Date: 14th of February Time: 6pm Location: Cooks Barn, Bottisham Dress Code: Smart Casual Chef: Damian Wawrzyniak Award Winning Chef, Master Craftsman at The Craft Guild of Chefs, Damian has experience working in the two Michelin Star, Worlds Best Restaurant, Noma in Copenhagen. So please join Damian at Chefs Table … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
And it’s…Happy Christmas from us!
H & C News would like to wish all its readers a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We look forward to bringing you the news, views and issues that matter to hospitality and catering in 2014 – as well as some developments of our own to help your businesses in the year ahead. … [Read more...]
Burgers cooked “as you like them” back on the menu
Burgers cooked “as you like them” are back on the menu at Davy’s as the final part of the Hygiene Improvement Notice served in 2011 finally collapsed with Westminster City Council offering no evidence in court on Monday 17 December 2013. The outcome of this case is surely positive news for the UK foodservice industry, which could have been threatened by similar proceedings … [Read more...]
Michel Roux puckers up for Christmas!
It’s the first time ever that Le Gavroche has been open over the festive period and, in response to demand from diners, Michel Roux Jr has promised to have the mistletoe at the ready, and to plant a kiss on every cheek. “It’s the season of goodwill, and kissing under the mistletoe is a lovely tradition. We have mistletoe in our decorations all over the restaurant, so I think … [Read more...]
Site Bites – The Fable – Jackson + Rye – Tirage – Wright Brothers…
Drake & Morgan to The Fable - Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE - Sipping and sampling in the City with Tirage - Young’s 26-seat cinema in Horts pub, Bristol - Wright Brothers open Spitalfields Market live seafood Mecca - Brunning and Price open Worsley Old Hall. Overview Drake & Morgan to The Fable Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE Sipping and sampling in … [Read more...]
British Foodservice still finding its way to growth
Writing on the NPD Group Blog, Bob O’Brien points out that, for all the recent, positive talk of the British foodservice industry’s return to growth, the underlying fact is that British consumers have not yet increased their use of restaurants enough to get the industry on a growth path again. The overall commercial foodservice market was almost flat, but ever-so-slightly … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon hits 900!
Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson is pictured above with manager Julie Wilson at the opening – and celebration! - of the company’s 900th pub. The Poulton Elk in Poulton Le Fylde opened on the site of a former bar following a £1.4 million redevelopment project, with John Hutson commenting: “Wetherspoon continues to go from strength to strength and I am delighted that … [Read more...]
Online guest reviews: 66% positive, only 10% negative
The majority of travellers are happy with their hotel stays, according to a new analysis by ReviewPro of 15,399,132 online guest reviews written in 24 languages over one year. More than two-thirds of reviews - 66% - were positive, while only 10.28% were negative. Now, hotels need to be turning those comments into actionable business intelligence. In-depth study of … [Read more...]
Talkington Bates to take nutrition to a new level
Talkington Bates has teamed up with registered nutritionist Lucy-Ann Prideaux (pictured above) to introduce a nutritional eating dimension to its contract catering service. The ‘Simply Nutrition’ initiative is being rolled out across all sites and aims to make it easier for diners to maintain a nutritious eating regime at work and avoid an afternoon energy slump in the … [Read more...]
Harry Ramsden’s celebrates 85th Birthday with a Welcome Break!
Two of the country’s most recognised brands, Harry Ramsden’s and Welcome Break have come together for the first time at Welcome Break Woodall near Sheffield, with the opening of a new catering unit offering world famous fish ‘n’ chips to M1 motorists. Harry Ramsden’s at Welcome Break opens at 6am daily, offering the popular Welcome Break Full English breakfast and then, from … [Read more...]
Economic growth in 2014 to put smiles on UK hoteliers’ faces
According to PwC analysis, the hotel sector has been boosted by the improving economic backdrop, which will continue in 2014 as demand continues to strengthen. 2013 has been a bit of a rollercoaster for London after a slow start and tough Olympic comparisons over the summer, but the capital has recovered well and performed better then PwC anticipated earlier in the year. … [Read more...]
We take a look inside The Marker Hotel, Dublin
The architecture of The Marker Hotel in Dublin draws on the elemental nature of Irish landscape and combines it with a sleek urban aesthetic, creating an experience that is distinctly Dublin, Ireland. All elements of the hotel are the signature of a member of The Leading Hotels of the World®. Rising up from the rich urban heartland of the Dublin Docklands the Marker … [Read more...]
Government commits further £90 million to GREAT campaign
The Government announced on 5 December that it is committing a further £90 million to the overall GREAT campaign over the next two years. £45 million will be allocated in 2014/15 and £45 million in 2015/16, a significant increase on this year's allocation of £30 million. This new funding pot will go a long way to continue the world-class marketing under the GREAT banner, … [Read more...]
Vince Cable attends York Hoteliers’ Association at Middlethorpe Hall
Middlethorpe Hall will celebrate its 30th anniversary as a hotel in 2014, when director & general manager Lionel Chatard will celebrate 10 years at the helm of the business. Lionel chairs the York Hoteliers’ Association and was recently delighted to welcome the Right Honourable Vince Cable MP, Business Secretary, to an informal ‘Small Business Saturday’ meeting. At the … [Read more...]
Whitehall to be transformed into residential and leisure address
The recent announcement of the conversion of 3-5 Great Scotland Yard into a new 5-star hotel is a clear sign of the changes that Whitehall will undergo in the near future: we can expect to see the development of many more hotels and luxury residential developments. In the view of Peter Wetherell, Managing Director of Wetherell, the leading estate agents for Mayfair and … [Read more...]