Last summer the rift between Michelin-starred chefs Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing - which ultimately left Marcus leaving Gordon Ramsay Holdings - was big news.
This week, in an interview with the Sunday Times, Marcus admitted that he was more to blame for the fall out than Gordon and had "engineered a break" to enable him to set up on his own.
Meanwhile, more bad news for Gordon as his flagship restaurant in New York has been pursued by creditors and hit by complaints from its customers about the quality of the food. According to its former restaurant manager, the restaurant also had an infestation of fruit flies and a dead mouse was discovered in an air conditioning unit.
Great stuff coming from the chef that regularly chastises restaurateurs that appear on Gord's Kitchen Nightmares TV show!
And talking about TV - another food programme hit our screens this week. Chef duo Paul Merrett (head chef of the Victoria in Sheen) and Allegra McEvedy (co-founder of Leon) co-hosted BBC's Economy Gastronomy. In an interview with Caterer, Paul said the programme was about budgeting and eating well without spending a fortune.
Meanwhile, restaurant and pubs were rewarded this week for their ethical business approach to animal welfare from the RSPCA Good Business Awards.
Latin-American themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas said goodbye to its founder and director Ajith Jaya Wickrema. After 10 years at the helm, he said he was leaving to pursue other opportunities but retains in investment in the company.
Good news for UK tourism - the 'stay-cation' is officially on the up, with over one million more holidays taken in England this year. In the first four months of the year trips taken by UK residents in the England were up 13% compared with the same period in 2008. Meanwhile, outbound travel from Britain was down 18%.
But it wasn't great news for hotels this week.
Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental showed clear signs of suffering from the recession as it reported profits of just $1.1m for the first half of the year. That was a fall of almost $35m compared with the previous year.
Historic Aerodrome hotel in Croydon, which claimed to be the world's first airport hotel, is now up for sale for £9m after entering administration this week.
While a former Hilton hotel employee was convicted for stealing more than £3,000.
But a glimmer of good news - Hotel Catey award-winning hotel Rudding Park - announced plans to add 34 bedrooms. In an £8m upgrade, the privately-owned hotel will also add a spa with five treatment rooms and gym facilities.
And talking of Hotel Cateys - there is still just time to enter this year's awards. Go to www.hotelcateys.com for more information.
In the pubs and bars sector, property entrepreneurs the Reuben brothers refuted claims that they precipitated the collapse of the Premium Bars and Restaurants sale by changing the terms of their £52m offer.
In a bid to lure people back into pubs, the Campaign for Real Ale called on the Government to abolish alcohol duty on all beer containing less than 2.8% alcohol. While some pubs are jumping at the chance to boost trade and place the pub at the heart of their community by offering customers a parcel collection service, set up by useyourlocal.com, allowing punters left frustrated by missed deliveries to stop by their local to collect a parcel and potentially order a pint or food at the same time.
Finally, if you're off on your holidays and are planning on travelling with BA be sure to bring a packed lunch.
BA has announced plans to scrap short-haul free meals and the move has been welcomed by industry analysts who branded it as 'long overdue'.
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Quote of the Week
"I don't really think that he did anything wrong - it was just me feeling how much I wanted to be on my own."
Marcus Wareing reviews his previous position that he would rather kill himself than work with that "sad bastard" - Gordon Ramsay - again
By Katherine Alano