Hayden Groves - the “one to watch” - has become The National Chef of the Year, run by the Craft Guild of Chefs, after impressing a tough judging panel including BBC Masterchef’s Monica Galetti. Not a bad 24 hours for BaxterStorey who, the previous night had celebrated as Janine Swales triumphed as UK Restaurant Manager of the Year! Hayden Groves is executive chef at … [Read more...]
Carluccio’s leads with Visually Impaired Menu App
Carluccio’s has become the first restaurant group to join a new app that aims to revolutionise the dining experience for the visually impaired. The Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s 1.5 million visually impaired people to access restaurant menus independently, quickly and easily in restaurants or at home. Using location-tracking technology, the app works by displaying the … [Read more...]
Sausage secrets from industry insiders
Sausages are a real staple of Britain’s culinary identity, appearing on menus across schools and the NHS to gastro pubs and fine dining outlets. No other food elicits quite as much affection as the humble sausage, which is why they remain one of the most popular dishes listed on menus today. Sausage Guide for Caterers As British Sausage Week draws closer (4-10 November), … [Read more...]
Lindley Heritage + Terry Laybourne for £12.5m contract at Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead has appointed Lindley Heritage to manage and develop all aspects of the catering and hospitality services at the prestigious home of music and musical discovery located on the south bank of the river Tyne. Lindley Heritage clinched the five-year, £12.5 million catering contract after joining forces with award-winning North-East based chef and restaurateur, … [Read more...]
Polystyrene cups on the way out?
McDonalds in the USA has announced that it is to phase out use of polystyrene cups across all its stores – a very positive move in environmental terms. In the UK, we are all familiar with the combination of carrier bags, fast food containers and take-away cups littering our streets. And a McDonald’s spokesperson has confirmed to H&C News that: “McDonald’s introduced … [Read more...]