Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

STORY OF THE WEEK: Pierre Koffmann scoops Craft Guild of Chefs Special Award

Pierre Koffmann, the former chef-patron of the three-Michelin-starred La Tante Claire, was presented with the Special Award at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards last night. 
 

MORE NEWS

US steakhouse chain The Palm plans new London and European sites
Giorgio Locatelli backs new Italian restaurant venture
Health experts condemn plans to axe extension of free school meals
Marco Pierre White sees a bright future for Wheeler's outside London
The Eton Collection goes into administration
Hilton loses bid to dismiss Starwood lawsuit
Michael Caines and People 1st launch development programme for female chefs
Academy of Food and Wine names Gastronomy Team of the Year finalists
Deadline extended for Young Chef Young Waiter 2010
Lusso scoops £1.3m, 12-month contract with Investec Bank
Pride Catering awarded silver Soil Association Food for Life Catering Mark
Capital Pub Company buys Tomahawk for £5m
British hotelier and chef buy America's oldest inn
Dame Judi Dench launches Lingfield Park Marriott hotel
Capital Pub Company to expand to 50 outlets
M&B installs new finance director 
 

EDITOR'S PICKS 

View photos from the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards
Deadline Hotel Cateys closes on 2 July - get your entry in!
Alexis Gauthier takes over Lindsay House
How Mark Fuller revitalised the failing Inn on the Green
Lake of Menteith - Menuwatch
Still time to book your place at Fishmonger's Hall charity dinner in aid of Hospitality Action

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Why do people go to a hotel? Perhaps for a business stay, with or without the wife - in either case, there's some shenanigans going on. There'll probably be sex involved somewhere."
Mark Fuller describes the rationale behind the sexing-up of Sanctum on the Green