Hugh McGivern has been a chef for 30 years working all over the world. From Michelin restaurants in London to the personal chef to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan where he also cooked for Barack Obama and most of the European Royal Families. He is passionate about and heavily involved in nutrition and for the last 6 years he has been … [Read more...]
Mandarin Oriental enters South American market with hotel in Santiago, Chile
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced today that it has signed a management contract to manage, and ultimately brand, a 310-room hotel currently operating in Santiago, Chile. The Group will take over management of the property from August 2017, and rename it Hotel Santiago. Following an extensive guestroom and public area renovation, the first stage of which is scheduled … [Read more...]
The Clink Charity to serve the homeless and vulnerable at Massimo Bottura’s Refettorio Felix
The Clink Charity will be taking its prisoner rehabilitation initiative beyond prison walls this June to serve the homeless and vulnerable during London Food Month. Working in partnership with Food for Soul's Refettorio Felix initiative, the brain child of distinguished chef Massimo Bottura, The Clink Charity’s prisoner training restaurant concept – will take to St … [Read more...]
Wine & Spirit Industry discuss score ratings, but do points mean prizes?
On Tuesday, May 2, wine and spirits professionals gathered at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Alumni Event, part of the first WSET Week USA, to discuss the hot topic of the power of scores for wine and spirit brands. Led by WSET’s International Development Manager, David Wrigley DipWSET, MW, the panel discussion featured Lisa Perrotti-Brown DipWSET, MW, … [Read more...]
Grape and Grain Catering Co win “Best Outside Catering Company”
Event caterers Grape and Grain come home as winners of “Best Outside Catering Company” at last night’s CHS Awards! The CHS Awards, held yesterday at The Royal Armouries in Leeds celebrates the very best of the UK hospitality Industry. The Awards are judged by an independent panel of over 70 event professionals from leading agencies nationwide. The panel recognise that the … [Read more...]