The British Dietetic Association (BDA), through its Food Counts! specialist group, and the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) have worked together to produce and launch a new toolkit that addresses food allergies/intolerances within healthcare catering settings. Not everyone is able to eat all types of foods safely. Some people experience an adverse reaction when exposed to … [Read more...]
Sustainability in hotel dining event – practical steps
Hotel restaurants still challenged by the issue of sustainability are being offered a free event, presented by the Considerate Hoteliers and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), who have partnered to host Five Star Values: Sustainability in Hotel Dining to provide practical case studies to answer challenges such as how to reduce food waste, cut energy bills and source … [Read more...]
Waitrose Good Food Guide 2015: Readers’ Restaurants of the Year
Waitrose Good Food Guide has announced the 10 regional winners for the Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Award 2015, after more than 30,000 members of the public submitted nominations for their favourite restaurants in the awards. The Good Food Guide verifies all the nominations before picking ten regional winners who represent some of the best local dining experiences to be … [Read more...]
Simon Rogan announces new Chef appointments
Chef/restaurateur Simon Rogan has announced two new key chef appointments in his team, effective immediately. Mark Birchall, who has been Head Chef at L’Enclume since 2006, is taking on the new role as Chef Director of Simon’s restaurants (other than Fera at Claridge’s). These include his establishments in Cartmel, Cumbria (L’Enclume, Rogan & Co, Aulis, and the Pig & … [Read more...]
National Fish & Chip Awards 2015 off to frying start
The 2015 National Fish & Chip Awards have got off to a ‘frying start’ since launching the search for entrants, but businesses from across the UK now only have a short period of time left to enter. Organised by Seafish, the awards celebrate the great UK tradition of fish and chips, and reward outstanding businesses across a range of award categories. Now in their 27th … [Read more...]