The North West’s only Masterchef winner, Simon Wood, has recruited two top professionals to join his team at WOOD - Manchester. Head chef at the First Street restaurant will be former head chef/proprietor at Grenache Restaurant - Mike Jennings. Mike honed his skills when he left Manchester in 2002 to learn about food, produce and Michelin kitchens with his mentor Shaun … [Read more...]
Yo! To open first pop-up street food and sushi concept at Boxpark Croydon
Focusing on Japanese street food and sushi, innovation and provenance, YO!’s brand new pop-up concept is opening exclusively in Croydon. Featuring an innovative, bold and flavour-packed menu inspired from across Japan, YO! will bring brand new food trends to Croydon including pork ramen roll ‘Ramen-In-A-Roll’ and crispy panko chicken-thigh sandwiches ‘Katsu Sando’ as well as … [Read more...]
Countess of York at the National Railway Museum wins prestigious Afternoon Tea of the Year accolade
Countess of York at the National Railway Museum has won the Afternoon Tea of the Year award at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence, which celebrate the best in English tourism. The Countess of York beat off stiff competition from The Grand, Brighton and The Chester Grosvenor to secure the prestigious accolade at yesterday’s (24 April) ceremony at the Hilton Waldorf in … [Read more...]
The Brewery Partners with FareShare to host ‘no waste’ NCVO Annual Dinner
The Brewery, in partnership with charity FareShare, the food redistribution charity, delivered the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) annual dinner at the Chiswell Street venue. The event challenged preconceptions of so called ‘food waste’ and for the first time in the dinner’s history created a course from surplus produce. The NCVO champions the voluntary … [Read more...]
Cottons announces two new London openings
Cottons Caribbean restaurants announce two further openings in Shoreditch and Vauxhall, London this spring. The current Cottons in Shoreditch Boxpark will close at the end of April and will be replaced with a site nearby on urtain Road, opening in May, and a further Cottons will open in June at St George’s Wharf, Vauxhall. The new Curtain Road restaurant and bar will … [Read more...]