Over forty casual dining pubs and restaurants from across the UK are competing for prestigious design awards at this month’s Casual Dining trade event, taking place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London, on 25-26 February. Now in their second year, the Casual Dining Design Awards includes three categories – Best Designed Independent Restaurant, Best Designed … [Read more...]
If it’s Valentine’s Day, it must be…pizza
Brits are set to get ‘extra cheesy’ this weekend, as Domino’s Pizza gears up for one of its busiest nights of the year, with an estimated 4 million slices of freshly-made pizza to be delivered to love nests across the UK on Saturday 14 February 2015. The predicted peak in pizza sales is a 26 per cent increase on a standard Saturday night’s trading for the pizza company. The … [Read more...]
180% increase in Brits dining out on 15 February for Valentine’s
Restaurant bookings service, Bookatable.co.uk, reveals that there has been a significant rise in the number of Brits eating out the day after Valentine’s Day to avoid the frenetic rush for romantic meals on 14 February. Booking data from Bookatable’s database of over 800,000 diners was collated to create their Valentine’s Trends Report, with findings revealing that there was … [Read more...]
Gold Service winner announced as HM the Queen becomes Patron
Following a nationwide search to find the next rising star in hospitality, Daniele Quattromini, aged 25, Manager at Club Lounge 39 in Canary Wharf and Lusso Catering, has been crowned the winner of the prestigious Gold Service Scholarship 2015. Daniele was recognised for his commitment to service excellence at a glittering awards ceremony held at Claridge’s last night (9 … [Read more...]
Batter or Batsman? Flintoff visits Whitby Fish and Chip Shop
Staff at Whitby’s multi-award winning Quayside chip shop swapped fast food for fast bowling when top international cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff MBE popped in for a portion of its finest fish and chips – and his own Test Match Special on the beach! The fast bowler and batsman challenged Quayside’s Adrian and Stuart Fusco, and his son Alexander, age six, to mini-Ashes … [Read more...]