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Kenny Atkinson opens the diminutive but decidedly high-end Solstice

13 October 2022 by

Having grown Newcastle’s culinary status with House of Tides, Kenny Atkinson about pushing forward with the ambitious new Solstice

Business

Folkestone Harbour Arm has turned into a year-round attraction in Kent

01 September 2022 by

Harbour Arm, a once-abandoned railway terminal, has become destination for food and drink in Folkestone.

Floor fillers: from clubland to Covent Garden – how Layo and Zoë Paskin built the Barbary Restaurant

Floor fillers: from clubland to Covent Garden – how Layo and Zoë Paskin built the Barbary

01 December 2021 by
Everything’s coming up Rosa’s: Gavin Adair on expanding Rosa's Thai Cafe despite the pandemic Restaurant

Everything’s coming up Rosa’s: Gavin Adair on expanding Rosa's Thai Cafe despite the pandemic

13 April 2021 by
Forward buying hotel rooms: an investor’s dream or risky business? Hotel

Forward buying hotel rooms: an investor’s dream or risky business?

06 November 2020 by
Santiago Lastra on opening Kol, the new restaurant bringing Mexican sunshine to Marylebone Restaurant

Santiago Lastra on opening Kol, the new restaurant bringing Mexican sunshine to Marylebone

05 November 2020 by

Branching out: Oakman Inns’ Peter Borg-Neal and Dermot King on taking the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for growth Pub & Bar

Branching out: Oakman Inns’ Peter Borg-Neal and Dermot King on taking the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for growth

02 September 2020 by

Dermot King and Peter Borg-Neal tell Neil Gerrard why, despite a gloomy start to the year,[...]

The price is right: Setting your room rates at the right level after coronavirus Hotel

The price is right: Setting your room rates at the right level after coronavirus

23 July 2020 by

Hotels across the UK are finally opening again following the coronavirus lockdown. But with a mix[...]

The great outdoors: The hotels changing their gardens into dining spaces ready for July Business

The great outdoors: The hotels changing their gardens into dining spaces ready for July

11 June 2020 by

Hotels in England may have to wait until at least July to reopen, but many hoteliers[...]

Will furlough put paid to the tronc? Business

Will furlough put paid to the tronc?

22 May 2020 by

With the coronavirus furlough scheme leaving some waiting staff out of pocket, is it time to[...]

Profiles

Queen beef: Miller & Carter's Sue Walsh on setting up the steak brand

Mitchells & Butlers’ fast-growing steak restaurant chain Miller & Carter has proven to be a hit with diners and even the odd hard-to-please restaurant critic"

20 March 2020 by
Chef

Steve Groves, winner of both National Chef of the Year and MasterChef: the Professionals, reveals his motivations

29 January 2020
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Steve Groves won the National Chef of the Year title on his first try, 10 years after taking the title in MasterChef: the Professionals. Neil Gerrard discovers what motivates the chef to come out on top

Former Llangoed Hall chef joins Felin Fach Griffin News

Former Llangoed Hall chef joins Felin Fach Griffin

14 November 2019
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Nick Brodie, formerly head chef of Llangoed Hall, has been appointed the new head chef of the Felin Fach Griffin in Brecon.

Mark Sargeant buys three Kent pubs News

Mark Sargeant buys three Kent pubs

13 November 2019 by

Pickled Egg Pub Company, the firm run by chef and restaurateur Mark Sargeant and his business[...]

Bloc Hotels buys former cash vault for new Glasgow hotel News

Bloc Hotels buys former cash vault for new Glasgow hotel

13 November 2019 by

Bloc Hotels has acquired a fourth site, with the purchase of a former cash counting and[...]

Harvey Ayliffe takes reins as Bluebird executive chef News

Harvey Ayliffe takes reins as Bluebird executive chef

13 November 2019 by

D&D London has appointed former Caprice Holdings chef Harvey Ayliffe as the new executive chef of[...]

Cheltenham Chase Hotel rebrands to Delta Hotel by Marriott News

Cheltenham Chase Hotel rebrands to Delta Hotel by Marriott

07 November 2019 by

The Cheltenham Chase Hotel has rebranded to a Delta Hotel by Marriott after a £2.5m refurbishment[...]

News

Chinese investor throws PizzaExpress £80m lifeline

Hony Capital, the Chinese investment firm that owns PizzaExpres s, has injected £80m into the business to ease its debt woes."

06 November 2019 by
Petition against Aviemore Chick-fil-A passes 1,000 signatures News

Petition against Aviemore Chick-fil-A passes 1,000 signatures

06 November 2019
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A petition launched in protest against the opening of an outpost of controversial US chicken chain Chick-fil-A at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort in Scotland has gathered over 1,000 signatures.

Meat-free food leaps up agenda for foodservice firms News

Meat-free food leaps up agenda for foodservice firms

06 November 2019
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Meat-free/plant-based food has leapt up the agenda to become one of the key eating trends identified by foodservice firms, coming from almost nowhere two years ago.

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