Restaurants and food service businesses as diverse as an alpine ski lodge and a Welsh prison are in the running to win the Sustainable Restaurant Awards 2015. The shortlist for the awards includes some of the best known names in the industry – like Hawksmoor and Carluccio’s - as well as two fish and chip shops and one of the most northerly restaurants on mainland UK. The … [Read more...]
Bone Daddies team to launch Shackfuyu pop-up in Soho
Shackfuyu, Bone Daddies’ first pop-up restaurant, will open in Soho this February at 14a Old Compton Street. A short menu will evolve primarily from the use of the previous restaurant’s pizza oven and basement kitchen. A selection of small dishes and accompanying sides will highlight flavours and cuisines currently represented in Japan. The regularly changing menu will see … [Read more...]
Michelin starred Mark Poynton flies to India to serve The Best Of British
Mark Poynton, Chef Patron of Michelin starred restaurant Alimentum in Cambridge, has been appointed resident chef of this year’s Taste of Britain Curry Festival 2015 in Chennai, India. The annual nine-day food festival, organised by Curry Life Magazine and endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron, will showcase not only our finest homegrown cuisine but also UK versions of … [Read more...]
Highbullen Hotel appoints Ronnie Orr as Resort Director
Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club has appointed Ronnie Orr as Resort Director. Ronnie is already in post, having joined the team in November, and is focussed on developing all aspects of the guest experience throughout the Resort as plans to grow the existing business continue. Since being bought by new owner and property entrepreneur Frank Chapman in 2013, the hotel … [Read more...]
Accor adds seven new UK hotels within ibis brand
Accor has announced it will open seven new hotels within the ibis brand. ibis London Canning Town, will be a 196 room hotel situated within the Hallsville Quarter development. The development is part of the Canning Town and Custom House regeneration programme. The hotel is part of the new mixed-use scheme by property development company Bouygues Development. Four ibis … [Read more...]