This week's Recipe of the Week is Pork and Apricot by Marcello Tully and courtesy of Great British Chefs This rich pork terrine recipe by Marcello Tully is beautifully balanced by classic partners of apricot, nutmeg and brandy. A terrine is always better served at room temperature with crusty bread. To save time, ask your butcher to mince the belly and back fat for … [Read more...]
Chef’s Restaurant of the Week, Northcote Manor
Since opening in 1983 and being placed under the dual management of proprietor Craig Bancroft and chef Nigel Haworth, Northcote, or Northcote Manor as it is sometimes known, has grown into one of most prestigious restaurants in the UK, serving honest British cuisine with passion and integrity. Northcote’s history extends far past Haworth’s and Bancroft’s intervention, … [Read more...]
Livebookings: record results as reservations go online and mobile
Highlights: • Bookatable.com delivered strong 60% year on year revenue growth • Livebookings systems seated over 15 million diners in 2012, up 33% on 2011 • Livebookings delivered on average 640 seated diners per restaurant in Q4 2012 – an increase of over 80% from Q4 2011 • By the end of 2012, 33% of bookings were made on smartphone and tablet devices, up from 13% at the … [Read more...]
Masterplan vision for BBC Television Centre includes hotel, restaurants
Stanhope and the BBC have today launched their vision and outline proposals to open up and transform Television Centre into a mixed use development including office and studio space for the BBC, complementary entertainment and leisure facilities, hotel, public open space, offices, and housing. For the first time, Television Centre will be opened up to the public and the … [Read more...]
Tamarind adds Zaika to its Collection
The Tamarind Collection, the Indian restaurant group, has confirmed its acquisition of London’s Zaika, making this the fourth restaurant in the group. Zaika will undergo refurbishment later in 2013, and marks the next step in the Tamarind Collection’s expansion strategy, following the opening of Tamarind of London in Los Angeles in 2011. Zaika joins the group’s already … [Read more...]