Typically the recommended drink with all sorts of ethnic food is beer. Whether this is just convenient or an excuse for men to drink copius amounts of beer remains undecided. What is clear is that recommending wine as partners to lots of ethnic foods opens up a cornucopia of different choices. In fact they are so broad as to be able to accompany even the most powerfully … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year of the rooster to call in West End tourism boost
With the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of Asia set to kick off in the capital this Saturday 28th January, businesses across Piccadilly, Leicester Square and St James’s anticipate a marked increase in tourist spend boosting the heart of London’s cultural, retail and food and beverage sectors. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in London’s … [Read more...]
Cocktail sharing a hit at The Hilton
A leading Tyneside hotel is making cocktails with friends a more fun and sociable experience with its unique sharing boards. Hilton Newcastle Gateshead is giving customers the chance to share a selection of iconic miniature cocktails with its innovative platters, giving groups of two or more the chance to try a couple of different flavours. Already a popular haunt for … [Read more...]
Gareth Ward becomes Chef Patron of Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms
Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms is delighted to announce that Gareth Ward has become a part-owner of the property, with his new title becoming Chef Patron. Gareth has taken a stake in the business together with his partner Amelia Eiriksson, General Manager of the restaurant. Previously known as Ynyshir Hall, and operated as a hotel with a fine-dining restaurant, the property … [Read more...]
CIRCO makes show-stopping appointment ahead of new venue opening
The North West’s only circus themed dinner show CIRCO has introduced a new role in the form of a Creative Events & Production Director ahead of its imminent venue opening. Louise Dutton, 33, has been appointed to oversee all aspects of the Seel Street site’s set design, performer selection and choreography, in order to take CIRCO’s current iconic dinner show concept to … [Read more...]