Antony Worrall Thompson
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Antony Worrall Thompson is right to light up the case for smoking in designated areas, says Pride of Britain chief executive Peter Hancock
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 11:08
TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson has launched an e-petition calling on the Government to review the smoking ban. Worrall Thompson runs the Greyhound pub at Rotherfield Peppard near Henley-on-Thames and is a patron of smokers' group Forest, which is supporting the e-petition.
Posted: 24 August 2011 | 10:51
After receiving a one-star Scores on the Doors rating at his Greyhound pub, chef Antony Worrall Thompson vows to keep up with the paperwork in future while calling for a more mature approach to enforcing standards.
Posted: 30 July 2010 | 15:29
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has attacked the Scores on the Doors hygiene rating scheme for being overly bureaucratic after his Oxfordshire pub...
Posted: 21 July 2010 | 10:55
Pierre Gallet The veteran chef is awarded the Maitrise Escoffier by the French Culinary Council of Great Britain for his services to catering. Lime...
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 14:37
A failed asylum seeker has been arrested at Antony Worrall Thompson’s Kew Grill restaurant in south west London. A 33-year-old Algerian man was arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers at the Kew Green eatery on Tuesday, according to the Richmond Twickenham Times.
Posted: 08 January 2010 | 17:46
The industry can look back on 2009 with relief that predictions of widespread carnage had been exaggerated. Many businesses have proved resourceful in the face of economic meltdown, but the year hasn't been without its casualties, as Daniel Thomas reports.
Posted: 23 December 2009 | 12:24
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Scottish Government advised to give free school dinners to all primary pupils; Lloyds to take over Admiral Group in £600m debt-for-equity swap; cookery schools in demand among city professionals and more…
Posted: 16 November 2009 | 10:29
When his restaurant business went into administration at the beginning of the year Antony Worrall Thompson must have been tempted to sit back and rely on his TV and writing work. In fact, he's back in the kitchen seven days a week. Janet Harmer reports.
Posted: 11 September 2009 | 10:22
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Antony Worrall Thompson in wrangle over fine wines; Center Parcs may form part of £2b flotation of Merlin Entertainment; Whitbread closes final-salary pension for all staff; Jamie Oliver slams Downing Street kitchens ...
Posted: 07 September 2009 | 10:19
The week kicked off with arguably the biggest chef move of this year as double-Catey-winner John Campbell announced his decision to leave the Vineyard at Stockcross and join the Dorchester Collection's Coworth Park near Ascot. Campbell has notched up no less than two Michelin ...
Posted: 24 July 2009 | 14:55
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson could be the subject of an embarrassing legal battle from two disgruntled former employees, The Independent has reported. Richard de Wet, who helped Worrall Thompson found the Windsor Grill, claimed he and his wife were owed £5,000 of holiday pay ...
Posted: 23 July 2009 | 08:00
Industry bodies' support for the smoking ban has sparked a backlash from operators ahead of next year's Government review. Last week's criticism by the British Hospitality Association and British Beer & Pub Association of Antony Worrall Thompson's Save Our Pubs and Clubs campaign ...
Posted: 16 July 2009 | 08:30
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: unpaid creditors infuriated by AWT comeback; fine-dining openings and closures in Edinburgh; Papa John's to double UK outlets; McDonald's to move HQ from London to Geneva and more...
Posted: 13 July 2009 | 10:12
The prestigious Catey Awards took place earlier this week and culinary legend Raymond Blanc took the big trophy of the night, the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Posted: 10 July 2009 | 18:10
Industry bodies have slammed Antony Worrall Thompson's Save Our Pubs and Clubs campaign to overturn the 2007 smoking ban, claiming it is "too late to turn back the clock". The campaign, launched ahead of next year's Government review, calls for pubs to be able to choose ...
Posted: 09 July 2009 | 07:30
The celebrity chef phenomenon has spawned countless TV programmes, restaurant chains and the occasional David Beckham friendship but, says Richard Harden, the downturn is showing that media-friendliness is no barrier against business failure, and might even be making things worse
Posted: 08 May 2009 | 00:00
Restaurant insolvencies in the UK are rising at an alarming rate and much faster than pubs or hotels, according to a new report.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | 11:53
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Verdict due in Wetherspoon property fraud trial; Eurozone hotels offering enticements to British holidaymakers; Fire-gutted heritage hotel may become flats
Posted: 06 April 2009 | 10:15
A muted reaction to the temporary reprieve for the hospitality industry on business tax, and the news this week that the Government is not planning to introduce minimum alcohol pricing into the market.
Posted: 03 April 2009 | 00:00
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