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Jennifer Collins appointed head chef at The Pem

09-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Jennifer Collins has been named as the new head chef at Sally Abé’s Westminster restaurant The Pem.

"You’re going to be blown away": Sally Abé's The Pem reopens this month

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Sally Abé will reopen her restaurant The Pem later this month following a three-month refurbishment.

Top chefs to mentor at The Restaurant Show

25-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Chefs including Tommy Banks, Sally Abe, Cyrus Todiwala, Gareth Ward and Philli Armitage-Mattin will be taking a mentoring role at this year’s The Restaurant Show, which is held at London Olympia, 2-4 October 2023.

Sally Abé’s The Pem to close for the summer and reopen with ‘refreshed offering’

25-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Sally Abé’s Westminster restaurant The Pem has closed for a ‘summer recess’ whilst a new kitchen is installed.

Sally Abé: “We should be empowering women in hospitality every single day of the year”

03-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The Pem and Blue Boar chef will bring together some of the most influential women in the industry to celebrate International Women’s Day at Conrad London St James next week.

Line-up for Sally Abé’s International Women’s Day event at Conrad London St. James revealed

09-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

International Women’s Day will see The Pem chef Sally Abé play host to an impressive line-up of female hospitality talent at the Conrad London St. James hotel.

Chefs back #CookForIran campaign

02-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi and Berenjak founder Kian Samyani have pledged their support for #CookForIran - a new global advocacy initiative launched in support of women in Iran.

Female hospitality leaders show solidarity with Iranian women

17-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Female hospitality leaders including Clare Smyth, Andi Oliver, Sally Abé, Emma Ainsworth, and Kate Nicholls have shown solidarity with the women’s movement taking place in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Maciej Lesiewicz joins The Pem as restaurant manager

06-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Maciej Lesiewicz has replaced Emma Underwood as restaurant manager at Sally Abé’s Westminster restaurant The Pem.

Houston & Hawkes partners with Sally Abé

06-Jun-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Contract caterer Houston & Hawkes has partnered with The Pem chef Sally Abé.

Friday Five: the week's top news stories

11-Mar-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This week's best-read hospitality stories include chefs and restaurateurs marking International Women's Day and JKS Restaurant's eagerly awaited relaunch of Arcade Food Theatre.

2021: Review of the year in hospitality

22-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

A look back at another tough year for hospitality, which begun with businesses facing deep uncertainty in the face of Coronavirus restrictions, and ends the same way.

Christmas trade plunges as businesses report cancellations in the hundreds

15-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurants and pubs are reporting huge numbers of cancellations over the past few days as a result of the Government’s announcement of its Plan B to deal with the Omicron Coronavirus variant.

Sally Abé and Asma Khan on empowering women in hospitality

07-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Two of the industry’s brightest stars took to the stage at The Restaurant Show to discuss role models, representation, working conditions and what hospitality needs to do to attract more women.

Deeds not words: Sally Abé and team on The Pem

05-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A crack, all-female trio led by former The Harwood Arms chef Sally Abé is taking over the F&B at Westminster hotel Conrad London St James.

Sally Abé’s new restaurant to be called The Pem when it opens in July

27-May-2021 By BigHospiality

Sally Abé’s new restaurant at the Conrad London St James is to be called The Pem, a name inspired by suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.

Sally Abé leaves The Harwood Arms

29-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Sally Abé has left her role as head chef of Michelin-starred gastropub The Harwood Arms in London's Fulham.

Hospitality for Heroes launches cookbook

21-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Hospitality for Heroes, the not-for-profit initiative responsible for providing close to 100,000 meals for the NHS since the start of the pandemic, is to launch a cookbook.