From cooking for prestigious VIP guests including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, to appearing on primetime TV, Saurabh Prabhakar, the new Executive Sous Chef at DoubleTree by Hilton - Leeds City Centre is bringing his star quality and a flair for exotic flavours to the table at the hotel’s award-winning City Café restaurant. 35 year old Saurabh, who recently appeared on … [Read more...]
Half pint glass now most popular
New research released to coincide with Britain’s biggest beer festival, the Great British Beer Festival in London, shows the half pint glass is now the most popular way to drink beer. The survey of 2,000 people, commissioned by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and undertaken by independent research company YouGov, shows that 34% of drinkers opt for a half pint glass when … [Read more...]
Mercure Edinburgh Quay opens in the heart of Edinburgh
Positioned in the heart of Edinburgh and enjoying a prime location in one of England’s most historic cities, Mercure Edinburgh Quay is now complete and open for business. Marking the 75th hotel for the Mercure brand in the UK & Ireland, the new build hotel offers a monscierge service for guests who want a very quick, hassle-free check in and check-out, demonstrating the … [Read more...]
Crowne Plaza Hotel tests Dash, the Delivery Robot
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the launch of a new delivery robot at its Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley hotel. The robot, named Dash, was created by Savioke, makers of the Relay robot. Based in Santa Clara, California, Savioke specializes in robot solutions for the hospitality industry. Enhancing the guest experience The Crowne Plaza brand assists in … [Read more...]
‘Knowledgeable, motivated bar staff’ essential to tap into UK beer boom
As brewers and beer drinkers converge at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival, the Cask Matters group is urging everyone involved in serving cask beer in pubs and bars to sign up for its Cask Beer Uncovered e-learning programme. Some 60,000 drinkers are expected to visit GBBF, an indication of the nation’s growing thirst for cask beer. For any licensee wanting to … [Read more...]