is situated just outside the busy seaside town of Cromer in Norfolk and is the 12th store opened by local SUBWAY franchisee Raj Rao. This partnership with Lidl is the first of its kind for the German supermarket chain. The Cromer store spans 800 square feet, is situated on the busy A148, and … [Read more...]
UK Branded Restaurant Market to grow by £5.6 billion
Allegra Strategies’ Project Restaurant 2013 report on the branded restaurant market has just been released and – as revealed in Allegra’s valuable Restaurant leaders Summit just last week - not only forecasts significant growth leading up to 2018, but also identifies the significant trends and market changes that underpin the growth. The UK’s Branded Restaurant Market is set … [Read more...]
Mercure London Bridge unveils Mercure’s global hotel brand
The Mercure London Bridge has been introduced as the brand’s UK flagship following an extensive redesign that puts the customer welcome at its heart. The new design focuses on six key areas: a public area that is based on “La Table d'hôtes” - a concept that enables a sense of togetherness; an expected arrival; the feature wall; work space; and free web service with fibre … [Read more...]
Site Bites: Luxury Aberfoyle retreat, Prezzo trials Cleaver, and more…
Luxury Aberfoyle retreat unveils £500,000 investment The four-star Macdonald Forest Hills Hotel & Spa, part of Macdonald Hotels & Resorts and just west of Aberfoyle in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park will shortly complete a significant £½ million bedroom transformation. The hotel has, in the last two years, benefitted from a brand new spa, unveiled a … [Read more...]
Greene King reports record results and strategic progress
Greene King employs over 22,000 people across its main trading businesses: Retail, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands. It operates 2,256 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK, of which 987 are retail pubs, restaurants and hotels, and 1,269 are tenanted, leased and franchised pubs. Its leading retail brands are Hungry Horse, Old English Inns, Eating Inn and Loch Fyne … [Read more...]
