Collette's at the Grove head chef Russell Bateman, winner of last year's National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition, is one of four chefs taking part in a series of dining events at London department store Selfridges this month.
Fifty-five per cent of diners say that technology plays a vital role in the restaurant experience, according to a recent report, with online menus, reviews and apps having an increasing influence on where consumers choose to eat.
Restaurant staff are being reminded of the Disability Discrimination Act after an incident in Liverpool saw a blind teenager removed from a restaurant for bringing her guide dog with her.
Llangoed Limited, the owner of Llangoed Hall hotel in Wales and Sudbury House near Oxford, has acquired its third property, the Swan at Hay Hotel in Hay-on-Wye.