The fact that at any given time a live poll is taking place enabling people looking for a hotel to access the views of those that have stayed at a hotel previously, does help in selecting where to stay. H&C News put this to the test recently on a trip to Torquay. If you go to Tripadvisor and ask them to show ‘best hotels in Torquay by ranking’ you will see that a … [Read more...]
Mason & Company to open in Hackney Wick
The best of the craft beer world meets Italian-American fare at Mason & Company, a new craft beer bar and kitchen opening on the 10th of June at Canalside in Hackney Wick, part of the Here East creative hub in the Olympic Park. Behind the new opening is Ed Mason, founder of Hackney’s Five Points Brewing Company, and Rachel Jones, founder of street food stall, Capish?. … [Read more...]
Lucinda Rogers to Exhibit at L’Escargot – Restaurant Drawings Historic and Contemporary
On the 7th of June 2016 artist Lucinda Rogers will showcase her most important restaurant and food drawings, many commissioned by Britain’s leading newspapers and magazines between 1993 and 2016. The iconic drawings will be hung on the walls of London’s most emblematic French restaurant, L’Escargot. The showcase will include pieces drawn for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s … [Read more...]
The Brewery appoints senior event delivery manager
The Brewery, on London’s Chiswell Street, has announced Felicity Michelli as the senior event delivery manager at the Grade-II listed events and conferencing venue. Felicity joins from Aramark UK, where she was group manager for the University of Westminster and responsible for the hospitality department’s sales and reputation across six sites. Having previously worked in … [Read more...]
Britons love the taste of a great fast-food meal deal
When it comes to eating in our favourite high street, fast-food outlets, we all love a meal deal. Figures released by global information company The NPD Group show that availability and usage of meal deals at British quick-service restaurants (QSR) (1) grew by 22% between year ending (YE) December 2010 and YE December 2015. This is equivalent to 185 million more ‘meal deal’ … [Read more...]