French cooking: Outdated and overrated?
A panel debate at The Restaurant Show earlier this week got all the big chefs talking. France may have influenced and defined the terms of virtually all western cooking, but does it continue to impress?
Archives for October 10, 2013
Former Leon duo reunite for pork-inspired restaurant
The former co-founder and operations manager of all-day café concept Leon have reunited to launch a new restaurant concept in London dedicated to pork.
Compass Chef of the Year 2013 winners revealed
Chris Pulfer from Restaurant Associates has been named the Compass Chef of the Year after a hotly-contested final at The Restaurant Show earlier this week.
Reports find music is growth driver for UK's hospitality and tourism industries
Music has been found to be a powerful draw for UK tourists and restaurant and pub-goers, according to the results of two new reports, which quantify the value it has to the hospitality and tourism industries.
Alfred Prasad: Pearls of Wisdom
The Michelin-starred chef behind Mayfair’s Tamarind and the recently relaunched Imli Street discusses India’s railway cuisine, training Western chefs, and his efforts to bring his high-end brand of Indian cooking to the US.
StableTable's brings new Flip Top tables to The Restaurant Show
A new range of patented, self-stabilising table bases for the hospitality industry were on display at The Restaurant Show this week.
Real ale pubs ‘missing a trick’ by not providing tasting notes
With the 2014 Cask Report revealing that real ale is now outperforming the beer market, new research has found that licensees can still do more to encourage younger drinkers to try the drink, simply by providing tasting notes on the bar.