Former PR man Ross Williams, who only entered the pub trade five years ago, scoops the top prize at tonights glitzy awards bash at the Dorchester hotel in London.
The Jolly Farmers deli-pub & restaurant at Betchworth in Surrey wins the Best Diversification award at the Countryside Alliances Best Rural Retailer awards at the House of Lords.
Charging Edinburgh tourists more on their hotel bills could result in an extra £38 million being spent by visitors in the city every year, according to new research, but hoteliers are against the scheme.
Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on waiters.
Baths Chef v Chef competition winners announced as competition aims to enhance Baths culinary offering in order to live up to its status as a World Heritage City.
A chef in Burnley has won an unfair dismissal case affter he was sacked following a disagreement with restaurant owner as tribunal rules restaurant did not follow correct proceedure.
Police in Cheshire advise two restaurants to take foie gras off their menus following threats from animal rights activists. The advice follows a similar move by Midsummer House in Cambridge after it was vandalised last week.
Deans Place Country Hotel and Restaurant has picked up the Excellent Social Responsibility award at the HRH Hotel Excellence Awards, weeks after it won the Water Management Category gong at the CHA Hotelier of the Year awards.
Chef set to re-open the New Angel restaurant in Dartmouth after receiving the backing of the internet tycoon behind lastminute.com. The restaurant was closed by his wife while he was starring in ITVs Im A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
The three-star Belgrave Hotel will become a Premier Inn with 85 bedrooms when it reopens in June as company pledges to invest more than £4million in Torquay Bay.
Chef patron at Midsummer House, in Cambridge, forced to take action following discussions with local police about animal rights activists desecrating the restaurant at the weekend.
Living Ventures has revealed plans to rebrand its Est Est Est restaurant chain as Gusto Restaurant and Bar, offering the best elements of the existing operation in an improved bespoke environment.
Billionaire property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is considering putting part of his Laurel Pub Company into administration to facilitate a refinancing of the companys debts.
Firefighters battle blaze at famous Brighton hotel as 400 guests are evacuated to safety. Salvage work has now begun at the hotel, which was the scene of an assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher in 1984.
The company behind the Gourmet Burger Kitchen is considering selling one or more of its restaurant brands - which include Tootsies, The Real Greek and the Bombay Cycle Club - in a bid to prevent a possible takeover by its biggest shareholder Capricorn...
One of the Welsh capitals oldest hotels is set to reopen as The Parc after a £15million restoration following a devastating fire in 2006. Thistle Hotels says the venue will be one of the jewells in its crown.
As Brasserie Blanc announces it is to close its Birmingham restaurant, blaming high rents on the decision to pull the plug, we ask just how bad this nationwide problem could get.
Private equity-backed group completes purchase of Grade-II listed hotel in a deal worth nearly £4million and plans to transform it into the citys first four-star resort.
TVs original celebrity chef heaps praise on Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson while claiming that she isnt a great chef and cooking doesnt require a great amount of skill.
High street department store chain follows up relaunch of its coffee shop offering by revamping its in-store restaurants to meet the demans of the modern shopper.
Jus-Rol introduces the first ever British Pie Week and the call goes out for pub chefs across the UK to get involved by putting pies at the top of the menu.
As the credit crunch continues to hit debt-driven buyers, global property agent Jones Lang LaSalle believes the global hotel investment market is likely to have peaked last year after a record-breaking number of transactions.
The semi final stages of the KNORR National Chef of the Year competition kick off next month as the remaining chefs battle it out for a place in the live final cook-off at The Restaurant Show
