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Springboard's Awards for Excellence celebrate what a great place the hospitality industry is to work. The 2009 awards, held at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London,...
Posted: 09 October 2009 | 17:59
Former Caterer Adopted Business Restaurant Alimentum last night won the independent restaurant category award at the RSPCA Good Business Awards held at One Marylebone, London. The Cambridge-based restaurant, which received the Innovation ...
Posted: 08 October 2009 | 11:25
The inaugural World Food Awards, aimed at celebrating the best in world food, will be held later this month. Highlighting the growth in ethnic foods, the awards will assess the global food sector across the UK and Europe and will be held at the London Hilton Park Lane on 31 October.
Posted: 08 October 2009 | 08:00
Gordon Ramsay has abandoned this year’s annual chef’s scholarship which bears his name due to a lack of funding. A spokeswoman for Ramsay said that the Gordon Ramsay Scholar, which was launched in 2001, “is being rested this year” due to a lack of sponsorship.
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 10:22
Twenty-eight British cheese producers walked away with gold medals at last week’s World Cheese Awards in Gran Canaria. Two of these were named among the 10 best in the world, with Saint Giles, an organic cow’s milk cheese produced by High Weald Dairy in East Sussex
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 09:00
Sofitel London Heathrow has been awarded the title of the Best New Business Hotel in the World at the recent Business Traveller Awards 2009 ceremony. The 605-bedroom luxury hotel which adjoins Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opened in July 2008 and features a French restaurant, Brasserie Roux...
Posted: 06 October 2009 | 07:00
The winners of the 2009 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) awards were announced last night in a gala dinner held at London’s Claridges. Set up in 1987 and inspired by Michel Bourdin, with support from Albert and Michel Roux, the four-yearly award is based on the Meilleur Ouvrier de France accolade (Meilleur Ouvrier literally meaning “best craftsmanship”).
Posted: 06 October 2009 | 00:01
Story of the week: The controversial new law banning restaurant operators from using tips to top up minimum wage came into effect 1 October. Meanwhile restaurant group D&D London is to scrap its 12.5% service charge at all of its restaurants across the capital.
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 16:55
Family brewer Fuller, Smith and Turner scooped eight awards at this year’s International Beer Challenge competition including a gold medal for Golden Pride ale. Fuller’s other brands Discovery, ESB, London Porter, Glaes HSB, London Pride, 1845 and Organic Honey Dew were amongst the beers ...
Posted: 01 October 2009 | 09:00
Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham has won the AA’s top accolade of five rosettes. The Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms was the only restaurant to have been given the top award at the 2009-2010 AA Hospitality Awards held at the London Hilton Park Lane last night.
Posted: 29 September 2009 | 10:01
Raymond Blanc was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2009-2010 AA Hospitality Awards last night. At a ceremony held at the London Hilton Park Lane, the chef-proprietor of the two-Michelin-starred Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire headlined the evening's event.
Posted: 28 September 2009 | 23:01
Peter Avis, restaurant manager at Babylon Restaurant at the Roof Gardens, London, has scooped the Academy of Food & Wine's prestigious Dalmore Award for Excellence, given to an outstanding personality in the hospitality industry. Avis who earlier this year became UK Restaurant Manager ...
Posted: 28 September 2009 | 10:26
The School Food Trust has awarded the Folkestone Academy in Kent £5,000 in its School of the Month competition in recognition of its promotion of healthy eating. The Academy won the award for their efforts to encourage more pupils to eat a nutritious lunch everyday.
Posted: 23 September 2009 | 08:00
Nearly a hundred fish and chip shops have been shortlisted for the National Fish and Chip Shop of the Year competition 2009. Now in its 22nd year, the competition, which organised by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish), recognises the quality, value and choice offered by fish and chip shops across the UK.
Posted: 22 September 2009 | 14:30
Story of the week: Industry figures pay tribute to Keith Floyd, the legendary chef, restaurateur, TV chef and bon viveur, who has died aged 65. Celebrity chef Tom Aikens has introduced a bring your own (BYO) alcohol policy at his Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Chelsea for two months.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 16:15
The 2009 Caterer and Hotelkeeper Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards reached their climax this week. Mark Lewis provides all the details.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 14:47
Sodexo has been named 2009 global Supersector Leader for the travel and leisure sector by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The food and facilities management firm received an overall score of 86% in an assessment of its economic, social and environmental performance ...
Posted: 17 September 2009 | 12:15
Red Carnation Hotels and Victory Services Club scooped double wins at Caterer and Hotelkeeper’s third Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards, sponsored by Blue Arrow Catering, yesterday. The awards celebrate outstanding employment practice in the hospitality sector;
Posted: 15 September 2009 | 13:17
The Giaconda Dining Room in Soho has been named Best New Restaurant in Time Out London’s Eating and Drinking Awards 2009. The restaurant on London’s Denmark Street, which opened last year to rave reviews, is run by Australian couple Paul and Tracey Merrony, serves bistro-style food ...
Posted: 15 September 2009 | 07:00
Story of the week: Report shows contaminated shellfish caused food scare at Heston Blumental's Michelin-starred Fat Duck The Good Food Guide has expanded its list of the top 40 UK restaurants to 50 to reflect the rise in up-and-coming chefs. Three Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay ...
Posted: 11 September 2009 | 16:18
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