OpinionIn this section you will find all opinion pieces, giving you an easy route to all the opinion pieces on Caterersearch. For subject overviews take a look at Caterersearch’s expert guides that provide 'everything you need to know' on popular subjects like Gordon Ramsay, Compass or Michelin-starred restaurants. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Previous | Next All eyes are on the Athens OlympicsThere's a faint whiff of moussaka in the air at Caterer Towers this week. In case you hadn't noticed, the Olympic Games are upon us again, and focus of the world's attention has turned to Athens. Reader SoapboxHilton by name; Hilton by nature?What makes a hotel a Hilton? asks Cris Beswick, creative director, Beswick Design Your Shout: Kevin Casserly, FleuretsBudget hotels have room for expansion Reader soapboxIs it time to put cookery back on the National Curriculum? Yes, says director of the Academy of Culinary Arts Sara Jayne Stanes Over to youShould all restaurant menus state where their meat originates from?
Your Shout: Peter Tyrie, Eton GroupRestoration buildings should become hotels Over to youThe BBC reported last week that ITV is set to replaceÊGordon Ramsay for Hell's Kitchen 2. which chef would best fit the bill? Reader SoapboxBad art is no substitute for good foodsays writer and consultant Simon Wright Over to youWho do you think was the five-star hotel GM who helped pen Hotel Babylon? Reader SoapboxWhat's wrong with a little courtesy in the kitchen? Former restaurateur Harold Werner Rubin is not impressed by today's celebrity chefs Reader SoapboxAct now to curb binge-drinking - or wait for legislationAlex Turner of bar consultant and trainer IPBartenders talks about the curse of our culture The way aheadKnowing what the future holds is impossible. But if you want to make sure you're ready for what tomorrow's customers want, you've got to do your best to find out. Samantha McClary asked some of the speakers at the forthcoming European Hotel Design Conference, taking place at the Marriott Grosvenor Square hotel in London on 25 October, what their crystal balls tell them Butt out, Mr Blair - we're self-regulatedIt seems the writing is on the wall - smoking in the UK's pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels will be banned within the next few years. Certainly, most in the hospitality industry expect the ban to be imposed, and Tony Blair has made his own feelings perfectly clear. Your Shout: Neil Morgan, Christie & CoThe inexorable rise of the gastropub Over to youWhat do you think of David Blunkett's plans to "blitz" alcohol-related violence and under-age drinking? Improving diet needs leadershipIf we are ever going to improve the diets of children in the UK, we will need trailblazers who are prepared to challenge the way we currently provide school meals. Reader SoapboxPay less attention to image and more to basic hospitality. Greville Dare, managing director of Richmond and Hampshire, fears drowning by design. Over to youShould chefs take a lead over the salt in our diet? Over to youAre food manufacturers doing enough to make food healthier? Reader SoapboxGive youngsters a taste of the real world. Lets bring apprenticeships back, says chefs Ross Pike and Madalane Bonvini-Hamel Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Previous | Next |
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