Windsor Grill, the award-winning grill restaurant on St Leonard’s Road, has today launched a special menu to mark the much-awaited wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May. Running over the weekend of the wedding, the restaurant has developed a tailored menu which includes dishes and ingredients inspired by the couple. It will include specials such as cottage … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2018
Martin Carabott crowned 35th Roux Scholar
Martin Carabott has won the 2018 Roux Scholarship, five other finalists competed in a fiercely contested final held yesterday at Westminster Kingsway College. The finalists were tasked to prepare and serve Pigeonneaux Valenciennes-style, with a vin jaune sauce. The recipe of pigeonneaux Valenciennes-style, with a vin jaune sauce includes whole roasted pigeons stuffed … [Read more...]
T (n) S Catering strengthen its team in strategic move with talented chef hire
Leamington Spa-based contract catering firm T (n) S Catering is delighted to announce the appointment of Wayne Sullivan to Development Chef Manager. Wayne’s skills will support the business’s ambition in closing the gap between food innovations on the high street by bringing similar provisions to the contract catering world. Joining fresh from his 3 year tenure as head chef … [Read more...]
Rose scoops top chef’s prize at Bartlett Mitchell ‘Foodie’ awards
Will Rose has taken home the coveted ‘Chef of the Year’ title at Bartlett Mitchell’s annual company awards. Based at Reading Business Park, he scooped the top prize after competing in a three-phased competition, held in London. At the awards, Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, also celebrated the talent and commitment of its employees with … [Read more...]
Hollywood Bowl Group’s investment programme sees £900k rebrand of MFA Bowl in Yeovil
Hollywood Bowl Group, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has completed its second investment project of 2018 with the £900,000 redevelopment of the former MFA Bowl at Yeo Leisure Park in Yeovil. Steve Burns, CEO, Hollywood Bowl Group said: “Our investment programme continues to go from strength to strength with the refurbishment and rebranding of our latest new … [Read more...]
Mark Sargeant to launch new London restaurant and deli, Sargeant’s Mess, at Tower of London
This May, renowned chef Mark Sargeant is bringing modern British dining to the iconic Tower of London with the launch of Sargeant’s Mess, an all-day restaurant, bar and deli, created in collaboration with independent hospitality group, CH&Co, and Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that cares for the Tower of London. Set within the Tower of London environs, … [Read more...]
Oakman Inns opens brand new pub and restaurant in Olney, Buckinghamshire
It’s been a great month for Olney. It’s been named as one of the top ten places to live in the South-East by The Sunday Times, and today, Oakman Inns has opened The Cherry Tree, a brand-new pub and restaurant. The Cherry Tree – named after the town’s legendary Cherry Fair – is a sensitive and elegant restoration and extension of a two-storey, Grade II Listed house, converted … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Dan Kenny
Chef Dan Kenny took over the full F&B offering at The Artist Residence hotel in Brighton earlier this month having run its restaurant The Set for almost three years. The Midlands-born chef moved to Brighton eight years ago from Vietnam where he'd lived for several years, to work at The Gingerman restaurant. After five years at The Gingerman he left to launch The Set with … [Read more...]
Edinburgh’s Kitchin Group announces first University Excellence Award winners
Edinburgh’s Kitchin Group has announced its first two University Excellence Award winners, as part of a new annual scholarship to help boost career prospects for students at Queen Margaret University (QMU). MSc Gastronomy students, Noah Erhun from the USA and Sanna Dahllöf from Sweden, will now receive financial support to carry out independent research into sustainable food … [Read more...]
Crown Partnership welcomes Dayer’s in to the fold
Retail, event and venue catering services provider, Crown Partnership has announced the successful merger of Dayer’s in to their service portfolio. Dayer’s join Crown Partnership’s extended family and brings with them a wealth of experience as a well-respected and established specialist retail caterer providing high quality catering for workplace cafes, coffee bars and staff … [Read more...]
Caterplus marks Nutrition & Hydration with activities at 80 homes
Care catering specialist Caterplus – part of leading contract caterer Elior UK – has held a week of different activities at more than 80 care homes across the UK to mark last week’s Nutrition & Hydration week (Monday 12 – Sunday 18 March). Wilson Barrie, Managing Director at Caterplus, said: “Nutrition and hydration is absolutely critical to good physical and mental … [Read more...]
In celebration of the abundance of ingredients found in Great British seas
I’ve always been a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Call it fate, serendipity or whatever you will, I knew that from my first meeting at Cafe Spice Namaste, the journey I was about to embark on, with Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL, would be fueled by a passion and zest for a sustainable, traceable story of food provenance. Having been a lifelong and obsessive … [Read more...]
Visit Bath opens new visitor Information Centre and Bath Box Office
Visit Bath officially opened its new Visitor Information Centre (VIC) and Bath Box Office on Friday 23rd March in a ceremony attended by Wera Hobhouse, Bath MP. The VIC, one of the busiest in the country, provides advice, tickets and information on Bath and the surrounding area. The new location – at Bridgwater House on Terrace Walk, overlooking Parade Gardens and the Bath … [Read more...]
Four-star hotel upgrades bedrooms in major refurbishment
One of the top hotels in the South West has undergone a major refurbishment programme to upgrade its bedrooms and suites. The four-star DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury House in Congresbury has upgraded 72 bedrooms including its Junior Suites and Loft Suites, investing over £1.5 million in the project, which has also included a refresh to several public areas. In keeping … [Read more...]
BBPA marks English Tourism Week with Secretary of State
As English Tourism Week draws to a close BBPA Chief Executive visited one of Britain’s many great pubs in the constituency of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Matt Hancock MP. For tourists, Britain’s pubs are a beacon. They offer something uniquely British and are often identified as a major attraction for a British holiday. Inbound tourists … [Read more...]