John Burton Race to consult at Fuller’s Sanctum on the Green

25-Nov-2010 - John Burton Race will join Mark Fuller’s boutique hotel Sanctum on the Green in Cookham Dean as consultant executive chef

London restaurant West Fifty Five in administration

25-Nov-2010 - West Fifty Five, the Mediterranean restaurant on Baker Street, London, has gone into administration less than a year after opening

Albert and Michel Roux Jr open restaurant at The Langham Hotel

25-Nov-2010 - Father and son Albert and Michel Roux Jr will today open their first restaurant collaboration for 19 years at the Langham Hotel in London

Alternative staff training: Get staff excited

24-Nov-2010 - Teaching your staff new skills in a static, boring environment will only succeed in ensuring information goes in one ear and straight out the other. Try some of these ideas to get your staff buzzing when it comes to teaching them new tricks.

Phil Vickery announces Coeliac Chef of the Year 2010

24-Nov-2010 - TV chef Phil Vickery, who is also food ambassador for Coeliac UK, talks us through the annual competition, and highlights the necessity for gluten-free options on menus

Jamie’s Italian named Restaurant Chain of the Year

24-Nov-2010 - Jamie’s Italian has been voted this year’s Best Restaurant Chain at the second annual R200 awards, run by Restaurant magazine.

News in brief

GBK to make debut in Jersey

24-Nov-2010 - Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the fast-casual burger brand, is to make its debut on Jersey after signing a franchise deal with Channel Islands’ retail group Sandpiper

Smithfields’ Vinoteca opens second wine bar in Marylebone

24-Nov-2010 - Smithfields wine bar and restaurant Vinoteca has launched its second site, located in Marylebone, London

Alternative staff training: Neuro-Linguistic Programming

23-Nov-2010 - Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) won’t equip you with the skills to become the next Derren Brown, but it may help provide your management team with the tools they need to motivate and communicate with their staff more effectively.

Leon founder launches Flat Planet

23-Nov-2010 - John Vincent, one of the founders of the healthy fast food chain Leon, is this morning launching his latest venture, Flat Planet, in London

Wolseley owners to open deli-cafe?

23-Nov-2010 - The Wolseley owners Jeremy King and Chris Corbin could launch an upmarket deli-cafe as part of their new restaurant project on London's Drury Lane, due to open late next year, according to Restaurant magazine

Alternative staff training: How Pizza Express uses flirting and dialogue

22-Nov-2010 - Often the personal skills required to work in our industry can't be cultivated using traditional training techniques, which is why Pizza Express chose to hire a dialogue coach to encourage its staff to flirt and converse more with its diners.

Restaurant magazine reveals R200 award nominees

22-Nov-2010 - Byron, Cote and Jamie’s Italian have all been nominated as the Best Restaurant Chain in Restaurant magazine’s R200 awards 2010

Rebecca Mascarenhas opens Italian restaurant in Putney

22-Nov-2010 - Rebecca Mascarenhas, co-owner of Kitchen W8 in Kensington and Sonny’s in Barnes, has opened a third venture with former Locanda Locatelli chef Federico Turri in Putney

Paramount sells 28 restaurants, raising over £7m

22-Nov-2010 - Paramount Restaurants, owner of the Chez Gerard and Il Bertorelli brands, has successfully sold 28 of its non-core properties, raising over £7m

Japanese chain Mori gets third site, reveals plans for 10

19-Nov-2010 - Mori, the fast casual Japanese restaurant operator, is to open a third site while its owners have revealed ambitions to operate up to 10

After hours with... Ronnie Faulkner

19-Nov-2010 - The South African-born chef/proprietor of Ronnie’s in Thornbury started out with aspirations to be a chemical engineer. But after a harsh word from his father and some guidance from Bruno Loubet and Anton Mossimann, Faulkner has managed to become an award-winning chef with big aspirations

Research shows which tourists will be most drawn by Royal Wedding

19-Nov-2010 - Foreign tourists most likely to visit the UK during next year’s royal wedding are visitors from Russia, Brazil, Malaysia and the Czech Republic, according to research on the appeal of the Royal Family to other nations

Russell Norman secures new site for Spuntino

19-Nov-2010 - Russell Norman, the restaurant entrepreneur behind Polpo, has secured a site in London’s Covent Garden for his third restaurant, Spuntino

Nordic rooftop bars at Trafalgar Hotel and express Michelin lunches at Roussillon

19-Nov-2010 - Restaurants hotels and pubs, including the Trafalgar Hotel and Roussillon, tell us what promotions they are running to attract customers

Former Gaucho director to open pan-Asian restaurant in London

19-Nov-2010 - Donald Storey, former Gaucho group operations director, is to open a pan-Asian restaurant near Marble Arch in London later this month

The New Angel and Floridita chef appointments

19-Nov-2010 - The New Angel in Dartmouth and Floridita in London both appoint new head chefs

Omar Allibhoy plans to take tapas bars across UK

18-Nov-2010 - Young Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy will next week launch a tapas bar in London’s Westfield shopping centre, which he plans to be the first in a series of venues to open throughout the UK

Entry level hospitality training course launched

18-Nov-2010 - A new training programme preparing the general public and unemployed for a life in the hospitality industry has been launched

Interview: Ferran Adria discusses the future of El Bulli

18-Nov-2010 - Ferran Adria first announced the closure of El Bulli, the former S.Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurant, at the beginning of this year. Since then, speculation has circulated about the future of the restaurant as a “foundation of avant-garde gastronomy”