Events & Awards

Community Pubs Minister launches Pub & Bar Careers work experience programme

23-May-2013 - Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis MP has officially launched the Pub & Bar Careers work experience programme and has welcomed news that the industry aims to offer 15,000 placements as part of the scheme.

VisitEngland Excellence Awards 2013 winners announced

21-May-2013 - The Swan Hotel in Suffolk, Gidleigh Park in Devon and The Feathered Nest pub in Oxfordshire have been named among the winners of the VisitEngland Excellence Awards 2013. 

Pubs urged to ask customers why 'It's Better Down The Pub'

21-May-2013 - Pubs have been urged to take part in a new national consumer campaign by encouraging people who use their venues to share stories, photos and videos explaining why they think It's Better Down The Pub.

Camra launches new Good Bottled Beer Guide

21-May-2013 - The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has released a new version of its guide to the best bottled beers - the Good Bottled Beer Guide features over 1,800 beers.

British Hospitality & Tourism Summit 2013: Time for hospitality to realise its potential

20-May-2013 - The hospitality industry will need to invest in its future workforce if it wants to realise its full potential in 2013 and beyond, the British Hospitality Association has warned as it prepares for its second British Hospitality and Tourism Summit. 

How to be a better licensee: BII Licensee of the Year 2013 reveals all

17-May-2013 - Ashley and Kelly McCarthy, co-owners of the freehold of the Ye Old Sun Inn pub in North Yorkshire, were this week named joint winners of the 2013 BII Licensee of the Year Award and have now revealed their top tips for fellow licensees.

News in brief

Restaurants and hotels raise record amount for StreetSmart

15-May-2013 - More than 500 restaurants and hotel groups, including Polpo, MEATLiquor, Quo Vadis and Myhotel helped homelessness charity StreetSmart raise a record £805k last year. 

#SocialRestaurant: How to use Twitter effectively

15-May-2013 - They’re all on it. Big national chains, high-profile chefs and small emerging brands across the UK have realised the power of Twitter. But in the fast-moving world of social media, how can you use the networking site to convert followers to customers?

National Chef of the Year 2013 semi-finalists announced

14-May-2013 - The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the names of the 44 chefs who have made it to the semi-finals of the 2013 National Chef of the Year competition.

VisitEngland reveals Excellence Awards 2013 finalists

14-May-2013 - Northcote, Rockliffe Hall and The Drunken Duck Inn in Cumbria are among the finalists in the 2013 VisitEngland Excellence Awards, the national tourist board's annual awards designed to celebrate the best that the country has to offer.

Ferguson farewell highlights positive impact of sport on hotels

14-May-2013 - The London 2012 Olympics may not have brought the rewards many hoteliers had expected, but almost a year on a number of sporting events and occasions - including Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement - are having a big effect on hotel prices, bookings and occupancy rates.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: El Celler de Can Roca video interview

09-May-2013 - Joan Roca, the co-founder and head chef of El Celler de Can Roca, has told BigHospitality he expects the impact of his restaurant being named number one on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list to be 'huge' - bigger than the effect of other accolades such as Michelin stars.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013: In pictures

07-May-2013 - On 29 April 2013 the world's greatest chefs descended on London for The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards. 

News in brief

Firmdale's Carrie Wicks among Women 1st's Woman of the Year nominees

07-May-2013 - Carrie Wicks, operations director of Firmdale Hotels, has been nominated for Woman of the Year as part of Women 1st's 2013 Shine Awards.  

Peruvian stars of World's 50 Best to open new restaurant in London

03-May-2013 - Peruvian chefs Gastón Acurio and Virgilio Martínez, whose Lima-based restaurants both featured on this year’s World’s 50 Best list, have joined forces to launch a new restaurant in London later this year.

Hope on the Horizon: Five steps forward for foodservice

02-May-2013 - Following the annual Breakfast Briefing by foodservice consultancy Horizons yesterday morning (1 May), BigHospitality has picked out five of the big trends and forecasts for the eating-out sector to help your business plough on through the recession.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: Video interviews with Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal and Brett Graham

02-May-2013 - As three Michelin-starred El Celler de Can Roca stole the world's best restaurant title from René Redzepi's Noma, BigHospitality was at The World's 50 Best Restaurants to chat to some of the chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Thomas Keller, Brett Graham, Raymond Blanc and Jason Atherton.

Heston Blumenthal: The Fat Duck is better now than when it was voted the world's best restaurant

01-May-2013 - Heston Blumenthal, who this week saw his flagship three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck drop 20 places in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,  has told BigHospitality he thinks the venue is better now than when it topped the list.

Culture Secretary outlines strategy to grow UK tourism by 29%

30-Apr-2013 - Culture Secretary Maria Miller has outlined a strategy to help grow tourism to the UK by 29 per cent over the next seven years.

Sustainable Restaurant Association launches global rating scheme

30-Apr-2013 - The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has announced the launch of a global rating scheme for restaurants following the unveiling of The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013.

World’s 50 Best Restaurants: El Celler de Can Roca takes 2013 title

29-Apr-2013 - El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, has been named the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in its World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013 list, snatching top spot from Noma.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: 1-50

29-Apr-2013 - The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013 have been revealed and Spain’s El Celler de Can Roca has taken the top spot from Noma, meanwhile Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck has dropped 20 places in the list.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: Top 10 gallery

29-Apr-2013 - The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2013 have been announced with El Celler de Can Roca in Spain beating Noma in Denmark to the coveted number one spot. 

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013 - as it happened

29-Apr-2013 - As the world's leading chefs gather at London's Guildhall to discover which restaurants have made the list of The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013, BigHospitality will be live-blogging the entire event, giving you all the latest news, observations and images.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: 51-100

29-Apr-2013 - While El Celler de Can Roca stole the headlines in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013, there were a number of interesting changes in the 51-100 part of the list including the addition of two new UK restaurants.