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Knowing about good food and having great presentation skills simply isn't enough if you're thinking about jacking in the day job to become a restaurateur say first-timers You're sociable. You give dinner parties. You have ‘mine ...
Late nights, tempers frayed, nerves a-jangle – you can't imagine just how many times harmony has been restored in this office over an order of pizza from our local Strada. Sometimes it's the only thing that's brought us back from ...
If you reckon museum food is tired and boring, think again. Forward-thinking operators are dusting off its image and upping the takings A top-name chef and museum food isn't a traditional pairing. Usually, those unfortunate enough to be struck by .
Racine founder sells up to concentrate on role with Nick Jones Henry Harris, Chef and joint co-owner of Racine in Knightsbridge, has sold his share of the business to Eric Garnier, with whom he set up the business five years ago. Harris has now ...
After a dismal season there's loose talk of an Indian summer, but as I write, it's too soon to say for sure. So in a spirit of optimism, let's consider some wines that will suit a warmish autumn before we start to think of the kind of ...
From fed-up and hard-up to Nobu protégé and celebrating his first year going solo with Dinings Eight years ago, Tomanari Chiba, Chef/Proprietor of Japanese restaurant Dinings, asked his Taiwanese designer friend I Yu if he'd design ..
PASTA WITH PEDIGREE Whitby Crab with Pasta and Herbs This dish is as simple as you could possibly get – that is why it works. The ingredients are locally sourced, fresh and made to order; the crab is caught in Whitby, the pasta made on-site. It .
The spiel? ;An authentic American diner (so far, one in Soho, one in Shoreditch) with milkshakes, cocktails and beer. We are here for more than just a burger: it's a whole dining experience,; says Co-owner Andreas Akerlund. Which means? ...
Forget Ludlow, for the hottest of gourmet hot spots right now, check out the virtual world of Second Life (aka SL). For those who aren't familiar with it, allow us to introduce a virtual world complete with shops, embassies, and yes, restaurants, .
To help restaurateurs save money and the planet, free workshops are available from the LDA Being energy efficient and minimising waste is not just about benefiting the environment, it is also a great way to save restaurateurs money and improve ...
Brand extensions of restaurant food can be a lucrative sector to get into, but only if it matches the reputation of your business ;You cannot bottle the experience, but you can ensure that when the customer uses the products at home they are of ...
Pascal Proyart has quietly been waiting in the wings of the London restaurant scene, but now, with a newly refurbished restaurant, it's time for him to take centre stage It was a clear chill day last winter that found Pascal Proyart, me and a ...
Who is he? Owner of the Korova Group, which operates six sites in Liverpool with another two to open by the end of 2007. How did he get into the industry? ;Out of sheer necessity. I was entrepreneurial by nature and I'd been involved in a ...
Hamish Anderson on his artful development of the Tat's prestigious wine collection The Tate Gallery opened on the site of Millbank Penitentiary in London in 1897. Officially named the National Gallery of British Art, it quickly became known as ...