The San Carlo Restaurant Group has been awarded the "Gusto Italia UK" accolade at an event organised by the president of APCI-UK Carmelo Carnevale, in collaboration with AIS Sicilia (Italian Association of Sommeliers, Sicily) and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency, London. The award recognises them as the best Italian gourmet restaurateur, chefs and sommeliers … [Read more...]
Indigo at One Aldwych – the seriously stylish, gluten and dairy-free restaurant
Indigo restaurant at the award-winning luxury hotel One Aldwych in Covent Garden is now gluten and dairy-free, but you’d never guess. Executive Chef Dominic Teague quietly cut both gluten and dairy completely from his lunch and dinner menus three months ago, and diners haven’t been able to tell the difference. No compromise on quality A first for the British hotel dining … [Read more...]
Parliamentary beer and food event celebrates women in the beer industry
Women from the beer and pub industry were celebrated in Westminster last night at a beer and food tasting held by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, women in beer group Dea Latis, and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), sponsored by Ruth Smeeth MP for Stoke-on-Trent North. Guests experienced an exclusive tutored tasting by one of the country’s first female … [Read more...]
CAMRA insists on full allergen information
CAMRA, the UK's biggest organiser of beer festivals, is leading the industry and supporting those with food allergies or intolerances by no longer ordering beer from breweries which don't list all ingredients. Following new EU rules introduced less than a year ago which affected allergen food labelling CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale), which organises around 200 real ale … [Read more...]
Malmaison Leeds sets the trend with sumptuous settings
Malmaison, the iconic boutique hotel brand, has completed a massive refurbishment of its Leeds hotel. The programme has once re-affirmed its status as the go-to destination with a renovated bar, brasserie and reception area in the converted Victorian office block in the historic city’s vibrant Swinegate area. Once again Malmaison is pushing boundaries with the newly … [Read more...]