Las Iguanas, brimming with Latin-American vitality and flair, will launch its 48th site in the beautiful city of York at the end of March. Tucked away in Back Swinegate, Las Iguanas York will be a fiesta of reclaimed and recycled materials - ranging from original brick walls to pieces of distressed timber, creating warm and unusual surfaces throughout the building. Designed … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
New hotel planned for Grosvenor Square
Owner of Blakes Hotels and Grosvenor propose boutique hotel, restaurant and members’ club The owner of Blakes Hotels has submitted a planning application with Westminster City Council to create a new 30-room hotel at three adjacent buildings close to the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair in central London. The application is supported by freeholder Grosvenor Britain … [Read more...]
The Ivy Café set to open in St John’s Wood
Opening on 22 June 2016, The Ivy Café, set in the heart of London’s exclusive St John’s Wood in the space previously occupied by Megan’s Café Grill & Bar on the high street, will offer a local, friendly and neighbourly environment with accessible, all-day dining, for those living, working and shopping in the area. The Ivy Café will be approximately 100 covers … [Read more...]
Upstairs Opens at Mr Fogg’s Tavern with London’s Largest Gin Collection
The Inception Group team behind the newly opened, Mr Fogg’s Tavern on St. Martin’s Lane, have recently unveiled an eccentric Gin Parlour and Salon tucked away in the upstairs area. Accessed through a secluded side door on New Row, the Gin Parlour and Salon sits above the raucous Tavern and was once the refined parlour and salon to Phileas Fogg’s beloved late aunt and acclaimed … [Read more...]
16 Hospitality launches new training programme following two successful open days
Pub operator 16 Hospitality has officially launched its new hospitality training programme, The Hub, after two successful open days held in two of its Cheshire and Anglesey sites. Following a recent report from the Recruitment and Employee Confederation (RED) and KPMG highlighting the lack of skilled chefs and service staff in the hospitality industry, The Hub has been … [Read more...]
Beer duty – MPs deliver a ‘Message in a Barrel’ to the Chancellor
Nearly fifty MPs joined with the British Beer & Pub Association, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) yesterday, by sending a ‘Message in a Barrel’, calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to cut beer duty in the Budget on 16th March. MPs posted their messages in the handcrafted barrel, specially made by Yorkshire brewer … [Read more...]
Scottish pub group invests in accessible future for communities
Leading Scottish leisure group, Thistle Pub Company III has announced significant £250,000 investment programme in its seven locations to make them more accessible for the wider community, including its patrons with specialist needs, with the support and guidance of Deafblind Scotland, PAMIS and Perth and Kinross Council. The move was endorsed by Jim Taylor MBE, from rugby … [Read more...]
Coaching Inn Group appointment signals ramp up for expansion plans
The Coaching Inn Group has further strengthened its planned expansion programme with the appointment of a new Revenue & Marketing Manager to drive accommodation sales across the rapidly expanding group. Isabel Diggins joins the Coaching Inn Group with a decade’s experience as Revenue Manager with operators including Jupiter Hotels Management, Puma Hotels and New World … [Read more...]
Celebrity chefs take to the rails aboard Belmond British Pullman in 2016
Belmond announces the new line up of celebrity chef ‘pop-up’ dinners on board Belmond British Pullman for 2016. Chefs taking up the challenge of serving their signature menus on board the historic 1920s carriages include celebrated television personalities and Michelin starred restauranteurs. The first pop-up event in London on 6 May is to be hosted by award-winning Italian … [Read more...]
Falcon and Williams provide theatrical flourish for Salon Culinaire
Top British manufacturers supply equipment for live cookery competition at this year’s Hotelympia Falcon Foodservice and Williams Refrigeration will be supplying equipment for Hotelympia’s International Salon Culinaire competition this year. Salon Culinaire is the largest and most prestigious chef competition programme in the UK. This year’s contest features 80 classes … [Read more...]
Guestline partners with Butlertech
Global travel tech company, ButlerTech, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Guestline; experts in cloud hosted property management and distribution solutions for the hospitality industry across Europe and Asia. Dedicated to transforming tourism and hospitality experiences through digital innovation, ButlerTech will launch its market leading virtual concierge … [Read more...]
Pantheon is on a roll with new DR Dough Roller
Pantheon’s newly launched countertop, plug in, DR Dough Roller range provides solutions for the rapid rolling of cold dough, always producing a consistent, uniform finish. The thickness can be easily adjusted for each type of dough meaning that the rollers are suitable for a wide range of products including pizzas, pastas, bread, flatbread, croissants, pastries and pie … [Read more...]
Jurys Inn celebrate their arrival at Brighton’s Waterfront Hotel
Today, Jurys Inn Hotel Group celebrated the rebrand of the former Waterfront Hotel in Brighton to Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront. The 210 bedroom hotel, known to many as ‘Thistle Brighton’ and located on King's Road, adjacent to the resort’s beautiful seafront, is now operating under Jurys Inn and in the coming months will receive a £5.6 million investment to transform its … [Read more...]
The Set appoints Thomas Kochs as Managing Director of Café Royal
The Set, the hotel collection behind Café Royal, London, Conservatorium, Amsterdam and the Lutetia, Paris is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Kochs as Managing Director for Café Royal. Thomas joins the company as The Set continues to build and develop Café Royal as a truly iconic luxury destination in the London market. With Thomas comes a wealth of experience in … [Read more...]
Prezzo named as one of the ‘1000 companies to inspire Britain’
Restaurant group Prezzo has been named as one of the ‘1000 companies to inspire Britain’ in a report by the London Stock Exchange. The report highlights some of the fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized companies in the UK. In order to be considered for the list, businesses must demonstrate positive growth in revenues over the past four years as well as … [Read more...]
