Heston blumenthal - Hospitality

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal temporarily closed after norovirus outbreak

03-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Heston Blumenthal’s two-Michelin-starred London restaurant Dinner has shut up shop for a week following an outbreak of norovirus affecting members of staff and guests.

Employment assistance programme launched by Hospitality Action

30-Jan-2014 By Carina Perkins

Hospitality Action is encouraging catering and hospitality businesses to join a new scheme providing 24-hour support to employees facing hard times.

The Fat Duck's Loic Avril named world's best young sommelier

28-Oct-2013 By Emma Eversham

Loic Avril, a sommelier at The Fat Duck, has been named the world's best young sommelier after winning the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 2013 International Young Sommelier of the Year competition.

Michelin Guide 2014: Two stars for Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Greenhouse

26-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2014 has awarded Heston Blumenthal's Dinner and Mayfair restaurant Greenhouse two Michelin stars, while 15 other establishments including including Lima, Jason Atherton's Social Eating House and...

Good Food Guide 2014: Rogan’s run continues with perfect rating for L'Enclume

03-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Visionary chef and restaurateur Simon Rogan has come up trumps in the Good Food Guide, with his Cartmel restaurant L’Enclume once again scoring a perfect 10 out of 10 and this year snatching top spot from Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck.

Little Chef brand to remain following sale to Kout Food Group

05-Aug-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Little Chef has been sold for a reported £15m to a subsidiary of Kuwaiti-owned Kout Food Group which has pledged to keep the roadside restaurant brand alive.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: El Celler de Can Roca video interview

09-May-2013 By Luke Nicholls & Peter Ruddick

Joan Roca, the co-founder and head chef of El Celler de Can Roca, has told BigHospitality he expects the impact of his restaurant being named number one on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list to be 'huge' - bigger than the effect of other...

Heston Blumenthal: The Fat Duck is better now than when it was voted the world's best restaurant

01-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Heston Blumenthal, who this week saw his flagship three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck drop 20 places in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, has told BigHospitality he thinks the venue is better now than when it topped the list.

London's Dukes Hotel & Ye Olde Jerusalem on VisitEngland bucket list

23-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

Indulging in a cocktail at Duke's Bar at London's Duke's Hotel, having a pint at Nottinghamshire pub Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and dining at one of Bray's Michelin-starred restaurants are among the experiences that have made VisitEngland's...

Little Chef for sale: Business timeline

15-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has been put up for sale, as turnaround firm RCapital – which bought the business out of administration in 2007 – claims ‘it’s time to explore the next phase for the foodservice operator’.

Exclusive interview with MasterChef: The Professionals 2012 joint winners Keri Moss and Anton Piotrowski

14-Dec-2012 By Luke Nicholls

In the closest MasterChef: The Professionals final ever, Keri Moss and Anton Piotrowski were last night crowned the first ever joint winners in the history of the BBC cooking competition. The pair have told BigHospitality of their desire to now move on...

Bruno Loubet and Paul Foster join Ashley Palmer-Watts to raise more than £25k for Farm Africa

21-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Ashley Palmer-Watts has announced he is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Farm Africa and has challenged other chefs to join him as Bruno Loubet and Paul Foster joined the Dinner by Heston Blumenthal head chef last week to help raise more than £25k for the...

Two chefs from The Fat Duck killed in a Hong Kong car crash

20-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The restaurant industry is paying tribute to two senior chefs from Heston Blumenthal's three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck who were killed on Monday in a Hong Kong car crash.

Chef Africa: Ashley Palmer-Watts' Kenyan mini-documentary video

07-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

It is just over a month since Ashley Palmer-Watts, the Dinner by Heston Blumenthal head chef, touched down in the UK after swapping his Knightsbridge kitchen for one in a mud hut in Kenya - take an exclusive look at his Chef Africa trip with BigHospitality's...

Chef Africa: Ashley Palmer-Watts's Kenyan photo gallery

22-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In his Chef Africa challenge, Ashley Palmer Watts, The Fat Duck group executive chef and head chef at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, swapped his Knightsbridge kitchen for a hotter, smokier one in a Kenyan mud hut - check out the photos from his trip in...

Hidden Heroes: Lives of the chefs behind the restaurant industry's famous faces

03-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Behind every restaurant industry big name, high-profile restaurateur or Michelin-starred chef is a hard-working chef heading up a kitchen with someone else's name above the door - this month BigHospitality celebrated those hidden heroes with a video...

Chef Africa: Follow Ashley Palmer-Watts's Kenya trip exclusively on BigHospitality

23-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In less than 24 hours Dinner by Heston Blumenthal head chef Ashley Palmer-Watts will begin his trip to Kenya as an ambassador for the hospitality industry - BigHospitality will be accompanying him so you can follow every step of his journey.

Service standards remain the ‘weak link’ for London restaurants

11-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Service standards in London’s restaurants have been labelled as a ‘weak link’ by Tim Zagat, with his eponymous restaurant guide revealing that 73 per cent of all customer complaints relate to the front-of-house.

Simon Rogan: Perfect rating in 2013 Good Food Guide ‘the icing on the cake’

13-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Simon Rogan’s Michelin-starred restaurant L’Enclume has scored the perfect 10 in The Good Food Guide 2013, joining The Fat Duck as one of only two restaurants in the UK to achieve the maximum rating.

Nespresso launches Zenius: Most 'technologically advanced' coffee machine

29-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Nespresso has launched Zenius, an automated coffee machine it says is its most 'technologically advanced' to date, to the UK market.

Chaîne des Rôtisseurs' Young Chef and Young Sommelier of the Year winners named

21-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Daniel Marshall of the Imperial hotel in Great Yarmouth and Arnaud Bardary of The Maze in London have been named as the UK winners of the 2012 Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ Young Chef and Young Sommelier of the Year competitions.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: 1-50

01-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards 2012 have been announced and, while Rene Redzepi’s Noma scooped top spot, the movers and shakers further down the list have made for some interesting findings.

Blumenthal creates interactive 'sweetshop experience' for The Fat Duck reservations

29-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A new interactive reservation experience, voiced by actor John Hurt, has been created by Heston Blumenthal for The Fat Duck which allows diners to enter a secret online sweetshop and view an animated version of the menu.

Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social named Square Meal Restaurant of the Year

25-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social has joined an elite list of restaurants including The Ledbury, The Fat Duck and Gordon Ramsay after being scooping the BMW Square Meal Restaurant of The Year 2011 Award.

BigHospitality's Top 5 videos of 2011

14-Dec-2011 By Peter Ruddick

As Christmas approaches and 2012 beckons, BigHospitality has reviewed our most popular videos of the year to give you the chance to see them again or catch a first viewing before 2011 draws to a close.

Invest in marketing and staff training to survive, Ian Pegler tells ailing hospitality businesses

08-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Former Little Chef chief executive Ian Pegler has revealed his top tips for turning ailing businesses around after saving the roadside restaurant chain and his latest project, events venue Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, from failure.

Pearls of Wisdom: Elena Arzak

02-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Elena Arzak is the third generation of chefs to work at Arzak in San Sebastian in Spain. She currently runs the restaurant, number eight on the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Restaurants list, with her father Juan Mari.

Little Chef: Electric car chargers and site refurbishments planned to refresh brand

03-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is planning to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at all 161 of its sites across the UK as part of plans to boost the brand.

New head chef appointments at Haven Hotel and the upcoming DoubleTree by Hilton

18-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Haven Hotel in Sandbanks has appointed Jason Hornbuckle as head chef of the hotel’s two AA red Rosette restaurant La Roche.

The Ledbury wins National Restaurant Awards for second year running

11-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Ledbury has been voted top UK restaurant for the second year running in the National Restaurant Awards 2011.

The Ivy former chef opens first solo venture

28-Sep-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Ed Shaerf, a former chef at The Ivy, has officially opened his first solo project, One Blenheim Terrace.

The Latymer awarded fifth Rosette by the AA

27-Sep-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Latymer at Pennyhill Park has been awarded a fifth Rosette by the AA in its 2012 Restaurant Guide.

Pollen Street Social named best new UK restaurant in Good Food Guide awards

11-Aug-2011 By Becky Paskin

Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social has been named the best new UK restaurant by the Good Food Guide 2012 (GFG), entering its list of the UK’s Top 50 Restaurants at number eight.

Heston Blumenthal moves into event catering with Rhubarb

18-Jul-2011 By Emma Eversham

Heston Blumenthal is to work in events catering for the first time in a link-up with Rhubarb food design.

Heston Blumenthal and British Airways search for apprentice chef

09-May-2011 By Becky Paskin

Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is looking for an up and coming apprentice chef to create a signature menu for all British Airways (BA) flights flying into and out of London in the run up to and during the 2012 Olympic Games.

Crane charms at Roka and seasonal menus at The Metropolitan

28-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants, pubs and hotels including Roka and The Metropolitan Hotel, tell us what promotions they’re running to attract customers.

Follow tonight’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants live with BigHospitality

18-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

With just hours to go until the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, tune in to BigHospitality on Facebook and Twitter for live updates, photos and gossip as the awards unfold.

Date set for S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2011

14-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

This year’s S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards are due to be announced on 18 April, marking the tenth year for the restaurant industry’s most influential awards.

National Restaurant Awards 2010 to be announced Monday

06-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Top chefs from around the UK will be gathering in London next week as results are revealed from the National Restaurant Awards 2010

Raymond Blanc given Good Food Guide Lifetime Achievement award

08-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Good Food Guide has awarded Raymond Blanc with its inaugrual Lifetime Achievement award, as part of celebrations marking the guide’s 60th anniversary

Blumenthal and Ramsay top Good Food Guide restaurant list once more

11-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay have once again topped the Which? Good Food Guide’s Top 60 list of the UK’s best restaurants

Albert Roux to launch The Restaurant Show 2010

14-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Albert Roux OBE will officially open the Restaurant Show 2010 (11-13 October), joining a host of celebrated chefs attending the annual event this year

Heston Blumenthal insists he won't 'swan' into London with Dinner

09-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Heston Blumenthal has insisted he won’t be ‘swanning into London’ with his new venture Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, claiming the restaurant will be more informal than other five-star hotel restaurants

Pearls of Wisdom: Michael Wignall

14-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

Michael Wignall is the executive chef of the Michelin-starred Latymer at Pennyhill Park, Exclusive Hotels’ Surrey country house property. He has previously held Michelin stars for Waldo’s at Cliveden House and the Devonshire Arms.

Hygiene: What to do if things go wrong

07-May-2010 By Chris Druce

Running a hospitality business and keeping on top of hygiene day-to-day can be a challenge, but there are things you can do when the occasional slip-up occurs to rescue your reputation and prevent bad word of mouth.

S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Academy dinner at The Dorchester

26-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

As the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy met for the final time before the 2010 list is revealed, BigHospitality was there to find out who the judges thought might be at the top this year

Marco Pierre White brands catering colleges a 'waste of life'

08-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

Marco Pierre White has branded catering colleges as ‘farcical’ and ‘a waste of life’ at the launch of a new advertising campaign promoting hospitality apprenticeships