David Steel has been promoted to chef director for business development at leading independent caterer Bartlett Mitchell. Steel, who has been with the company for two and half years as a development chef, will play a crucial role in supporting and developing new and existing contracts across the company’s growing portfolio. His promotion follows a prolonged … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
Back to the Floor 4 breaks all fundraising records for Hospitality Action
Last Friday night a packed ballroom at London’s Dorchester Hotel hosted Hospitality Action’s fourth Back to the Floor event in association with Caterer.com which raised over £130k for the charity. The biennial fundraising event challenges senior figures from the hotel industry to ‘go back to the floor’ taking on silver service and sommelier roles for a gala dinner of … [Read more...]
OYO announce acquisition of @Leisure Group
OYO Hotels & Homes, the world's 6th largest chain of hotels, homes, and living spaces has announced today that it has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based @Leisure Group. @Leisure is a leading vacation rental company in Europe and manages holiday homes, holiday parks, and holiday apartments. OYO will acquire @Leisure from Axel Springer, the media and technology … [Read more...]
Strand Palace announce the appointment of its new Executive Chef
Strand Palace is delighted to announce the appointment of Alfonso Salvaggio as its new Executive Chef. With 21 years’ experience, Alfonso brings expertise from all over the world and joins Strand Palace from his prior role as Executive Chef at Radisson Blu Portman, London. Alfonso was literally born into catering – his parents owned a successful Italian restaurant in his … [Read more...]
Oxford Brookes Hospitality students succeed in the CHME 2019 Young Guns Competition
Two Oxford Brookes students were recently selected as finalists in the Council for Hospitality Management Education 2019 Young Guns Competition, with one going on to win the top prize. The Young Guns Competition is an annual contest for final-year hospitality management students run by industry body Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME). A shortlist of eight … [Read more...]
Mrs Beatrice Tollman, inducted in to the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame
President and Founder of the family-run, award-winning boutique Red Carnation Hotel Collection, Mrs Beatrice Tollman was inducted in to the prestigious British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame this week at a spectacular dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Bea Tollman has built a unique collection of … [Read more...]
ceda Director General welcomes New Chair, Vice Chair and Regional Chairs
Derek Maher has been appointed as the new Chair of ceda with Kirstin Hatherley joining him as Vice-Chair. The two appointments were announced at ceda’s 2019 Conference along with the appointment of two new regional Chairs for the North and South, Paul Neville and Tyron Stephens-Smith respectively. Derek has been at the helm of Crystaltech, the UK’s largest independent … [Read more...]
New Director of Restaurants appointed at The Savoy
The Savoy has announced that Anne Lomas, formerly General Manager at Simpson’s in the Strand, will take on the new role of Director of Restaurants at The Savoy. In this role, Anne Lomas will oversee The Savoy’s restaurants – Kaspar’s at The Savoy, Thames Foyer, Simpson’s in the Strand – as well as the In-Room Dining offering, Melba and Savoy Tea. She will also support … [Read more...]
Pea and marinated cherry tomato ‘mantecatura’ risotto recipe, by Danilo Cortellini
Pea and marinated cherry tomato ‘mantecatura’ risotto recipe A pea risotto? I know it sound like a dish more suited to the nursery but believe me there is so much more to this recipe, you’ll be really surprised. Fresh, honest, seasonal ingredients and no fuss. You can even use frozen peas if you want to make life easier, and remember, even if it is very simple, you … [Read more...]
Call on hoteliers to pick up their phones and take the bookings
When 85% of people are looking to book a hotel they check and compare online reviews, with 90% of online reviews left unmanaged, there is a significant opportunity for hoteliers to take advantage of this imbalance. Most hoteliers even when aware of this simply do not have the in house experience to do so. This gap in communications is in offline terms the equivalent of … [Read more...]