“StreetSmart’s ambitions are to connect the lucky citizen who can dine out with the unlucky ones for whom dining out means queuing up in front of food banks.” – Stephen Fry First established in 1998, this year marks the twentieth anniversary of StreetSmart, a charity fundraising for homeless and vulnerable people through the support of top restaurants across the UK every … [Read more...]
Wetherspoons continues to weather well with knife and fork!
Wetherspoons intimate journalist conference for its preliminary results held on Friday in the historic city pub The Cross Keys shed interesting light on the much discussed woes of the casual dining sector. Greene King, Fulham Shore, Tasty, Restaurant Group, Comptoir, Richoux have all declared slowing sales with Marstons and Mitchells and Butlers also suggesting a weakening 2017 … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell launches innovative foodie entrepreneur programme
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has formally launched ‘BM Inc’ – a young foodie entrepreneur programme that will encourage supplier innovation and help enterprising new talent to flourish. Aimed at entrepreneurial suppliers, the initiative provides a platform for showcasing new and innovative food and drink products to a fresh customer … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay ushers in the new era of airport dining with the newly re-opened Plane Food
10-years after changing the face of airport dining with Plane Food at Terminal 5, Gordon Ramsay has opened the doors, this August, to a new Plane Food restaurant. The newly designed restaurant showcases a journey of evolution, both in airport dining and in Gordon Ramsay himself. Reinventing the airport restaurant with enhanced service and interactive technology, Plane Food … [Read more...]
New restaurant opening at Wapping Wharf, Bristol – Sholay Indian Kitchen
The owners of The Mint Room, the award-winning fine dining Indian restaurants in Bath and Bristol, are proud to announce the opening of a modern, casual dining concept called Sholay Indian Kitchen, at Cargo 2, in Bristol’s bustling new Wapping Wharf development. Sholay takes its cue from the iconic 1975 Bollywood film of the same name, considered a classic and one of the … [Read more...]