All news articles for April 2009

Michel Roux Jr to open Westminster restaurant

Michel Roux Jr to open Westminster restaurant

By Emma Eversham

Michel Roux Jr will open a restaurant in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors building with Compass Groups commercial restaurant arm Restaurant Associates later this year

Chef Shaun Hill finds inspiration in Barbados

Chef Shaun Hill finds inspiration in Barbados

By Fiona Griffiths

The annual Taste of Barbados food festival saw Walnut Tree Inn chef Shaun Hill turning his hand to the local cuisine. Here he picks two of his favourite dishes from the event

Hell’s Kitchen appliances for sale

Hell’s Kitchen appliances for sale

By Becky Paskin

The appliances used in this years Hell’s Kitchen series is available for caterers to buy from supplier Hobart now that filming has ended

Considerate Hotels of 2008 revealed

Considerate Hotels of 2008 revealed

By Emma Eversham

Aldwych One in London and Radisson SAS in Edinburgh are among the hotels to be awarded at the Considerate Hoteliers Awards this week

Sales and profits grow at Whitbread

Sales and profits grow at Whitbread

By Emma Eversham

Pre-tax profits for 2008 rise 9 per cent to £229m at Premier Inn owner Whitbread with overall revenue for the group up almost 10 per cent to £1,334m

VisitEngland honours the great English pub

VisitEngland honours the great English pub

By Becky Paskin

VisitEngland has honoured the ‘Great English Pub’ by dedicating the Enjoy England Excellence award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism, to the industry

50 Best meals to be auctioned for charity

50 Best meals to be auctioned for charity

By Emma Eversham

Winners of Mondays S. Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurant Awards put meals at their restaurants up for auction on ebay to raise money for Action Against Hunger

Gordon Ramsay blasted for serving pub ready meals

Gordon Ramsay blasted for serving pub ready meals

By Becky Paskin

Gordon Ramsay has been blasted by a national newspaper for mass-producing pre-prepared meals for his London gastropubs as well as Foxtrot Oscar, at a central kitchen in Wandsworth

Rising Star: Jordan Foster

Rising Star: Jordan Foster

By Emma Eversham

Salford City College student Jordan Foster talks about landing a job with chef Mitch Tonks after impressing him at the National Seafood Championships

Busy Easter for UK hospitality industry

Busy Easter for UK hospitality industry

By Rosie Birkett

Cash-strapped Brits reluctant to go abroad, the weakening pound and good weather in parts of Britain helped boost trade for many restaurants and hotels this Easter

English Lakes Hotels to manage The Midland

English Lakes Hotels to manage The Midland

By Emma Eversham

Urban Splash, the company responsible for restoring the 1930s hotel in Morecambe to its former glory, hands over the reins to English Lakes Hotels

Counting down to S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best 2009

Counting down to S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best 2009

By Emma Eversham

The worlds top chefs and restaurateurs will come together in London in just 10 days time to find out where their restaurant ranks in this years S. Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best list

Beer tax rises threaten 60,000 pub jobs

Beer tax rises threaten 60,000 pub jobs

By Emma Eversham

The British Beer & Pub Association warns that 10 per cent of jobs in the pub sector could be lost in the next five years if the Chancellor continues to move forward with planned beer tax increases

Lucknam Park chef becomes Roux Scholar 2009

Lucknam Park chef becomes Roux Scholar 2009

By Emma Eversham

Hrishikesh Desai, sous chef to Hywel Jones at Lucknam Park in Wiltshire, wins career-long support from the Roux family after being declared Roux Scholar of the year

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