A fresh truffle has a pungent, earthy aroma of sulphurous musk and tastes like nothing else. The truffle season is upon us and to celebrate this delicious and rare autumn treasure, Chamberlain's Restaurant in Leadenhall Market - a favourite dining haunt of the City cognoscenti - is hosting a special Truffle Celebration menu from 16-27 November. The menu has a truffle dish … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
RATIONAL Brings Power of Excellence to HOST 2015
The leader in specialised catering technologies will be cooking up a storm at this year's international exhibition for the hospitality industry, HOST in Milan, 23-27 October 2015. The RATIONAL stand has been designed with the visitors in mind, there'll be an exciting contest judged by a star-studded jury, and the SMART Label gallery will feature the SelfCookingCenter 5 Senses. … [Read more...]
KUDOS gives the public a taste at Christmas markets this year
Caterer KUDOS will be operating four unique concepts at two different Christmas markets this year. For the second year running, KUDOS return to the biggest Christmas Market in the UK with the Three Kings Burgers, The Porker Blanket and Bavarian Bratwurst concepts at KUDOS-run venue Winchester Cathedral, and the highly anticipated Shawarma Queen concept makes its debut at the … [Read more...]
Trick or Treat? Out to Lunch league table exposes the truth behind children’s menus
A new league table ranking the health of children’s food in 21 of the UK’s most popular restaurant chains has been published by the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign. Two years since the first league table, there have been some significant improvements made by a small number of chains, but the Soil Association, working with an army of parent secret diners, has uncovered … [Read more...]
QED supplies new Spa & Leisure Café at Portavadie, Loch Fyne hotel and marina
Quality Equipment Distributors (QED), based in Glasgow, is a leading UK designer and supplier of modular bar, coffee shop and food service equipment, with a large selection of contemporary and classic module styles for catering and retail environments. The company has recently completed a prestigious project for the design and installation of food service equipment at the … [Read more...]
BHA calls for new law on tipping and service charges
Restaurants and hotels should be legally required to tell customers how service charges and tips are distributed among staff. That’s the message from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) in a new initiative proposed to Business Secretary Sajid Javid. The BHA – which represents 40,000 hospitality establishments in the UK – wants the Government to introduce legislation to … [Read more...]
Archie’s Burgers and Shakes opens biggest site yet in Liverpool
Archie’s Burgers and Shakes has opened its biggest restaurant yet in Liverpool as part of the company’s impressive expansion plans. The Ranelagh Street site is the company’s third venue and the first outside Manchester. Already hugely successful in its home city, the brand, which is soon to mark four years in business, is a firm favourite amongst local and visiting … [Read more...]
Brakspear Jazz & Blues Festival supports licensees for third year
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear is once again supporting its licensees through November with its third annual Jazz & Blues Festival, designed to drive footfall and enhance customers’ experience of their local Brakspear pub. The Jazz & Blues Festival runs from 13th – 22nd November. Participating pubs will host at least one performance, with the line up so far … [Read more...]
Insight: 6 step guide to help hospitality get on board with Pensions Auto Enrolment
Managers working across hospitality and catering will have heard of the new laws requiring employers – including hospitality employers – to enrol eligible job holders into a workplace pension scheme that meets the requirements of the legislation. Unfortunately, not all employers have started to take the necessary steps to comply with this legislation. Here, H&C News is … [Read more...]
Chapel Down’s Curious Drinks launches £1m fundraising
Chapel Down Group PLC, England’s leading winemaker, has announced that Curious Drinks Limited (“Curious Drinks”), its beer and cider business, plans to raise at least £1m through a placing and a crowdfunding campaign with Seedrs, one of the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms. Investors will receive shares in Curious Drinks, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of … [Read more...]
BURGER KING rolls out Breakfast Menu nationwide
BURGER KING has announced it is rolling out its new breakfast menu nationwide. This new menu features arange of delicious breakfast options including Croissan’wiches and English Muffins; with plenty of satisfying options available. Guests who choose a meal will also enjoy a serving of regular mini hash browns. New on the menu is a choice of different Croissan’wiches: a … [Read more...]
Insight: How Millennials are shaping the Future of Hospitality for Hotels
Next year, London will see the Millennial 20/20 Summit - the world’s first gathering of brands, businesses and industry leaders who target the Millennial generation whose business is core to the success of many parts of hospitality. H&C News is therefore very pleased to welcome RupaGanatra,Co--Founder,Millennial20/20 and her examination here of millennials and … [Read more...]
South Asian Chef Competition 2015 – the winners
The UK South Asian Chef Competition (SACC), a UK National competition that is recognized and validated by the Craft Guild of Chefs. reached its climax this week with eight chefs left in the running for the prestigious title. In a very close fought contest, the judges awarded the title to Mariappan Sethurajapillai, from Deli 6 Restaurant in Sutton, who wins the first prize of … [Read more...]
Starbucks Covent Garden: the interaction of coffee, customers and partners
London’s bustling Covent Garden district has always been a place of connection and contrasts – where past meets present, design meets culture, and fashion meets entertainment. The new Starbucks store on Upper St. Martin’s Lane brings together these worlds, promoting interaction between Starbucks partners and customers. Everything is visible “The store is a platform of … [Read more...]
Manchester’s St.John’s neighbourhood gets go-ahead
St. John’s, Manchester’s new neighbourhood for culture, enterprise and living, being undertaken by Allied London and Manchester City Council has received the go-ahead for its first phase. The new neighbourhood will consist of 2.8million sq ft. of workspace, events space, public realm, riverside parks, gardens, hotels, arts venues, independent shops, cafes, restaurants, … [Read more...]