Harrods is celebrating the re-opening of restaurants on May 17th with the launch of Harrods Social by Jason Atherton. The most recent addition to Atherton’s The Social Company – and the first located within a department store – Harrods Social by Jason Atherton will offer British cuisine in a relaxed yet elegant setting. The 114-seat (60 under current Covid restrictions) … [Read more...]
Asian restaurateurs experiencing a recipe limiting their ability to bounce back
Asian restauranteurs in Torquay, one of hubs of UK tourism are reporting an acute shortage of chefs and front of house staff ahead of an expectation to realise a boom in staycations. The very much needed boom in staycations for holidaymakers, and hospitality providers could be curtailed due to a lack of chefs and front of house team members. We spoke with chef and owner of … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants appoint director to drive international growth
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has appointed Damien Brassel as Director of Culinary, International. Brassel most recently worked with SBE Hospitality and Lifestyle in New York and has over 25 years Industry experience working in some of the world’s leading hospitality groups and Michelin starred restaurants, including Rockpool Dining group in Sydney. Brassel joins Gordon … [Read more...]
UK’s first Persian hospitality network launches
The Persian Hospitality Network (PHN), a platform aiming to celebrate and raise awareness of Persian people and brands in the UK hospitality sector, has been launched today. Profiling both leading and up-and-coming Persian individuals and brands, the PHN will support the work of industry professionals including chefs, restaurants, hoteliers, cooks, writers, food … [Read more...]
Hilton KP and Executive Chef team to join Cyrus Todiwala at The Belfry
The Clink Charity Hospitality Golf Day 2021, in association with Meiko, taking place in June at The Belfry will welcome a new team this year thanks to Meiko UK’s Kitchen Porters Club. The new team will be captained by Raul Noja Garcia, a kitchen porter at the Hilton in York who was nominated by his colleague, Saurabh Prabhakar, Executive Chef, Hilton, York and Culinary … [Read more...]
Michel Roux Jr inviting pandemic heroes to dine at Le Gavroche
Michel Roux Jr is inviting friends, family and colleagues of all deserving pandemic heroes to nominate them for a chance to enjoy lunch or dinner for two people on the house at his Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche. “From firemen to food store employees, from teachers, volunteers, charity workers, carers to soldiers, so many people in the community have done such a magnificent … [Read more...]
The Pass at South Lodge set for Steven Edwards summer residency
Steven Edwards is set to return to South Lodge for an eight-week summer residency - Steven Edwards at The Pass. The Masterchef: The Professionals 2013 winner and his team from etch. will be taking over the restaurant from Friday 2 July until Sunday 29 August 2021. The takeover comes as The Pass launches a series of guest chef residences and etch. closes for a major … [Read more...]
Lecture to celebrate 100th birthday of culinary legend Ron Kinton
Westminster Kingsway College and the Institute of Hospitality are to host a lecture to celebrate the 100th birthday of culinary legend Ron Kinton. The Ron Kinton Anniversary Lecture is being held in recognition of the chef, author and educationist’s huge influence on the catering profession and his lifetime of dedication to the industry. The lecture, which is to be an … [Read more...]
Chefs and Summer Balls: stories from the UK’s hospitality family
A book titled, 'Chefs and Summer Balls' has been launched today written by hospitality people who have generously shared their stories to help support industry charity, Hospitality Action. Throughout 2020 and into 2021, unprecedented country-wide lockdowns have forced restaurants, cafes and bars across the UK to close their doors and turn off the lights. As Covid-19 … [Read more...]
Sheffield College student triumphs at Zest Quest Asia 2021
Asian culinary competition Zest Quest Asia has announced Oliver Herrington from Sheffield College as the winner of the Zest Quest Asia – Tilda Challenge Award 2021, with his dish, Nagasaki Ramen Pork-Belly and Handmade Tilda Basmati Rice Noodles. Zest Quest Asia founders Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala welcomed the student chef to the Tilda winner’s circle in this, the 8th year of … [Read more...]
Adam Handling announces new Windsor pub, restaurant and rooms
Adam Handling will be opening his first ever venue outside of London - The Loch & The Tyne, a restaurant, pub, and rooms in the countryside of Old Windsor, on 17 May. Following the closure of two of his own restaurants amidst the pandemic, Handling is determined his group will bounce back from this long year of lockdowns all guns blazing, with the opening of his first-ever … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay’s latest opening celebrates his doorstep
Gordon Ramsay’s opening of his latest Street Pizza restaurant right on his doorstep in Wandsworth will be revealed at Battersea Power Station on 12th April. Ramsay said: “For many years I would travel home to South London, after a late service, crossing the river in the shadows of those huge derelict chimneys, never did I imagine one day I would open a restaurant on such a … [Read more...]
Cyrus Todiwala looking for KP golfers to join his team at The Belfry
Meiko UK have always been champions of Kitchen Porters by manufacturing the warewashers KP’s like to use most, and through running The Kitchen Porters Club, the twitter page dedicated to KP’s. Meiko UK and The Kitchen Porters Club are now looking for a KP who plays golf to join them at The Clink Charity Hospitality Golf Day 2021, in association with Meiko UK. The day takes … [Read more...]
Cyrus Todiwala announces Zest Quest Asia Tilda Challenge finalists
Twelve students from ten colleges across the UK will be advancing to the next stage of the Zest Quest Asia Tilda Challenge, the virtual spin-off to Zest Quest Asia, the national student culinary competition founded by restaurateurs, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala, with the Master Chefs of Great Britain. Launched in January 2021 and sponsored by Tilda Foodservice, the Zest Quest … [Read more...]
After backfire with Rishi, did the real Gordon Ramsay stand up with Nihal Arthanayake
The recent chat between Rishi Sunak and Gordon Ramsay produced by HM Treasury’s PR team did not do either participant any favours. Brand Rishi was definitely dealt an adverse blow, Chef Ramsay marginally less so. Days after the video was released, Nihal Arthanayake, who presents his afternoon news and interviews show on BBC Headliners spoke with Gordon Ramsay. Both … [Read more...]
