Macdonald pair named Visionary Mentor and Visionary Chef of the Year 2011
Michelin-starred chef Aiden Byrne mentored Rohan Nevins to win the Visionary Mentor of the Year and Visionary Chef of the Year 2011.
Archives for November 3, 2011
Von Essen's Greenway Spa hotel acquired by Eden Collection
Von Essen’s the Greenway Spa Hotel in Cheltenham has been acquired by the Eden Hotel Collection to join its classic, country and town house hotels estate.
Blumenthal and Ramsay sign up to help homeless
Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen are among the big-hitting newcomers to join over 500 UK restaurants signed up for a campaign to help raise money for the homeless in the build up to Christmas.
Mass-market food concepts attempt to steal trade from mid-market restaurants
Mass-market food concepts are smartening up their acts in customer service, design and food quality in an attempt to steal customers away from more expensive mid-market offerings.
Little Chef: Electric car chargers and site refurbishments planned to refresh brand
Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is planning to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at all 161 of its sites across the UK as part of plans to boost the brand.
Yorkshire pub named Michelin Pub of the Year
The Pipe and Glass Inn, in South Dalton near Beverly, has been named the 2012 Michelin Pub of the Year.
Aloft London Excel: “Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester” could be next
Following Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s announcement of Aloft London Excel – the first UK hotel under the Aloft brand opening next year – the hotel giant’s senior vice president Michael Wale has revealed that Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester could...