London’s VINOPOLIS, the wine tasting and restaurant venue near London Bridge’s Borough Market, is reported to be to closing at the end of 2016 – to be replaced by an upmarket shopping development. VINOPOLIS occupies a 2.3 acre site beneath and beside Victorian railway arches, and has been trading successfully not only as a centre for wine enthusiasts but as a venue for … [Read more...]
Westquay Watermark in Southampton signs more restaurants
Hammerson has signed American burger brand Five Guys and popular casual dining restaurant Nando’s for WestQuay Watermark, its mixed-use, leisure led development in Southampton’s city centre. Five Guys will take a 368m2 (3,960 ft2) unit, giving the brand its first restaurant in Southampton. Serving its famous high quality, fresh burgers and fries, Five Guys will be located on … [Read more...]
BHA teams up with Tottenham Hotspur to create jobs in Haringey
The British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) national campaign The Big Hospitality Conversation has teamed up with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation to generate job opportunities, work placements and apprenticeships in the hospitality sector for 16-24 year old Haringey residents. Over 100 top business executives, of the hospitality and tourism industry will descend on White Hart … [Read more...]
Westminster Kingsway wins Wine & Spirits Educator of the Year
Westminster Kingsway College Hospitality team has beaten eight finalists to become the first ever further education college to win WSET Global Wine and Spirits Educator of the Year. The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) was founded in 1969 to provide high quality education and training in wines and spirits. Since then, it has grown into the foremost international … [Read more...]
ETM offers London’s most decadent pancake at The Botanist
The Botanist on Sloane Square is giving guests their last chance to indulge before Lent with London’s most decadent pepped-up crêpe. The super-indulgent £32 pancake contains beautiful chunks of fresh lobster, morel and chanterelle mushrooms and a creamy, smoked garlic bisque – something to be savoured rather than scoffed. A multitude of other inventive sweet, savoury, brave … [Read more...]