All news articles for August 2008

Wareing’s Petrus retains Hardens title over rival Ramsay

Wareing’s Petrus retains Hardens title over rival Ramsay

By Becky Paskin

For the second year running, Marcus Wareing has topped the Harden’s London Restaurant Guide as the best top-end restaurant in London, trampling over former mentor Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Quay produce

Quay produce

By Paul Wootton

To celebrate the Speciality and Fine Food Fair Barny Haughton of Bordeaux Quay in Bristol creates two dishes exclusively for Restaurant magazine using ingredients from the event

Scott Goss's BigTalent

Scott Goss's BigTalent

By Becky Paskin

Our BigTalent series continues in a frank interview with The Swan’s Scott Goss, the head chef of a Kentish gasropub that BigH is tipping for stardom

Chefs geared up for speciality food fair

Chefs geared up for speciality food fair

By Becky Paskin

This year’s Speciality and Fine Food Fair is hyped to be the biggest yet, with over 700 producers and a new dedicated chocolate section

Chef seeks sponsor for Fat Duck placement

Chef seeks sponsor for Fat Duck placement

By Emma Eversham

A chef who beat hundreds of applicants to win a stage at the Fat Duck is appealing for sponsorship to help him cover his costs while he completes it.

Brits lose touch with basic cooking skills

Brits lose touch with basic cooking skills

By Emma Eversham

A poll commissioned by the London Restaurant Awards finds that the basic components of a Sunday roast are some of the most difficult things to cook at home

Rising Star: Selin Kiazim

Rising Star: Selin Kiazim

By Emma Eversham

Every month here on BigHospitality we bring you an insight into the hottest catering and hospitality talent of the future in our Rising Stars section. This month Westminster Kingsway College student Selin Kiazim talks about her inspirations and aspirati

How to win with wine

How to win with wine

By Susy Atkins

Susy Atkins provides her top 10 tips for building a winning wine list at any restaurant

Brown's Hotel creates world's largest Scotch egg

Brown's Hotel creates world's largest Scotch egg

By Emma Eversham

The Executive Chef at the Albemarle restaurant at Browns Hotel, London helps speciality egg producer Clarence Court break the world record for the largest Scotch egg

Top tips to keep food costs low

Top tips to keep food costs low

By Becky Paskin

Keep food miles minimal and the cost of local food low with our selection of handy hints for cash-strapped kitchens

We'll survive credit crunch, says City Inn

We'll survive credit crunch, says City Inn

By Emma Eversham

David Orr, Chief Executive of City Inn hotels says the group will be able to ride out the economic slowdown and wont lose customers to budget hotels