All news articles for May 2008

Great British Menu winners prepare for feast

30-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Winning chefs from the BBC series prepare to cook their dishes for top chefs from across the globe

Food prices to stay high for 10 years

30-May-2008 By Becky Paskin

A new UN report has predicted that the ‘long era of cheap food is gone’

Blumenthal cooks for the Queen

29-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Heston Blumenthal mixes science and food at the re-opening of the Royal Institution of Great Britain

Liverpool names tourism champions

29-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

The citys best venues and people are rewarded at the Mersey Partnerships annual tourism awards

Ark highlights addiction warning signs

28-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Charity helps industry professionals spot possible alcohol and drug addictions

College teaches fish sustainability

28-May-2008 By Becky Paskin

Cornwall College’s workshop for local chefs teaches fish sustainability

Matthew Tomkinson quits Goose for Montagu

28-May-2008 By Andy Lynes

Roux scholar leaves fine dining pub four months after winning Michelin star

Trade urged to serve sustainable fish

27-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Loch Fyne Restaurants leads call to preserve worlds fish stocks

Pub cigarette machines may be banned

27-May-2008 By Becky Paskin

Plans to scrap cigarette machines in pubs may signal more closures

Knorr National Chef of the Year finalists announced

23-May-2008 By Becky Paskin

The competition announces chefs going through to the Restaurant Show final in London

Hix announces Lyme Regis and New York openings

23-May-2008 By Andy Lynes

Rapid growth for ex-Ivy chefs restaurant empire

Urban Inns hails revival of the British inn

23-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Entrepreneurs unveil plans to build modernised inn chain

Fourth site for Zerodegrees

23-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant microbrewery chain signals expansion with opening of fourth site in Cardiff

McCoys team moves on

21-May-2008 By Carina Simon

Tyneside restaurant to close as owners set sights on city centre

FSA launches chef cards for allergy sufferers

19-May-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Food Standards Agency has created interactive chef cards to enable allergy sufferers to eat out safely

Chester Racecourse in restaurant collaboration with Heathcote

19-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Heathcotes Outside, the catering company launched by Paul Heathcote, has joined forces with Chester racecourse to open Restaurant 1539

Third branch for Napket

16-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Upmarket cafe chain, Napket has opened its third site in London.

Businesses urged to make tips system fairer

15-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Unite and the Daily Mirror launch campaign to make employers sign a fair tips charter.

New Chief Executive for Paramount Restaurants

15-May-2008 By Claire Miller

Mark Phillips is leaving Whitbread to take over as Chief Executive of Paramount Restaurants from next month

Heston style mind management

14-May-2008 By Claire Miller

A survey has shown music can affect the taste of wine which could lead to more chefs following Heston Blumenthals example and serving food and drink with accompanying tunes

Pushy staff turn off cash strapped customers

13-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Academy of Food & Wine tells front-of-house staff to avoid over-zealous sales techniques while the economy looks unstable

Vegetarian Japanese menu comes to London

13-May-2008 By Claire Miller

An unusual and traditional vegetarian Japanese menu is launching in London

Art Deco hotel to re-open in Morecambe Bay

12-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Morecambe Bays Midland Hotel will re-open next month following a £10m restoration project

Locatelli backs gluten-free campaign

12-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants are not offering enough gluten-free dishes, says Coeliac charity

Toptable Scotland awards

09-May-2008 By Claire Miller

Toptable has given out its first Scotland restaurant awards

Outlaw out-of-season produce, says Ramsay

09-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Gordon Ramsay suggests fining British restaurants for serving fruit and vegetables that are not in season

Triple launch for Ford in May

07-May-2008 By Andy Lynes

Dominic Ford extends Butcher and Grill and Bincho Yakitori concepts and opens Food Inc food market in one month.

Restaurant winners quit the Thatch

06-May-2008 By Emma Eversham

Jeremy and Jane Hooper, the winning couple in Raymond Blancs TV series The Restaurant, have quit Eight at the Thatch because they do not want to run it as a pub.