Pilpel, the family-owned restaurant group and falafel bar specialising in middle-eastern street food, will open its fifth City-based site in Aldgate on 24th October. Open from 10am-9pm Monday to Friday, the menu focuses on the three key signature dishes – falafel, houmous and saabich (houmous, aubergine and boiled egg) served to eat-in or take-away, in pita or salad box, and … [Read more...]
The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences Celebrates Two AA Rosette Status
Succeeding a hotly anticipated opening in July this year, Galvin at The Athenaeum has been awarded two AA Rosettes for culinary excellence. The news comes after the iconic five star London hotel announced a partnership with Michelin-starred chefs The Galvin Brothers. No strangers to industry accolades themselves, the brothers worked with the hotel to create an inimitable … [Read more...]
Bennett Hay announces two new strategic appointments
Bespoke blended service provider Bennett Hay, accreditors of the Investors in People standard, have recently appointed Richard Blyth and Chris Marsland to join their senior management team. Blyth first had a taste for working in the hospitality industry through his time at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, where he held several positions managing high profile events. He then went … [Read more...]
BBPA welcomes Government’s UK Food and Drink International Action Plan
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today welcomed the publication of the Government’s UK Food and Drink International Action Plan 2016-2020, designed to help accelerate UK export growth and boost the confidence and ambition of those wishing to export food and drink produce. Developed jointly with Government and industry bodies, including the BBPA, the … [Read more...]
Lunch tables at UK’s top visitor attractions named and shamed
A new league table ranking children’s food and drink at the UK’s top visitor attractions is published today (19 October) by the Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign. Working with an army of ‘secret diner’ parents, the Soil Association has uncovered unhealthy pre-packed lunchboxes, dodgy ingredients, and a lack of transparency about food sourcing practices in the UK’s most … [Read more...]