What a find! The Crown in Burchetts Green SL6 6QZ. Simple food, comfortable service in an informal environment with a slight country French air. We had the bargain lunch menu 2 courses for £12. My wife and I shared the chicken livers and lardon on lightly dressed leaves followed by the under-rated and not often UK seen 'onglet' cut of beef with real chips and a … [Read more...]
The world’s Top 10 bars, London and New York battle it out
So where will you find the world's greatest bars? This year, London and New York went head to head, dominating most of the nominations at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, which is the biggest award ceremony in the drinks world. MSN Travel have put together a run down of the winners and nominees, with the overall winner at the end. Did we beat the US... … [Read more...]
Beefeater restaurants get Vegetarian Society approval
Whitbread’s Beefeater Grill restaurants have been beefing up their menus and they’ve got Vegetarian Society Approval for their new dishes that launched this week. The new range of dishes includes Quesadilla Wrap, Mediterranean Tomato Risotto, Spring Vegetable Risotto and Rocket Pesto Pasta. Nicola Garnish, Development Chef at Beefeater Grill said, “We have been working hard … [Read more...]
Jay-Z and Ashley Cole ask for help with restaurant
Marketing Week reports today that 40/40 London, the joint venture between US rapper Jay-Z and England footballer Ashley Cole, is calling on brands to back their philanthropic scheme. The two celebrities are launching a series of projects in the UK, aimed at 11 to 25 year olds, to encourage them into employment. The projects include the opening of a new restaurant in … [Read more...]
Restaurant spending ahead of retail in June
Peach Factory reports that spending on eating and drinking out-of-home bounced back in June after a flat May with like-for-like sales for the month up a healthy 3.9% on the same time last year, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data. Total sales were ahead 4.7%. Much of the recovery can be put down to the half-term school holidays and the football World Cup … [Read more...]