Michelin-starred restaurant and country-house hotel Northcote has been welcomed into the prestigious portfolio of renowned Relais & Châteaux – a luxury collection of handpicked gourmet restaurants and boutique hotels across the world. With fewer than 600 properties from 60 countries, Northcote has become part of a select group of just 32 places in the UK and the only … [Read more...]
D&D announces restaurants for Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow
D&D London has announced its plans to develop restaurants and bars as part of Land Securities £300m redevelopment of Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow. The 7,500sqft restaurant will be located on the upper two floors of the building housing the Glasgow Concert Hall, and will have extensive outdoor terraces with views over the Glasgow skyline. The venture represents D&D … [Read more...]
MasterChef meets Hell’s Kitchen for Chefs
The aspiring chefs from the Exclusive Chefs’ Academy went head-to-head in a Hell’s Kitchen meets MasterChef style event to mark the half-way point in the programmes’ annual calendar. Under the guidance of current MasterChef: The Professionals champion, Steven Edwards and Executive Chef of the Academy, Andy Mackenzie, the chefs were split into two teams, Red and Blue, to … [Read more...]
Turkey still tops the menu for crowd pleasing at Christmas
Roast turkey tops the list of things that make Christmas, according to research commissioned by Unilever Food Solutions (UFS). For the survey, carried out by OnePoll, 1,000 consumers were asked to complete the sentence ‘It’s not Christmas without...’. More than half (58%) chose roast turkey, while Christmas crackers came second. The Queen’s speech, highlighted by only 18 per … [Read more...]
Bookatable to reward restaurants for sustainability initiatives
Statistics have revealed the impact sustainability has on a restaurant’s profits, with 65 per cent of restaurateurs claiming that their revenue has been boosted following the introduction of socially and environmentally responsible policies. Research from restaurant booking service,Bookatable.co.uk to launch their ‘Leaders in Sustainability Campaign’ in partnership with the … [Read more...]