All news articles for January 2008

Apex Scoops Seasonal Food Prize

Apex Scoops Seasonal Food Prize

By Alan Lodge

Apex Hotels scoops the Promoting Seasonal Food gong at the Considerate Hotelier of the Year Awards, held in the companys home city of Edinburgh.

Michelin Stamp of Approval for Goose

Michelin Stamp of Approval for Goose

By Lucy Britner

Head chef at the Goose in Oxfordshire says the Michelin star picked up by the pub is a stamp of approval for his teams hard work.

Michelin Guide for the UK & Ireland 2008

Michelin Guide for the UK & Ireland 2008

By Alan Lodge

The new Michelin guide fails to promote any restaurants to three-star status for the fourth consecutive year in a disappointing set of awards.

Jamie's Chef pub closes down

Jamie's Chef pub closes down

By Lucy Britner

Fifteen Foundation pub The Cock in Beazley End, Essex, closes as bosses blame the economic climate and the struggles facing small businesses.

Oliver Cracks Over Egg Blunder

Oliver Cracks Over Egg Blunder

By Alan Lodge

Jamie to wield the axe at Fifteen Cornwall after the restaurant was caught serving battery eggs to customers on the same night the TV chef was pointing out the evils in battery hen egg production on national TV.

Hakkasan Sold To Fund Expansion

Hakkasan Sold To Fund Expansion

By Carina Simon

ALAN Yau has sold his central London restaurant Hakkasan and Yauatcha for $60m in a move which will help holding company Hakkasan fund its international expansion plans. Four Hakkasan ...

Tavistock's Ambitious Plans for 2008

Tavistock's Ambitious Plans for 2008

By Alan Lodge

Tyneside-based Tavistock Leisure reveals plans to double the size of its hotel portfolio in the north east in 2008, as well as expand its Italian restaurant chain.

New Jewel in The Crown at Whitebrook

New Jewel in The Crown at Whitebrook

By Alan Lodge

Michelin star Welsh restaurant appoints internationally acclaimed restauranteur David Hennigan as its new general manager.

Ramsay Delays Paris Opening

Ramsay Delays Paris Opening

By Alan Lodge

Gordon Ramsay has been forced to postpone the opening of his new restaurant in Paris as he looks to avoid the mistakes that plagued his New York debut in 2006.

Multi-Million Pound Refurb for Caledonian

Multi-Million Pound Refurb for Caledonian

By Claire Miller

Five-star Edinburgh hotel to undergo second huge refit in seven years as owners defy fears of a difficult 2008 for the industry by outlining investment plans.

New KNORR Stock Reduction

New KNORR Stock Reduction

By Unilever Foodsolutions

Its got the closest taste, look and aroma to scratch-made stock ever.

Hogmanay Fears Turn Out To Be Hogwash

Hogmanay Fears Turn Out To Be Hogwash

By Alan Lodge

Hotels in Edinburgh enjoy a bumper festive season as good weather brings thousands of revellers to the Scottish capital to celebrate Hogmanay.

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