As the credit crunch continues to hit debt-driven buyers, global property agent Jones Lang LaSalle believes the global hotel investment market is likely to have peaked last year after a record-breaking number of transactions.
Government pledges to make every child learn cookery at secondary school in an effort to tackle soaring childhood obesity and give them an understanding of cooking techniques.
Tyneside-based Tavistock Leisure reveals plans to double the size of its hotel portfolio in the north east in 2008, as well as expand its Italian restaurant chain.
The Soil Association issues plea to hospitality sector to help drive the sustainability of the British organic beef market in the face of cheap imported competition.
Pete Irvines guidebook Scotland: The Best is republished in a new bumper-sized edition featuring the authors top 10 restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Efforts underway to ensure all hotels in the seaside town hold the correct licence as fears grow over shabby hotels dragging down Blackpools reputation.
Who are you? Bob Farrand. I'm the Managing Director of the Guild of Fine Food, and publisher of Fine Food Digest. What is the SFFF's objective? To be a show that's exclusively for people interested in local, speciality and artisan foods....
Tragus midmarket restaurant group has signed an agreement in principle to run nine restaurants across four UK Center Parcs ;holiday villages;. The restaurants currently trade under the Chez Pierre, Luciano's and Hugo's names across ...
The transition from waiter to manager can be difficult, and although it takes extra effort … it is manageable Flush with the congratulations on your promotion, you scan your domain. It looks like table five haven't had their mains yet. Why .
The role of the host is under-played and under-valued, but initiatives such as Restaurant magazine's Front of House awards may redress the balance says Fay Maschler An acquaintance of mine has written a book based on the history of the London ...
Stay ahead of the game, and reduce your emissions Of all the business sectors in the UK, the hospitality industry is the biggest producer of carbon. While there's currently no legal requirement for businesses to reduce their carbon emissions, ...
The old image of the North-East as a culinary desert is challenged by the company that has brought a Michelin Star to Windermere ;We have a lot of local staff working for us in the North-East, and because we have four different businesses ...
The spiel? ;The promotion of a healthy and active lifestyle mixed with an uncompromising addiction to fun;. Which means? Lots of fresh fruit, low fat yoghurt, and generally nutritious, healthy ingredients. The juices, smoothies and crushes ...
After putting Birmingham on the culinary map, Glynn Purnell is thrilled to have his own place. Expect risk-taking and food with a pulse It's not often I interview a chef and wonder at what point he'll get his trousers down, but in the case of...
Who is he? Co-owner of The Feversham Arms in Helmsley, North Yorkshire. He also recently acquired The Black Swan Hotel, also in Helmsley. How did he get into the industry? With his father, a restaurant manager for British Transport Hotels for about ...
A third of all new restaurants fail in the first year. Here's how to make sure yours isn't one of them Finding the right venue for your new restaurant can be challenging at the best of times. Brimming with ideas, you're likely to be ...
Whether it's a high-profile celebrity event or a relaxed affair, there's a host of different strategies for a successful launch party You're new in town and you want everyone to know about you. Can you really boost your profile by handing...
Neglected Victorian coach house in the heart of West Dulwich is brought back to life The locals of West Dulwich in South London who have been tightly crossing their fingers for East Dulwich's gentrification to spread a little bit of its magic ...
The spiel? ;Obika is, at the moment, the only mozzarella bar in the world. It combines the quality of Italian food with design which looks pretty Japanese,; says Stefano Potorti, Obika Managing Director. Which means? Italian ingredients, ...
From London's fashionable East End to the cultural hub of the South Bank, Canteen is flying the flag for British cuisine and style There could scarcely be a more appropriate site for the second branch of Canteen than at the Royal Festival Hall. ...
There may be some obscure cooking competitions here, but look at what the Venetians get up to… The most bizarre cooking competition I ever went to involved teams of blindfolded leather-clad dwarves on trampolines competing to see who could ...
BREAST IS BEST Anjou Pigeon with Melon, Feta, Mint and Chocolate This has been finetuned since it first appeared on the menu about three years ago, and is one of our most popular dishes. The Anjou pigeon, being soft and fleshy, unlike its leaner, ...
Who is he? Co-owner, with partner Steve Pilling, of The Victorian Chop House Company, the fi rst restaurant of which – Sam's in Manchester – opened in 2000. Since then another Sam's Chop House has opened in Leeds and there is also .
Who are you? I had this problem the other day when I got business cards printed. I'll tell you what I put: ‘journalist, broadcaster, performer, producer, presenter and glamour puss'. But you also like your food? Erm, yes. I grew up in ...
Who is he? Chairman of Davy's Wine Merchants, Wineshop and 37 Wine Bars and Dining Rooms. How did he get into the industry? He was born into it. James is the fi fth generation of Davys to run the family company, set up in 1870. Although he ...
Look after your staff because healthy, happy staff are not only good for your soul but good for your business Wander around the back streets of any big city and you'll see shadowy figures in chefs' whites and waiters' get-ups, clutching...
