Jamie Welch has been appointed Executive Chef at London Marriott Hotel County Hall. His appointment follows the hotel’s multimillion pound renovation and official relaunch in November. The iconic 206 room London hotel has been completely transformed combining the best of British history with cutting edge contemporary hotel design. Executive chef Jamie will head up Gillray’s … [Read more...]
Behind This Wall launches winter menu
Behind This Wall, the subterranean neighbourhood cocktail bar on Hackney’s Mare Street, is launching its new winter menu on Monday 19th December 2016. Following on from the huge success of its experimental Autumn cocktail and food menu, the highly conceptual winter offering at Behind This Wall will fuse mid-Western sensibilities with Korean cooking techniques and features … [Read more...]
Elior UK raises the bar to scoop double gold at Best Bar None awards
Elior UK has scooped two Gold Best Bar None awards for its efforts to ensure Ibrox Stadium – home of Rangers Football Club – is a safe and socially responsible venue. The leading contract caterer achieved a Gold award for Specialist Entertainment Venue and also received a second Gold award after being named Joint Overall Winner for the category. As a result, Elior has now … [Read more...]
Aberdeen Hotel awarded national tourism recognition
The Aberdeen Douglas Hotel has become the latest organisation in Scotland to retain its national recognition for its commitment to customer service, after being awarded WorldHost Recognised Business status. WorldHost is a suite of world-class customer service training programmes that have already been used to train over 10% of Scotland’s tourism workforce. WorldHost … [Read more...]
Top Tips for making it through ‘Dry January’
Dry January is the perfect way for your body and wallet to recover from an indulgent Christmas, not to mention New Year celebrations. By giving up your old friend alcohol for a mere 31 days, you will save a few quid, lose a few pounds, and feel more energised and refreshed in the process. But for some people that’s not as easy as it sounds. January has five whole booze … [Read more...]