The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) has announced the names of the sommeliers going through to the semi-finals of the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2014 following the regional finals held earlier this week in Bristol, two London venues and Stafford. They are: Loic Avril, The Fat Duck, Bray Romain Bourger, The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury Lukasz Kolodziejczyk, … [Read more...]
80 UK stores for Carluccio’s + accelerated international expansion
As Carluccio’s opens its 80th UK site at Heathrow’s T4, the Italian restaurant group has announced its plans for further international expansion. By the end of 2014, the group will open an additional seven overseas restaurants, growing the international portfolio to 15 stores. Two more sites will open in Turkey and also Dubai with a second earmarked for both Abu Dhabi and … [Read more...]
Spirit celebrates Flaming Grill milestone
The Spirit Pub Company has announced the opening of its 100th Flaming Grill, following a £96,000 transformation of the Nags Head in Mickleover. The move follows increasing demand for the pub chain’s brand of great value steaks, grills and food challenges, which includes the new Trash Can Challenge and infamous 1kg Flaming Challenge Burger. To mark the milestone Spirit … [Read more...]
Applications open for Exclusive Hotels and Venues Chefs’ Academy
Luxury British country house hotel group, Exclusive Hotels and Venues, is actively recruiting rising-star junior chefs to join its Exclusive Chefs’ Academy as part of a two-year programme that commences in July 2014. In securing their place in the academy, nine successful chefs will be given a life-changing opportunity to work alongside Exclusive Hotels and Venues’ brigade of … [Read more...]
Domino’s to serve 20,000 pizzas at IoW Festival 2014
Domino’s Pizza UK is gearing up to feed thousands of hungry festival attendees and rock legends next month, as it becomes an official brand sponsor of the world famous Isle Wight Festival 2014. Taking place at Seaclose Park, Newport between 13 and 14 June, this year’s event will entertain over 50,000 festival-goers and includes headline performances from the likes of Biffy … [Read more...]