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The hospitality industry was out in force on Monday 27 February to celebrate the work of Hospitality Action and The Springboard Charity at The Big Event 2012. The gala dinner, which took place at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on the Monday of Hotelympia, raised about £80,000.
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 15:22
Elior UK has been named best team at La Parade des Chefs at Hotelympia. Ten teams, including contract catering rivals Compass Group and Sodexo, as well as Claridge's and Jumeirah, took turns to compete at the five-day trade show. They were each tasked with preparing a three-course menu for 100 covers.
Posted: 08 March 2012 | 13:24
A full round-up of special awards and medal winners from La Parade des Chefs and all the competition classes at Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres at Hotelympia 2012, held at London's ExCel exhibition centre last week
Posted: 07 March 2012 | 17:00
Two Cambridge chefs have taken gold in the Hospital Chefs Team Class at the 2010 Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres, which took place at Hotelympia this week.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:27
The Craft Guild of Chefs announced at Hotelympia that it is inviting the industry to explore Britain's "outdoor larder" with the launch of the Universal Cookery & Food Festival. By taking a closer look at seasonal produce and wild food, the event aims to enhance the culinary knowledge of chefs and caterers to farmers and growers.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 15:39
A team of young chefs from Manchester College have been named the winners of the 2012 Brakes Student Chef Team Challenge, in a competition held this week at Hotelympia. The competing teams of three full-time catering and hospitality students from across the UK were challenged to devise a three-course meal for four covers at a cost of no more than £10 per cover.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 15:26
Raymond Cavanagh, head chef at Glasgow Sheriff Court in Scotland, has beaten hundreds of competitors to win the Sodexo Chef of the Year title in a contest held at Hotelympia. Cavanagh, who has worked for Sodexo for 12 years, was one of 10 chefs who competed in the final...
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 14:33
Coeliac UK launched its third gluten-free chef of the year competition at Hotelympia, searching for chefs to prepare dishes using gluten-free substitutes. Professional cooks and catering college students are required to design a three-course gluten-free meal for two people.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 11:20
Tradition won over innovation with the Royal Suite at the Mandarin Oriental, London, being named as the inaugural winner of the Design Award at Hotelympia. The opulent and quintessentially English suite was chosen ahead of two other finalists...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 15:45
The Institute of Hospitality has staged its university debating contest, Passion 4 Hospitality, at Hotelympia for the first time. In its second year, teams from six universities (Oxford Brookes, London Metropolitan, University of Plymouth, University of Brighton...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 15:32
Video: Raymond Blanc, Brian Turner, Jason Atherton, Ashley Palmer-Watts, the BCF Chef of the Year and much more feature in our highlights from Hotelympia 2012 at London’s Excel this week...
Posted: 29 February 2012 | 10:43
Twelve pupils from an East London high school have been taught a lesson in Fair Trade promotion at a Hotelympia workshop. The Forest Gate Community School students put together marketing campaigns for flapjacks to emphasise their sustainable credentials.
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 17:45
Jason Atherton revealed the final results of the innovation awards on Monday after the ideas had been pitched to a ‘dragon’s den’ style industry panel.
Winners included a self-stabilising table, an edible ‘taste bomb’, an atomising grill and a portable draught beer dispenser.
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 17:18
Three top hoteliers have debated the future for the luxury sector and addressed the challenges ahead for hoteliers in a wide ranging debate hosted by Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock at Hotelympia. Current Hotelier of the Year Stephen Carter (pictured)...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 16:27
Simon Webb, Restaurant Associates' head chef at its Merrill Lynch contract in London, has been named 2012 British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year following the live final held at Hotelympia in yesterday. A line-up of high profile judges, including Raymond Blanc from Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 14:45
Drinks supplier Matthew Clark has introduced two new Fairtrade wine ranges to its list, as demand for more ethically sourced products grow. Unsung Hero, a new premium range from South Africa has been introduced, including a chenin blanc and shiraz.
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 12:11
Chefs are being asked to send the London Linen Group their trousers in return for a free new pair of EkoChef trousers, made from 21 recycled plastic bottles. The...
Posted: 28 February 2012 | 11:36
Raymond Blanc has urged operators to change their approach to working hours in order to make the industry more attractive to potential employees. Speaking at Hotelympia where he received a lifetime achievement award, he said: "How can we be in a position where there is such high unemployment...
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 12:39
The House of Commons Culinary Team has been awarded a gold medal for its efforts at La Parade des Chefs at Hotelympia on Sunday. Competing in the glass-walled kitchens and 100-cover restaurant of Hotelympia, they cooked a three-course menu including seared stone bass with beetroot, leeks and Jerusalem artichokes.
Posted: 27 February 2012 | 10:00
Kraft has launched a Philadelphia light with chocolate. It comes in 1.6 gram commercial packs and four by 40 gram individual pots. A competition is running on the stand at Hotelympia (Number S2710)...
Posted: 26 February 2012 | 17:06
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