The winners of the 2014 Observer Food Monthly Awards, in association with Cuisinart, were announced at a ceremony in London on 16 October 2014. The awards are now in their eleventh year and champion the best growers, producers, restaurants, chefs, food initiatives and retailers in Britain. Co-hosted by Sue Perkins and Jay Rayner, this year’s celebration saw winners receiving … [Read more...]
Handmade Burger Co moves into WestQuay
handmade burger Co has opened at Hammerson’s WestQuay, Southampton’s flagship regional shopping centre. handmade burger Co have taken a 297m2 (3,200 sq ft) restaurant on WestQuay’s dining level and joins the recently opened 65m2 (700 sq ft) Subway. handmade burger Co operates 20 restaurants across the UK and are famous for their award winning burgers, which are handmade from … [Read more...]
Discover your inner pizza-nality
Your inner psyche can be summed up according to your favourite pizza topping, according to world-renowned Smell and Taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch, who teamed up with PizzaExpress to identify what the most popular pizza toppings suggest about someone’s personality. Dr Hirsch’s study also reveals which are the most romantically compatible. The research found that pepperoni … [Read more...]
Dot London proves popular
Major global hotel and restaurant brands such as Edwardian Group London, Jumeirah Group, Morgans Hotel Group and Aqua Restaurant Group have all shown their support for the capital’s top-level domain name by signing up for Dot London domain names to use as part of their communications strategy. Over 500 top London hotels, such as Radisson Blu Edwardian London, The May Fair, … [Read more...]
September weather boosts eating and drinking-out growth
Restaurant and pub groups enjoyed the benefits of September’s Indian Summer sun, with collective like-for-like sales up 2.2% on the same month last year, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data. It was the sector’s 18th consecutive month of positive growth. Strongest: pubs in London, restaurants outside M25 “Pubs in London and restaurants outside the M25 … [Read more...]