Acorn Scholarship
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Simon Houston, group manager Europe at BaxterStorey, has won the 2012 Acorn Scholarship. Houston, who took the title following a final at Abode Exeter yesterday, has won a scholarship valued at more than £7,000...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 16:51
The 10th annual Acorn Scholarship is now open for entries. Developed to help talented individuals realise their potential, the Acorn Scholarship is an independent award created by previous winners of Caterer and Hotelkeeper's Acorn Awards.
Posted: 02 September 2011 | 14:38
Joel Fagg has recently been crowned Acorn Scholar 2011, winning himself a scholarship worth more than £7,000. He talks to Amanda Afiya about the awards and why he'll be encouraging people to enter next year.
Posted: 17 December 2010 | 13:27
Joel Fagg, operations manager at Barcelo Walton Hall, has won the 2011 Acorn Scholarship. Fagg, who took the title following a final at Abode Chester last week, has won a scholarship valued at more than £7,000.
Posted: 06 December 2010 | 12:44
The Acorn Scholarship 2011 is now open for entries and in the run up to the awards, the organisers have joined forces with Caterer's networking forum, Table Talk, to offer lunch for two with wine at Gidleigh Park.
Posted: 18 October 2010 | 11:17
Win dinner for two at any Malmaison or Hotel du Vin property and a Unilever Foodsolutions hamper in the Acorn Scholarship 2011 prize giveaway.The Acorn Scholarship 2011 is now open for entries...
Posted: 11 October 2010 | 10:37
Win one night bed and breakfast for two at the Atlantic Tower by Thistle, Liverpool and a beautiful selection from the Cera range by Villeroy & Boch in the Acorn Scholarship 2011 prize giveaway.
Posted: 04 October 2010 | 10:30
Win a meal for six with wine at any Ego Restaurant up to the value of £150 or one night bed and breakfast for two at The Rougemont by Thistle, Exeter in the Acorn Scholarship 2011 prize giveaway
Posted: 27 September 2010 | 12:27
Will Torrent, pastry chef at Bachmann’s Patisserie & Chocolate Creations in Thames Ditton, Surrey, has been named the 2010 Acorn Scholar. Torrent, 23, who is the eighth scholar, impressed a judging panel including Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Michael Caines...
Posted: 03 December 2009 | 14:20
The Peach Pub Company has expanded into the East Midlands following the opening of its eleventh site, and second Almanack, in Leicester city‘s Highcross retail development. Like its Warwickshire counterpart, the Almanack is a modern, British gastropub serving food and drink, opening for breakfast at 8am.
Posted: 18 November 2009 | 08:00
The Acorn Scholarship 2010 is now open for entries and in the run up to the awards, the organisers have joined forces with Caterer’s networking forum, Table Talk, to offer two pairs of prizes – a weekend for two at the Thistle Edinburgh and a weekend for two at the Thistle Bristol.
Posted: 05 October 2009 | 11:11
Story of the week: The controversial new law banning restaurant operators from using tips to top up minimum wage came into effect 1 October. Meanwhile restaurant group D&D London is to scrap its 12.5% service charge at all of its restaurants across the capital.
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 16:55
Now is a good time to invest in the learning and development of your staff, in order to gain a competitive edge for when the economic crisis eases - and it need not cost lots of money. Jane Sunley, managing director of Learnpurple, explains
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 12:38
The Acorn Scholarship 2010 is now open for entries and in the run up to the awards, the organisers have joined forces with Caterer’s networking forum, Table Talk, to offer dinner for six people, including wine, at any Ego Mediterranean restaurant which has branches in Liverpool, Sheffield...
Posted: 28 September 2009 | 08:00
Story of the week: Heston Blumenthal has issued an official apology to the victims of the food poisoning outbreak at his three-Michelin-starred restaurant the Fat Duck; British people are the rudest guests and poorest tippers, according to a straw-poll of front-of-house staff conducted by Caterer; and more ...
Posted: 25 September 2009 | 17:21
The Acorn Scholarship 2010 is now open for entries and in the run up to the awards, the organisers have joined forces with Caterer’s networking forum, Table Talk, to offer dinner, bed, breakfast and a spa treatment at any Malmaison or Hotel du Vin property.
All you have to do is join Table Talk ....
Posted: 21 September 2009 | 11:28
Story of the week: Industry figures pay tribute to Keith Floyd, the legendary chef, restaurateur, TV chef and bon viveur, who has died aged 65. Celebrity chef Tom Aikens has introduced a bring your own (BYO) alcohol policy at his Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Chelsea for two months.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 16:15
The Acorn Scholarship is an independent award created by previous winners of Caterer and Hotelkeeper’s Acorn Awards. Now in it’s 8th year, the Scholarship’s objective is to seek out talented individuals within the catering and hospitality industry and help them realise their ambitions and reward their determination.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 15:31
The organisers of the Acorn Scholarship 2010 are inviting entries for this year’s competition. The Acorn Scholarship, now in its eighth year, is an independent award that “seeks out young, talented individuals within the industry and helps them to realise their career ambitions...
Posted: 14 September 2009 | 10:28
Simone Sylvestre, catering manager with Compass Group’s fine dining division Restaurant Associates, has been named as the Acorn Scholar 2009.
Posted: 27 November 2008 | 12:40
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