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The Hibiscus dream team

HibiscusMany of Claude and Claire Bosi's staff at the London incarnation of Hibiscus moved with them from Ludlow, and their experience came in handy when the new restaurant was busy from day one. Joanna Wood reports
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 00:00

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall campaign against intensively farmed chickens 

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Every year in the UK, more than 800 million chickens are reared in the grim conditions of intensive farms. But that will change if Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall manages to convince the country to switch to free-range. Here he tells Tom Vaughan why the hospitality industry is a key battleground
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 00:00

New guidance to help serve customers with allergies

peanutsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published free guidance to help caterers and restaurants better serve customers with food allergies.
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 13:26

Jamie Oliver's restaurant found to be serving battery eggs

eggsJamie Oliver was left with egg on his face last night when it emerged that one of the restaurants he backs served customers eggs from battery hens.
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 12:58

New AA accolades for 13 top UK restaurants

L'Autre Pied: opened in NovemberThe AA today announced the latest additions to its restaurant awards, with 13 eateries being honoured with three AA rosettes.
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 12:45

Eating out in Tokyo

Grilled fishTokyo has been hailed as the world's eating-out hot spot. Janet Harmer went on a restaurant crawl around the city to see if the acclaim can be justified
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 00:00

A preview of Hotelympia speciality pavilion

With the growing interest in regional food and speciality suppliers, it's no surprise that this year's Hotelympia speciality pavilion is expected to be one of the busiest sections of the exhibition. Emma White reports
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 00:00

High prices leave a bitter taste in the mouth at Orrery

London’s Establishment in Parson’s Green is several notches above the gastro pub norm and Fay Mascheler finds the new top dog in the kitchen at the Greyhound, Battersea, is running a good race so far.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 17:19

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

What's on the menu?A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: Greyhound in Battersea; Orrey and the Establishment
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 17:02

Indian restaurant chain switches to free-range chickens after TV plea

chickens in a fieldA chain of Indian restaurants is switching to free-range chicken at a cost of £150,000 a year after the owner watched TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s impassioned TV plea last week.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 16:39

Kitchen Rat Confidential: Behind the scenes at Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Alain DucasseMulti-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse’s first London venture at the Dorchester hotel may have been given a rough ride by some of the critics but we thought we’d let you judge for yourself.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 16:24

UK diners care more about locally sourced than organic food

chickens in a fieldConsumers are more concerned about reducing their carbon footprint and place more value on locally-sourced produce than organic food, a new survey has found.
Posted: 16 January 2008 | 13:00

Better flavour nature's way

Michel Roux JnrHospitality operators should be prepared to pay that little bit extra for biodynamic produce to improve both sustainability and the quality of their food offering, according to Michel Roux Jnr
Posted: 14 January 2008 | 10:00

Alan Yau sells both Michelin-starred restaurants, reports claim

Alan YauAlan Yau has reportedly sold both his Michelin-stared Chinese restaurants for $60m (£30.5m) to funds owned by Abu Dhabi.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 17:08

Sodexho wins major MoD contract

HUB! coffee barSodexho has won its second major Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract in as many months in a deal worth £84m in total turnover.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 16:53

Compass completes chef team

chefs serving in kitchenCompass UK & Ireland has completed the restructuring of its executive chef team as it continues efforts to put food back at the forefront of its operations.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 14:37

Tragus boss confident consumers will still spend

Café RougeThe boss of one of the UK’s largest restaurant groups today insisted that casual dining operations will weather a slowdown in consumer spending.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 12:32

Paul Ripley opts to keep control of Michelin-starred restaurant

Ripley's, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Cornwall, is to remain under the ownership of its chef-proprietor Paul Ripley, Caterer has learnt.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 09:00

The George, Yarmouth - Menuwatch

The George, Yarmouth - MenuwatchSince losing their Michelin-starred executive chef a year ago, the owners of the George hotel in Yarmouth have taken the chance to refurbish and relaunch their restaurant. Fiona Sims reports
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 00:00

Second Beach Blanket Babylon ripped apart

Beach Blanket Babylon, ShoreditchMetro restaurant critic Marina O’Loughlin has savaged the follow up to Notting Hill’s Beach Blanket Babylon giving it a rating of one star out of five.
Posted: 09 January 2008 | 16:14

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