Chefs - Hospitality

Action Against Hunger and Hospitality Action fundraiser launched

12-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Chefs, restaurants, cafes and pubs from around the UK are coming together together for an online charity auction to raise funds for Action Against Hunger and Hospitality Action.

James Lowe: “A strength we have is we don’t mind changing things last minute”

10-Jun-2020 By Stefan Chomka

ASAP Pizza, the takeaway pizza restaurant that is being launched today (10 June) on the ground floor of Flor in London’s Borough Market, could occupy the site long after lockdown has been lifted, according to co-owner James Lowe.

Video: How restaurants are gearing up for re-opening

09-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

As the re-opening date for restaurants approaches, operators’ thoughts are turning to how they can re-open safely and economically. Here restaurateurs in Brighton & Hove discuss the challenges they face as they look to start welcoming their diners...

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Downtime Development: Alaska black cod, green curry

01-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Frog chef Adam Handling cooks a Thailand-inspired dish that celebrates Alaskan black cod’s ability to stand up to powerful flavours.

Kray Treadwell on launching his debut restaurant in a post lockdown world

27-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Reopening a restaurant once lockdown is over is one thing, but chef Kray Treadwell will launch his debut venture, 670 Grams, in Digbeth, Birmingham, once the Government has relaxed its lockdown rules for hospitality.

Tommy Banks on adapting to life after lockdown

22-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Tommy Banks says that his two restaurants will have to adapt to a post-lockdown word but that he wouldn’t be cutting prices in an attempt to attract people back to his venues.

Sat Bains: “I got the measuring tape out. It’s devastating to see the damage to any business”

15-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Social distancing measures when restaurants are allowed to reopen will present huge challenges for businesses, according to the chef-patron of two Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms Restaurant Sat Bains.

Manchester’s The French re-opens bookings

11-May-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Adam Reid’s The French restaurant in Manchester has re-opened bookings, allowing prospective diners to book tables of two only from 1 June.

The Lowdown: Social distancing in restaurants

07-May-2020 By Joe Lutrario

With the Government due to reveal plans for a gradual return to normal later this week, restaurateurs large and small are starting to think about what re-opening for eat-in customers might look like.

Brad Carter: "I don't like to just roll over"

06-May-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Birmingham restaurant Carter's of Moseley is now producing up to 140 high-end meal boxes per week for delivery locally and will soon take the service nationwide.

Robin Hutson pens letter to PM setting out plight of rural hospitality businesses

04-May-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Robin Hutson has written to the Prime Minster detailing the challenges faced by rural hospitality businesses and requesting further support from the Government.

KERB duo: “We will see people turn to street food as a way of surviving”

01-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

The street food sector could play an even more significant role in the UK’s dining out scene in a post lockdown world, say KERB founder Petra Barran and KERB CEO Simon Mitchell.

Angela Hartnett: "times of crisis show how amazing this industry is"

27-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Angela Hartnett has praised the hospitality’s industry’s response to the Coronavirus crisis.

Podcast: James Sommerin on feeding the NHS

16-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

The Michelin-starred chef is preparing thousands of meals a week at his Penarth restaurant to feed hospital workers on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis.

Podcast: Paul Ainsworth – “two weeks ago was the worst week of my life”

09-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Chef and restaurateur Paul Ainsworth has described the week that started with Boris Johnson advising people to stay away from pubs and restaurants (16 March) as the worst week of his life.

Podcast: Simon Rogan on getting his restaurant empire through the pandemic

06-Apr-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan on the pandemic's affect on his global restaurant empire and how he's using his Cumbria farm to feed people.

Podcast: Alchemilla's Alex Bond on feeding NHS workers

02-Apr-2020 By Joe Lutrario

We speak to Alchemilla chef Alex Bond about the Government's support package for staff and how he's switched from tasting menus to cooking simple meals for NHS workers.

Podcast: Restaurant PR Gemma Bell on how to stay relevant during the crisis

01-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

We speak to public relations expert Gemma Bell about what restaurants need to do to stay on people's radars during the Coronavirus crisis.

Podcast: Adam Byatt on turning Bistro Union into a shop

31-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

We talk to the Michelin-starred chef behind Trinity and Charlie's about turning his Clapham restaurant Bistro Union into Union Stores.

26,000 roles listed on new Hospitality Redeployment Hub

31-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The UK’s largest hospitality jobs board has listed 26,000 jobs related to the UK’s Coronavirus crisis response to help an estimated 500,000 displaced hospitality workers find short term jobs.

The Lowdown: the return of Great British Menu

19-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

One of TV’s longest-running chef competitions is back on BBC Two for its 15th series

Kari the day: the rise of Sri Lankan cuisine

19-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

With Hoppers opening its biggest site to date in London’s King’s Cross last month, and two Sri Lankan restaurants recently launching in Soho, the lesser known subcontinental cuisine has moved into prime London territory.

Wandsworth’s StreetCube declared ‘official emergency food solution’

17-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Sustainable-minded street food project StreetCube has declared itself an ‘official emergency food solution’ for people in the Wandsworth area.

Industry pays tribute to "legend" Michel Roux Sr

12-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

The restaurant industry has been paying tribute to “titan of the hospitality industry” Michel Roux Sr following his death at the age of 78.

Michel Roux Sr dies aged 78

12-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Legendary French chef and restaurateur Michel Roux Sr has died at the age of 78.

Atul Kochhar acquires Marlow restaurant site

06-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Chef Atul Kochhar has acquired a site in Marlow, Buckinghamshire for his next restaurant project.

Roux Scholarship 2020 names 18 regional finalists

06-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

The Roux Scholarship has named the 18 regional finalists for the 2020 competition.

Bone Daddies founder Ross Shonhan leaves the business

05-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Bone Daddies founder Ross Shonhan has left the restaurant group after nearly eight years.

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Good service + value + great chips = happy customers

04-Mar-2020 By Restaurant

McCain has teamed up with the Happiness Index to discover what really makes diners happy when eating out. And guess what... it’s chips that make the difference!

Brakes triumphs at Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020

04-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Brakes has put in its best-ever performance at the Chefs’ Choice Awards taking home nine category wins and six awards for Highly Rated products as well as the overall award for best product.

Chef Philip Britten launches delivery-only 'fine dining' restaurant

03-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Chef Philip Britten has launched a delivery-only restaurant in London.

James Greatorex to take over as L'Ortolan head chef

03-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Tom Clarke is to step down as head chef at the Michelin-starred L’Ortolan restaurant near Reading this month.

Restaurant radar: March 2020

02-Mar-2020 By Restaurant

March's key openings include Nico Simeone's London debut, Peter Sanchez-Iglesias enigmatically-titled The 3rd and a new restaurant from the team behind Salon and Levan.

Chef Anna Tobias and 40 Maltby Street to open restaurant

02-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

Former Rochelle Canteen head chef Anna Tobias is partnering with London’s 40 Maltby Street restaurant for a new opening.

Le Cordon Bleu to open first London restaurant

02-Mar-2020 By Sophie Witts

French culinary school Le Cordon Bleu has revealed details of its first London restaurant, opening in the City of London this spring.

All aboard: Mathew Carver to launch The Cheese Barge

27-Feb-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Pick & Cheese and The Cheese Bar founder Mathew Carver is to launch a boat-based restaurant on a permanent mooring on Paddington’s Grand Union Canal this April.

BBC looking for chefs to compete in new TV cooking show

26-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

The BBC are looking for chefs to take part in a new televised cooking competition that’s set to film in the town of Tulum, Mexico, this summer.

Ready Steady Cook returns on 2 March

25-Feb-2020 By Sophie Witts

Ready Steady Cook is back on BBC One next month with a new line-up of chefs.

People on the move in hospitality: February 2020

25-Feb-2020 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the people leaving and taking on new roles in the industry this month.

Hospitality professionals call on Government to rethink proposed immigration laws

24-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Industry figures including Hoppers director Karan Gokani, chef Asma Khan, and Oklava founders Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie have spoken out against the Government designating hospitality workers as ‘low skilled’.

Meet the Roti King

24-Feb-2020 By Hilary Armstrong

Kalpana Sugendran Sugendran has overcome a number of setbacks to bring the food of Malaysia – in particular the roti canai – to London. Now with a standalone restaurant and two Market Halls locations, and with more in the pipeline, the roti king is on...

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