The Event Caterers Team Challenge – Ecats - showcases the best private caterers operating across the UK, and tests them in the delivery of corporate and private events, weddings and outdoor catering. In partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs, ECats is set to have the Competition Theatre buzzing with expectation on 8 October 2012 at The Restaurant Show in Earls Court … [Read more...]
Sales increased 10% at Giraffe, learn how they, and others, achieve great ROI
The Call Systems Technology Virtual Restaurant will show visitors how to deliver better customer service, better food quality and higher profits. Come and see how at Stand K29, Restaurant Show 2012, 8-10 October, Earls Court 2, London and take away our Technology Guide to Restaurant Profits. Want to know how restaurants have improved customer service ? How they have … [Read more...]
Finalists announced for Restaurant Manager of the Year 2012
Organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), the UK’s professional body for front-of-house, this competition delivers welcome attention to front-of-house, and sets out to find the UK’s best restaurant manager by testing entrant’s front-of-house skills, ability to manage and inspire a team, and business acumen. Four restaurant managers are through to the final … [Read more...]
Chef’s Recipe of the Week, by Simon Hulstone
This week’s recipe of the week is Strawberry & chilli jellies from Simon Hulstone and courtesy of Great British Chefs Simon Hulstone calls his cooking ‘Refined… everything on the plate is there for a reason’. That’s not to say that his recipes always leave the whimsy out, though - witness these strawberry & chilli jellies. Sweet and salty often work well together, but … [Read more...]
Hospitality Sector must sell 97 million more pints to cover cost of £30 million carbon tax
The government’s mandatory Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme finally hit eligible companies this summer: though deferred since 2011, the companies affected finally had to pay out for their carbon allowances – effectively a tax on energy usage – amounting to a whopping £30 million for the 30 hospitality sector companies involved. In addition, under the new Mandatory Carbon … [Read more...]