Articles by Date : July 01 2004 - July 31 2004

Judge slams 'filthy' restaurant kitchen
A Chinese restaurant in Brighton has been fined £14,000 after cockroaches were found in the kitchen. more
(27 July 2004 12:52)

Review of the reviews
Jay Rayner takes offence at the £180 bill for a meal for two at Cipriani's... more
(27 July 2004 12:27)

Kids' restaurant meals
Children's meals served in restaurants, cafés and other high-street outlets are failing to meet basic nutrition guidelines recommended for schools,.... more
(27 July 2004 11:48)

How I got started
Christine Coverdale more
(27 July 2004 11:04)

Pub owners urged to add bedrooms
Pub owners are being urged to diversify from pints and ploughman's into bedrooms after a new survey revealed that operators in the South-east are.... more
(27 July 2004 11:03)

Pub openings boost Barracuda
Managed pub group Barracuda has seen turnover at its 153-strong estate increase 15% to £46.3m (£40.4m) in its interim results. more
(27 July 2004 11:02)

Property Advice zone
When it pays to look a gift horse in the mouth more
(27 July 2004 11:01)

Ackerman rolls out three new restaurant concepts
Veteran restaurateur and consultant Roy Ackerman is launching three new restaurants at Radisson SAS's latest hotel at Stansted airport and another at.... more
(27 July 2004 10:59)

Mr & Mrs Smith guide is set to go European
James Lohan and partner Tamara Heber-Percy, who wrote the original Mr & Mrs Smith hotel guide, now plan to publish a European edition which will.... more
(27 July 2004 10:58)

Who ate all the chocolate bars - and pies?
Men are Britain's true chocoholics, according to a new report which shows that not only do men consume more chocolate than women, but they also eat.... more
(27 July 2004 10:54)

Young Chef Young Waiter 2004
There's less than one week to submit your application for the Restaurant Association's Young Chef Young Waiter 2004 competition. more
(27 July 2004 10:54)

DoH pours water on smoking ban story
The Government has branded as "speculation" a newspaper report stating smoking is to be banned in restaurants but not pubs. more
(27 July 2004 10:53)

Hotel chains are not checking up on staff
Almost three-quarters of the country's biggest hotel chains are failing to protect their guests by not carrying out checks on their staff. more
(27 July 2004 10:52)

John Cadien, campaigner for disadvantaged young people
A catering manager who devoted his working life to helping disadvantaged young people in the kitchen has died suddenly, aged 56. more
(27 July 2004 10:39)

Center Parcs seeks listing on Stock Exchange
Leisure group Center Parcs wants to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange by the end of the financial year. more
(27 July 2004 10:38)

Planning changes hold back Domino's expansion
Changes to planning rules held back expansion at Domino's Pizza in the UK & Ireland during the the 26 weeks to 27 June, the company said today. more
(27 July 2004 10:18)

The shrinking lunch hour
Last week's report from Eurest showed that lunch breaks are getting shorter and people are switching to healthier food. Does this mean tough times.... more
(26 July 2004 17:42)

Bhatia lands Dubai deal
Chef and restaurateur Vineet Bhatia is flying to Dubai next week to sign a deal to become a consultant chef for a new hotel restaurant. more
(26 July 2004 17:38)

Ramsay to take Hell's Kitchen to the States?
Chef Gordon Ramsay is understood to have signed a deal to take his television series Hell's Kitchen to the USA. more
(26 July 2004 17:29)

Academy of Culinary Arts names winners
Rachel Humphrey of Le Gavroche, Ben Batchelor of Aramark's BP Sunbury contract, and Gaetan Morillon of Morton's learned last week that they were the.... more
(26 July 2004 17:27)

Dixon leaves Brown's for Hertfordshire
Matthew Dixon has left his post as general manager of Rocco Forte's Brown's hotel in London to take over the reins at the Grove in Chandler's Cross,.... more
(26 July 2004 17:25)

Krebs swaps FSA for Jesus College post
Sir John Krebs has resigned as chairman of the Food Standards Agency (FSA). more
(26 July 2004 17:25)

Last supper
Pascal Aussignac would opt for a French menu cooked by a French chef in a French Polynesian setting. And we get the impression he's rather keen on a.... more
(26 July 2004 17:23)

New boss aims for growth at TGI Friday's
The new managing director of Whitbread's TGI Friday's is planning to expand the restaurant chain and boost its profitability. more
(26 July 2004 17:18)

Casino hotel plan for Dome site
London's Millennium Dome is set to be the site of a massive Las Vegas-style casino hotel if gambling reform gets the go-ahead. more
(26 July 2004 17:01)

London hotels still among the most profitable in Europe
London's hotels are still some of the most profitable in Europe, despite suffering falling margins for the third year in a row. more
(26 July 2004 14:55)

UK hotel industry still recovering
The UK's hotels put in another robust performance during June, but in London they still haven't recovered to pre-11 September 2001 levels. more
(26 July 2004 12:53)

Yates buyout back on the cards after raised bid
The acquisition of pub operator Yates Group is back on after the company bidding to take it over raised its offer. more
(26 July 2004 12:09)

Greene King moves to ban smoking
Greene King, the 550-strong pub group, has kicked off a move towards making all its outlets smoke-free, claiming a government ban is "almost.... more
(26 July 2004 11:35)

Italian restaurant Shumi drops the Japanese flavour
Chopsticks are off the menu at the much-hyped Italian-Japanese restaurant, Shumi, launched last year in St James's Street, London, by celebrity.... more
(26 July 2004 10:33)

Table Talk
Richard Corrigan is not one to mince his words. At last month's Skills for Chefs conference in Sheffield, the straight-talking Irish chef was asked.... more
(26 July 2004 10:30)

Fine food fair features 400
More than 400 suppliers are expected to exhibit their wares at the Speciality and Fine Food Fair on 5-7 September at Olympia in London. The show aims.... more
(26 July 2004 09:56)

What the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry... more
(26 July 2004 09:54)

Ramsay Holdings in talks over Monte's
Gordon Ramsay Holdings has confirmed that it is in talks with the Carlton Tower hotel in London's Knightsbridge about acquiring its Monte’s.... more
(23 July 2004 17:04)

Sales looking up at Chez Gérard owner
Paramount, owner of the Chez Gérard and Livebait restaurant chains, has reported a 5.6% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 30 June. more
(23 July 2004 15:25)

Whitbread buys Premier Lodge for £536m
Whitbread is to buy the Premier Lodge chain of budget hotels from Spirit Group for £505m. more
(23 July 2004 15:06)

UK hotel industry still growing, but at slower pace
The pace of growth in the UK hotel industry slowed during June, but the figures are still ahead of last year. more
(23 July 2004 10:27)

Nottingham's merry men
Nottingham, mainly known for Robin Hood and stag nights, has been quietly developing a vibrant independent restaurant and bar scene - and now the.... more
(22 July 2004 17:18)

Contract catering round-up
Three wins for Host Management... more
(22 July 2004 17:06)

NPA in pork pledge plea to restaurateurs
Restaurateurs are being asked to sign an honesty pledge confirming that the pork they buy complies with production standards followed by British.... more
(22 July 2004 16:25)

Tourists flock back to the UK
Tourism in the UK is at last making a recovery, with tourists from America, Continental Europe and the rest of world flocking back. more
(22 July 2004 16:17)

FRESH, Mitchell Tonks
"The photography is natural, and the food looks like I want to eat it off the page, which is as it should be because the presentation of all food is.... more
(22 July 2004 16:13)

Really here for the beer
If hops make you happy, get along to London's Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival more
(22 July 2004 13:04)

Government
The Government has slapped the UK tourism industry in the face by once again failing to increase the funding for national tourist board VisitBritain,.... more
(22 July 2004 13:00)

People Moves: Michael Carr, Richard Slade, Susan McHugh...
All the latest appointments and promotions... more
(22 July 2004 12:21)

Countdown to DDA day
By October all businesses will have to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) or face the consequences. But help is at hand with our.... more
(22 July 2004 11:57)

On the move
Nicholas Bloom... more
(22 July 2004 11:47)

How I got here
James Robertson, co-owner of London's Lanes restaurant more
(22 July 2004 11:29)

Reader Soapbox
What's wrong with a little courtesy in the kitchen? Former restaurateur Harold Werner Rubin is not impressed by today's celebrity chefs more
(22 July 2004 11:16)

Global report
New Burger King chief... more
(22 July 2004 11:07)