This winter, London sees the launch of the UK’s first paleolithicand specialist 'free-from' restaurant. Following an exceptionally successful runas a monthly pop-up in Sussex, Pure Taste opens its 100% glutenfree restaurant on London’s Westbourne Grove. The restaurant will not onlycater for the paleolithic, and many other specialist diets, it will also providea gourmet menu and … [Read more...]
People 1st Employment Academies help fill 5,000 vacancies
People 1st has revealed that its work with leading hospitality employers has helped fill over 5,000 new roles. The results were achieved in partnership with local training providers and Jobcentres through People 1st’s ‘employment academies’, which have helped employers find team members with specific hospitality industry skills. Filling roles with enthusiastic and skilled … [Read more...]
HACHÉ celebrates burger ‘decade-ence’
HACHÉ, the upscale London burger restaurant, has this week embarked on a month of celebrations to mark the company’s tenth anniversary. Launched in 2004, Haché earned its place in the hearts of Londoners and visitors to the Capital alike, thanks to a unique offering of exciting, edgy burgers served in stylish restaurant surroundings. Rapid expansion planned A decade … [Read more...]
Café Rouge’s Alper Zan is 2014 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year
Alper Zan of Café Rouge, Cheshire Oaks, was last night announced as the Academy of Food & Wine Service’s (AFWS) UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2014 at a glittering gala dinner held at London’s Roof Gardens. Amie Duncan of The Butchershop Bar & Grill, Glasgow, was runner-up, with Ian Sturrock of The Arts Club, London W1, in third place. The winner receives a … [Read more...]
Hertfordshire pub restaurant wins first FreeFrom Eating Out Award
Antony Worrall Thompson last night presented Brandon Kirby and Mark Snelling of The Alford Arms, Frithsden, Hertfordshire with the Silver Salver for the most allergen-aware eatery, serving the best freefrom food, in the UK, at the inaugural FreeFrom Eating Out Awards at the Food Matters Live event. The Alford Arms, one of a small chain of Home Counties pub restaurants, was … [Read more...]