OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant bookings, has announced the 2015 Top 50 Fit for Foodies restaurants in the UK. This annual list reflects the combined opinions of more than 400,000 reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners at more than 4,300 restaurants across the UK. This year, The Chef’s Table based in Chester, is the top ranked restaurant, … [Read more...]
New Commercial Kitchen show to launch at the NEC in 2016
Diversified Communications UK, organisers of the highly successful Casual Dining and lunch! events, has announced the launch of Commercial Kitchen – a major new trade show for the UK’s £1bn catering equipment sector. The latest addition to Diversified UK’s growing trade show portfolio, Commercial Kitchen will take place at the NEC Birmingham on 7-8 June 2016. For all the … [Read more...]
The Eater Archetypes that define the foodservice consumer landscape
Today, foodservice operators need to know who their customers are and what drives them to dine out. To help such industry stakeholders understand and get ahead of consumer expectation, Technomic's Consumer4Sight has now defined the 7 Eater Archetype (EAT) segments that compose the foodservice consumer landscape. UK foodservice businesses will certainly identify many of the … [Read more...]
Butter fried sea bass
Brian Blixt Jacobsen is the chef de cuisine onboard the DFDS King Seaways cruise ferry, travelling from Newcastle to Amsterdam, and here shares with us an indulgent dish that is the perfect summer dinner pleaser. In addition, you can view the video of Brian preparing the dish Butter fried sea bass Served with smoked bacon, celeriac puree, runner beans and red chicory … [Read more...]
Anniversary celebration with Lancashire hotpot recipe
Damien Ng, 32, (pictured below) is celebrating his fifth anniversary as Head Chef by creating a range of contemporary dishes for the ‘Foodworks’ restaurant at Lancaster House, including a new grill section with the finest cuts of local meats. The restaurant, which is run by English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues, is introducing several new menu options for lunchtime and … [Read more...]