Ashley Shaw, house manager at London’s Westbury Hotel in Mayfair, has been announced as the winner of the Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) Dalmore Award for Excellence 2011.
Canadian-born chef James Pare has been appointed head chef at The Savoy's River Restaurant and has introduced new menus inspired by Auguste Escoffier, the French chef who worked at the London hotel in the 1890s.
Kudos, part of the Crown Group, has signed a multi-million-pound contract to provide food and venue management services at Aldermaston Manor Hotel in Berkshire.
Two former senior members of the award-winning healthy fast food chain Leon have revealed that they have set up Public House, a new consultancy for the restaurant, bar, pub and hotel sector.
To mark National Curry Week and Diwali, which both fall in October, Knorr Patak’s has rejuvenated its range of authentic pastes to help caterers maximise the profit potential of curry dishes.
Phil Davison began his career as a chef, running restaurants and pubs before finally buying his own pub - the Sun in the Wood, near Newbury - which he has run with his wife Lauren for the past 15 years.
The UK’s leading industry trade bodies have united to strongly oppose proposals for huge fee rises in the Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff, which covers the playing of music at discos in pubs and nightclubs.
The new operations manager at London steak restaurant chain Black and Blue is planning to grab a bigger slice of the lunch market by introducing two new offers suited to the current economic climate.
Zero Waste Scotland has welcomed new proposals outlined by the Scottish Government to increase recycling collections from businesses, which could in effect save Scottish businesses millions of pounds.
Following the warmest September since 2006 and the equal-sixth warmest in the last 100 years, Britains leading pub and restaurant groups saw a significant boost in sales.
The National Restaurant Awards 2011 took place last week, with an event which highlighted the superb eating-out experiences that the UK restaurant sector has to offer.
Six of London’s top Indian chefs are uniting to prepare an exclusive banquet to celebrate the Hindu festival of light in aid of Action Against Hunger on Sunday 30 October.
Strong performances at Avenue, Royal Exchange and Bluebird have helped push up profits at D&D London over the past year according to the company's financial results released today.
Two-thirds of pub and restaurant goers want to see more nutritional information - including calorie content - on food menus before placing their orders, new research has found.
The Savoy general manager Kiaran MacDonald has been announced as keynote speaker at the Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) 2011, which will take place in Manchester next month.
Simon Rogan is to change the focus and style of his casual dining restaurant Rogan & Company by shaking up the menu and reconfiguring the building it is set in.
A report from the Office for National Statistics has revealed ‘mixed’ tourism figures for the month of August, following the riots which hit many parts of London and other major cities.
As next week sees the 2011 World Chocolate Masters Final taking place in Paris, BigHospitality can reveal that the competition will be broadcast through a live stream accessible on our website.
It has been endorsed by Heston Blumenthal, Ferran Adria, Thomas Keller and David Chang, so it's no wonder that Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking is one of the most talked-about books in the culinary world.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs including QHotels and The Slug and Lettuce tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they are running to attract customers.
The hospitality industry now accounts for eight per cent of the nation’s jobs, offering a financial clout strong enough to help re-balance the economy, according to a report from the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
Chef Joel Antunes has announced plans to open a restaurant at Embassy Mayfair, the members' club owned by hotelier, restaurateur and nightclub owner Mark Fuller.
Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants has teamed up with The Prince’s Trust to offer a programme which will provide disadvantaged young people with the skills and confidence to find a job.
The national media should stop 'talking down' jobs in hospitality and start promoting the industry as a worthwhile career choice for job seekers to enable restaurants, hotels and pubs to fill vacant positions and retain staff.
A new basic online training tool for first-level workers handling food has been launched and is available free on the British Hospitality Association website.
The Urban Pub Company is set to roll out an ambitious expansion programme throughout Scotland’s central belt, which will see three new licenced outlets open their doors under three new brands by the end of this year.
Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens has teamed up with Le Cordon Bleu to offer a UK student the chance to work with him as an apprentice at his award winning eponymous restaurant.
Frederick Forster, head chef at Nuovo restaurant in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, has been crowned National Chef of the Year 2011 with second and third place going to Alyn Williams of The Wesbury and Hayden Groves of Lloyds of London respectively.
The hospitality industry is experiencing the highest level of job activity for over two years, despite growing fears that the UK is to be hit by a double-dip recession.
Lindsay Mackay and Tobias Wetzler from the Carnegie Club in Scotland have won the 2011 Champagne Jacquart Rising Stars trophy, while Leonid Semakin and Matthew Mawtus from 1 Lombard Street, London, finished runners-up.
Chef Sat Bains, who now holds two Michelin stars to his name, has revealed the secrets to his eponymous restaurant’s continued success during the credit crunch.
Adam Gray is to leave his job as head chef at Gary Rhodes' city restaurant Rhodes 24 to focus on Northamptonshire pub The Red Lion, which he co-owns with his business partner Nick Bonner.
Julia Lucas, partner and head of the leisure team at national law firm TLT, guides one reader through the finer points involved in finding the location for and operating a pop-up bar or restaurant.
Following yesterday’s release of the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2012, some of the restaurateurs that have been awarded Michelin stars, including The Pass, Coworth Park, the Sir Charles Napier and The Hand & Flowers, have revealed...
London mayor Boris Johnson is calling on the capital's restaurants, hotels and caterers to improve food standards ahead of London 2012 to help 'revitalise' the food sector and create a lasting legacy for the industry.
