Two wrongs don't make a right. After all, an 18% cut in funding and a 40% reduction in staff numbers at VisitBritain (VB) ahead of the London Olympics seems strange to say the least.
So the departure of VB's chief executive Tom Wright is hardly unexpected given the Government's death by a thousand cuts approach to the organisation.
Wright is off to join a charity, which is a shame as chef and school meals campaigner Jamie Oliver has called for a minister for food to help tackle the UK’s obesity problem. Still, John Prescott is free isn’t he?
Tammy Wynette may have urged us to stand by your man, but Artizian has already found its man - Patrick Moorin who was previously with Compass.
Frankie & Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group has said goodbye to Kevin Bacon after 12 years of service.
Our man of the week was the Fat Duck’s Heston Blumenthal. The renowned chef is considering a follow up home cook version of his new Herculean Big Fat Duck Cookbook (emphasis on the big part). Watch Caterer's video interview with Heston on his future plans.
Richard Corrigan announced his intention to close London’s Lindsay House restaurant after 10 years at the Soho location, and John McClements launched a new fine-dining restaurant in South-west London in a bid to regain a Michelin star.
Shopping until you’re physically dropping might not appeal to all, so save the shoe leather and watch our video of London’s new Westfield shopping centre instead and then order something off Amazon.
Donald Trump finally got permission for a £1b golf resort in Aberdeenshire and Glasgow officials gave the green light for the creation of a significant new player in the contract catering field.
Restaurants may have to tell customers where tips go, and Business Link urged restaurants to get involved with a monthly barometer to help benchmark their performance against rivals during the recession.
A report by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed the grim news that insolvencies within the hospitality sector had leapt 95% in two years.
But one developer at Canary Wharf shrugged off predictions of doom and gloom caused by the banking crisis, announcing the launch of the fourth Canteen in the heart of the financial district.
And in a week that saw Barack Obama declared as the first black president of the USA, research suggested one thing he won’t change is Americans’ love of burgers.
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Quote of the Week
“We love to think we’re much more important than we are – the chefs. Customers don’t come to see us: they come to eat the food. That’s what we do, we cook food”
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