Noble Inns, the team behind Smokehouse, The Pig and Butcher, and The Princess of Shoreditch is to launch Little Smoke on 10th October. The restaurant will specialise in working with whole native and rare breed animals, sourced from small independent farmers and butchered on-site at sister restaurant Smokehouse before being roasted, smoked, and grilled at Little Smoke. … [Read more...]
Hand Picked Hotels annual results
Hand Picked Hotels, renowned for exquisite food, fine wines and bespoke service, has delivered an impressive set of results with a strong performance across its award-winning collection of historic country house and resort hotels. Created by former lawyer turned hotelier Julia Hands, Hand Picked Hotels has a portfolio of 20 architecturally splendid properties, mainly former … [Read more...]
CH&Co Group donates over £20,000 to support children’s projects in Kenya
CH&Co Group has donated more than £20,000 over the past year to the children’s charity Child.org and helped make a positive difference to the lives of children suffering the dire consequences of HIV/AIDS in Kenya. As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting communities in the most deprived areas of the world, CH&Co Group donates 1p from every bottle of own-label … [Read more...]
Local authorities must work with late-night sector
Responding to the news that Islington Council has revoked Fabric’s licence, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has warned that local authorities need to work more closely with the sector, or risk further venue closures, damage to the UK economy and an erosion of the country’s world-renowned music scene. ALMR Chief Executive Kate Nicholls: “We are very … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to our Industry from Cyrus Todiwala OBE, DBA, DL
Dear Hospitality & Catering News Readers, I feel compelled to address an issue that has for more years than I care to remember gnawed away at me. I hope some of my experiences and thoughts resonate with your own. I also hope that they can in some small way ignite an issue that all within our great industry need to feel part ownership of. The Shortage of Skilled … [Read more...]