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Mobile use is out of control

Is it possible to halt the spread of mobile phone use and social media surfing in restaurants, asks Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock
Posted: 30 November 2011 | 11:55

Fourth Hospitality hires Stuart Layzell as chief financial officer

Fourth Hospitality, software supplier to the pub, hotel and restaurant markets, has hired Stuart Layzell as its chief financial officer. Layzell joins from the Business Growth Fund, a £2.5b initiative set up by the UK's five biggest banks and the British Bankers Association.
Posted: 30 November 2011 | 11:19

Minute on the Clock – David Sykes

David Sykes, GBKBurger chain GBK is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Neil Gerrard talks to managing director David Sykes about the firm's celebrations and plans for the future.
Posted: 30 November 2011 | 10:50

Harry Ramsden's original restaurant set to close

The original UK Harry Ramsden's restaurant is to close after 83 years in business because it is losing money. The first branch opened in Guisely, Leeds in 1928 but the fish and chips chain said it was losing money and needed a "considerable investment" before it could return to profit...
Posted: 30 November 2011 | 09:38

Menuwatch – Damson

DamsonRestaurateur Steve Pilling and chef Simon Stanley have put Heaton Moor on the food map with their restaurant Damson. Sophie Morris reports
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 17:33

Chef Revelations – Michel Roux

What was your first job? Pâtissière in Paris, aged 14; What do you do to relax? I smoke a cigar - but I don't get to relax very often; Which is your favourite restaurant? Any Bib Gourmand; What's your favourite hotel? Michel Guérard's Le Couvent des Herbes...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 16:57

Six companies in Chez Gerard group in administration

Six companies in the Chez Gerard group have gone into administration, prompting the sale of several sites to other operators. The six companies, which between them comprised 32 restaurants employing 713 people...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 16:55

Book Review - Heston Blumenthal at Home

Heston Book JacketHeston Blumenthal is one of the most innovative chefs in the world. His cooking at the Fat Duck and, more recently Dinner, as well as his numerous television programmes have helped make him a household name.
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 16:50

How to... make restaurants more accessible

HowTo access (rex)My eldest daughter, Karen, is a coeliac. It means she can't eat gluten. This is not a life choice like a vegetarian or a vegan, it is an illness. Gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye triggers an immune reaction in people with coeliac disease and damages the lining of their small intestine.
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 15:52

Are employers at increased risk of tribunals?

WakeUpCall tribunal (thinkstock)Though overall claims received by tribunals have fallen, part time worker and age discrimination claims have shot up. Legal expert Emilie Bennetts explains what employers can do to protect themselves
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 15:39

Come on in, the surfing's free

Wi-FiHas Wi-Fi become as essential as a TV in a hotel room? Should coffee drinkers be entitled to expect to log on with their latte? Emily Manson examines whether it's economical to provide free Wi-Fi
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 14:59

Richard Muir buys Manchester seafood restaurant Livebait

Richard Muir, owner of Edinburgh's Café Fish, has bought seafood restaurant Livebait in Manchester from Paramount Restaurants. The deal marks the first for Muir's new company SBG Restaurants, which he has set up with William Rollason the former executive chairman of Paramount...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 14:56

What hoteliers can learn from 'Attack of the TripAdvisors'

TripAdvisorLast week's Channel 4 programme exposed some of the scrutiny hoteliers are subjected to. Daniel Johnson examines the scenarios and explains how to deal with them
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 14:38

Curry industry calls for VAT cut

Slash VATThe British curry industry has called on the Government to boost the restaurant sector by reducing VAT on the sector by 5%. It said that reducing VAT would boost the number of diners and head off a contraction in the curry restaurant industry...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 13:32

Michelin's Tokyo guide gives Japan a total of 32 three-star restaurants

Michelin Tokyo 2012Japan has confirmed its position as the world's leader of gastronomy, with the news that Michelin has awarded a total of 32 restaurants in the country its top accolade of three stars. Michelin today released its 2012 guide to Tokyo, promoting three new restaurants to three stars.
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 10:17

Harbour & Jones to open £5.5m Cutty Sark café

Cutty SarkBoutique caterer Harbour & Jones has been appointed to create a £5.5m café at the Cutty Sark, in south-east London. Opening in April 2012, the new café by Harbour & Jones will feature an offer of British treats made with ingredients that reflect the heritage of the location.
Posted: 28 November 2011 | 15:17

UK team for Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie announced

Nicolas BouhelierThe UK contestants for the next World Pastry Cup have been announced, with president Martin Chiffers, executive pastry chef at London's Savoy hotel, leading the team. The prestigious biennial competition, known as La Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie, sees 20 countries from around the world compete for the title.
Posted: 28 November 2011 | 15:01

Jay Rayner finds San Carlo Cicchetti in Manchester a gastronomic place of safety

San Carlo CicchettiAfter years of disappointment, Jay Rayner finally discovers a gastronomic place of safety among Manchester's restaurants - San Carlo Cicchetti. The Observer's food critic says that his failures to eat well in the city have even started to bore him...
Posted: 28 November 2011 | 13:06

What's on the Menu? – A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

Marina O'Loughlin says that although extremely rich and heavy, there's nothing on the menu at the Balcon, London W1, that she wouldn't want to eat, while Fay Maschler says MEATliquor, located in a car park site behind Debenham's in Oxford Street, London W1, offers tasty burgers at very reasonable prices
Posted: 28 November 2011 | 12:48

Loungers hires ex-Capital finance director

Cafe/bar and restaurant group Loungers is to appoint Nick Collins, the former finance director of Capital Pub Company, as its new finance director. Collins will join the firm, which has 20 sites largely concentrated in the South West under the Loungers and Cosy Club brands, in early 2012.
Posted: 28 November 2011 | 11:15

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