After a hurdle-ridden and troublesome education, Thomas Helyer, the 2009 Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Commis Chef of the Year, told Becky Paskin how he ditched the chalkboard for the chopping block, and turned his life around
Food, atmosphere, hard work and passion have helped San Carlo become one of the most successful family-owned restaurant companies in the UK – and landed them a franchise deal with one of the Middle East’s richest companies
The Seahold Group's new catering division opens a dedicated takeaway outlet next to its Aberdeenshire Italian restaurant Max's to increase its market share in the recession
The owners of the garden centre and restaurant in Richmond are told they can continue to operate after being given the all-clear by the council due to a green travel plan
Chef/restaurateur John McClements has relaunched Ma Cuisine in Barnes as Le Provence, just weeks after attempting to sell the site as part of a ‘strategic review’ of his business
Diners say they intend to eat out more over the next year, but will spend less on alcohol, starters and desserts when they do, according to the quarterly QuickBite survey
Just weeks after launching her first vegan café in Brighton and Hove, animal rights campaigner Heather Mills has announced her acquisition of the Redwood Wholefood Company
New figures show Britain’s leading pub and restaurant groups continue to hold steady, as smaller, independently run businesses succumb to the recession
The British Hospitality Association's code of practice for restaurants and hotels to adopt for the implementation of the government's new legislation on tips in October 2009
The hotel group continues the expansion of its upscale Doubletree brand in the UK by signing franchise agreements for hotels in Bristol and Milton Keynes
John Campbell is leaving his executive head chef role at the Vineyard at Stockcross to work as director of cuisine, food and beverage at the Dorchester Collection's new country house hotel
The Forum of Private Business has raised concerns that banks are implementing blanket bans on lending to pubs and restaurants over fears they may collapse
The amount Britons spend on eating out has fallen for the first time in 40 years, with experts predicting our demand for low-cost meals to last long after the recession is over
Antony Worrall Thompson’s Notting Grill restaurant, which went into administration earlier this year, has been transformed into a cocktail lounge, bar and restaurant by Mikee Fletcher, co-owner of the Ruby Group
Antony Worrall Thompson has spoken of his eagerness to return to the kitchen, as he reopens his Berkshire pub The Greyhound today, five months after his company AWT Restaurants went into administration
Coeliac UK is calling for both experienced and student chefs to enter its 2009 Gluten-free Chef of the Year competition, to be judged this year by Raymond Blanc
The new style Little Chef, unveiled by Blumenthal at Popham in Hampshire earlier this year, will be introduced at branches in York and Kettering next as part of a planned roll-out across the 175-strong estate
Restaurant operators have warned against the dangers of using two-for-one deals to stimulate the market and predicted that overuse of the practice could be damaging for the industry as a whole
Chris and Jeff Galvin have announced they are to call their latest restaurant at St. Botolph’s Hall in Spital Square Galvin La Chapelle, after a 13th century French chapel they ‘felt a connection’ with
