Food

Chefs’ Choice Awards 2017

Inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards announced

By Joe Lutrario

Professionals from the hospitality, wholesale and food manufacturing industries gathered at London’s Haymarket Hotel last night to see the winners of the inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards unveiled.

Restaurant Eats Out: Shuang Shuang

Restaurant Eats Out: Shuang Shuang

By Emma Eversham

As part of its inaugural Restaurant Eats Out food tour, Restaurant takes a group of restaurant operators to some of London's hottest Asian dining spots. 

Restaurant Eats Out: Anzu

Restaurant Eats Out: Anzu

By Emma Eversham

As part of its inaugural Restaurant Eats Out food tour Restaurant takes a group of operators to some of London's hottest Asian dining spots. 

Foxlow Stoke Newington will close for business on 14 January

Hawksmoor Group to shut Foxlow Stoke Newington

By Emma Eversham

Hawksmoor Group is closing the Stoke Newington branch of its neighbourhood restaurant brand Foxlow because it said it failed to get things right in the location.

Three quarters of hoteliers predict growth in the hotel F&B space in the next three years, according to the report by MCA Insight

Hotel F&B to grow as hoteliers 'wake up' to opportunities

By Emma Eversham

Food and beverage (F&B) offerings in the UK's hotels are set to improve and grow over the next few years as hoteliers 'finally wake up to the opportunities available to them' according to a new report by MCA Insight. 

‘Concept’ restaurants on the rise, says OpenTable poll

‘Concept’ restaurants on the rise, says OpenTable poll

By Hannah Thompson

Over two fifths of UK restaurateurs consider their business to be ‘a concept restaurant’ and 95 per cent say they are on the rise, despite 88 per cent saying they risk leading to poorer quality food.

First Look: Adam Handling’s The Frog

First Look: Adam Handling’s The Frog

By Hannah Thompson

Adam Handling, the 27-year-old chef previously at his eponymous restaurant at Caxton at London’s St Ermin’s Hotel, has launched his first genuinely solo venture, The Frog, in London’s Shoreditch.

OpenTable app launches 'lickable' food pictures

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OpenTable app launches 'lickable' food pictures

By Emma Eversham

Online restaurant reservations provider OpenTable has unveiled new 'lickable' technology which allows diners to taste dishes from their favourite restaurants.

Rushed service puts more than a quarter of diners off a restaurant according to Waitrose Good Food Guide's Dining Out Survey. Photo: Thinkstock/Maxin Kabb

Rushed service biggest turn-off for diners

By Emma Eversham

Being rushed through a meal to give up a table is the biggest annoyance for 26 per cent of diners, while staff getting an order wrong is also likely to make 25 per cent of them grumpy according to survey by Waitrose Good Food Guide. 

The People's Favourite Award is part of the SRA's Food Made Good Awards

SRA unveils People's Favourite restaurant shortlist

By Emma Eversham

East Sussex restaurant The Gallivant and Lussmans Fish & Grill in Hertfordshire have been named among the five shortlisted restaurants in line for this year's Sustainable Restaurant Association's (SRA) People's Favourite award. 

Diners, particularly within the 18-24 age bracket, are becoming increasingly adventurous when they eat out, choosing a wider range of places than last year

Diners becoming increasingly adventurous

By James Wallin

Consumers are becoming increasingly adventurous with their eating and drinking out choice with the trend being driven by millennials, the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has shown.

BHA releases statement on Channel 4 programme

BHA releases statement on Channel 4 programme

By Liam Garrahan

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has released a statement in response to Tricks of the Restaurant Trade, to offer guidance on cooking medium/medium rare burgers.

Families are eating out together more frequently than they did five years ago. Photo: Thinkstock

75% of families eating out in restaurants more regularly

By Emma Eversham

Three quarters (75 per cent) of families are choosing to eat out together in restaurants more frequently than they were five years ago, according to a report commissioned by French restaurant chain Le Bistrot Pierre.

Cost of eating out falls but spending rises

Cost of eating out falls but spending rises

By Ruth Williams

Competition between high street restaurants and pubs is making the average cost of meals less but consumers are spending more overall on extra courses and side dishes, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has reported.

The chefs speaking at the Estrella Damm Gastronomy Congress talked about the shift towards 'a new era of casual dining in the world of gastronomy'

World of gastronomy 'enters new era of casual-dining'

By Emma Eversham

Fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs are making continued moves to make their offerings more relaxed and informal as the world of gastronomy shifts towards 'a new era of casual dining'.