The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel, is a grand railway hotel located at Edinburgh’s most prestigious address, No 1 Princes Street. A landmark in the city, it has been a home to illustrious figures for over a century. It was in room 552 of The Balmoral where JK Rowling completed the Harry Potter series. On finishing the seventh book she inscribed on a bust, “JK Rowling finished … [Read more...]
New Regional General Manager for MacDonald Hotels & Resorts
Johan Scheepers has been appointed as the new Regional General Manager for Macdonald Hotels & Resorts in the North West. With 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Johan will be based at the Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa, the largest 4* hotel in Manchester. Overseeing teams at three properties including The Lymm Hotel in Warrington, Macdonald New … [Read more...]
Wedge Issue Pizza to open 2nd site in Shoreditch
London’s pizza scene is fiercely competitive but since launching on Clerkenwell Road last year, Wedge Issue Pizza + Beer has earned a loyal following for its authentic, thin-crust, Pacific West Coast style pizzas. The new East End venture can seat up to 12 people but will mostly be aimed at a discerning takeaway crowd and will still keep the first’s laid-back West Coast … [Read more...]
Mandarin Oriental to open luxury hotel and residences in Melbourne, Australia
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has signed a management contract for a new luxury hotel and branded residences to be developed in Melbourne, Australia. The project is expected to open in 2023, and is the Group’s first announced property in Australia. The hotel and residences will be located on Collins Street, in an iconic, mixed-use 185-metre tower which will play a part in … [Read more...]
A neatly tucked away West London restaurant destination to seek and enjoy
Once in a while you get an invitation to review somewhere that really catches your eye and a few weeks ago such an invitation arrived from Bistro Vadouvan at Putney. We were informed that Bistro Vadouvan ‘combines classical French cuisine with the subtleties of Middle Eastern and Asian flavours, creating mouth-watering and original dishes’. I love classical French cuisine … [Read more...]