Westminster Kingsway College has taken home the highly coveted Toque d’Or Trophy for a record third time. The team of three front and back of house students took their prize at the Awards Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel, where Nestlé Professional Managing Director, George Vezza, described the finalist teams as ‘inspirational’, and said that “...if this is the future of … [Read more...]
The Manor at Sway transformed
The Manor at Sway re-opened its doors on 14 February 2015. Under the guidance of Designer David Bentheim and his studio, who is considered by Home and Garden magazine as one of the top designers in the UK, The Manor has been transformed into a truly modern country house hotel with striking interiors. The transformation utilises the classic features of the building including … [Read more...]
Tante Marie Culinary Academy opens training restaurant
The prestigious Tante Marie Culinary Academy has opened the school’s much-anticipated training restaurant ‘The Restaurant at Tante Marie’. Located on the ground floor of Tante Marie’s new state-of-the-art premises in central Woking, The Restaurant will be staffed by graduates of the culinary academy’s highly acclaimed Cordon Bleu Diploma, studying for their Level 5 Hospitality … [Read more...]
Half the world’s hotels are branded, and franchising preferred
Over half of the world’s hotels are now branded properties, with franchising being the operating model of choice for most of the large hotel operators, according to a new report from hotel consultancy HVS London. Five of the largest branded hotel companies (IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton and Starwood) make up 30% of the current global branded room supply and 65% of the … [Read more...]
Hélène Darroze named Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef
Hélène Darroze of Hélène Darroze in Paris, France and of Hélène Darroze at the Connaught in London, UK has been named the 2015 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef. She will be honoured at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, in London on the 1st June. French-born Hélène Darroze is a fourth generation chef who, after … [Read more...]