National pub chain JD Wetherspoon has received MSC certification for its seafood from the Marine Stewardship Council, demonstrating the pub chain’s commitment to preserving our oceans. JD Wetherspoon can now use the MSC ‘Blue Fish’ label on its cod and haddock, assuring customers that the fish sold has been caught using sustainable methods. It also means it can be traced … [Read more...]
Help into a career in hospitality for disadvantaged
Learning for Life the programme designed to train the next generation of bartenders has launched a new course in London this week. The scheme aims to help those from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are struggling to secure a job, find their way into the jobs market. Kicking off this week, up to 14 Londoners will embark upon a six-week course, preparing them for work in the … [Read more...]
Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club and Distillery
This winter, Mr Fogg will meet his match as intrepid adventurer Mrs Fogg sails into East London to raise the bar at her Maritime Club and Distillery. Inspired by Aouda, the explorer Phileas Fogg’s wife, in Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel, Around The World in 80 Days, Mrs Fogg’s will serve up inventive cocktails and innovative dishes with a nod to her heritage and her … [Read more...]
Cuban Inspired Pop-Up Cocktail Bar – Last Nights of Havana – To Launch at Tobacco Dock This October
Meanwhile Events, the team behind the incredibly successful and popular Skylight, will be bringing the distinctive tastes, sounds and spirit of pre-revolution Cuba to Tobacco Dock with the launch of Last Nights Of Havana - a celebration of rum, jazz, dance and decadence. Inspired by the famously opulent playground that was 1940s and 50s pre-revolution Havana, the re-imagined … [Read more...]
Ei Group partners again with Royal British Legion on charity beer
Poppy Beer, Ei Group’s popular charity beer brewed to raise money for The Royal British Legion, is returning again this year. The 3.6% ABV beer, brewed at Marston’s Brewery, Burton-on-Trent, is now available on draught in selected Ei Publican Partnerships, Craft Union, Bermondsey and Ei Managed Investments pubs through to Remembrance Day on 11th November. Over the past … [Read more...]