Following a £21m investment, Village Urban Resorts opens its doors for the first time on Scottish soil: this December sees the arrival of Village Urban Resorts Aberdeen, the first of three new Village properties arriving in Scotland including Edinburgh in January 2015 and Glasgow in summer 2015. Located just 6 miles from Aberdeen’s International Airport, the newest addition … [Read more...]
Paleolithic Restaurant for West London
A new Paleo Restaurant, Pure Taste – which will emulate the diet eaten by humans in the Paleolithic era – is to open in West London after Davis Coffer Lyons, the leisure specialists, completed the sale of Detapas at 115 Westbourne Grove. Specialist dishes and diets As well as a range of Paleo dishes the menu also includes a range of specialists dishes created around a … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale wins Independent School Caterer of the Year
James Goodwin, a Wilson Vale chef manager at the Mount School in York, has been named Independent School Caterer of the Year 2014 in the Educatering Excellence Awards 2014, held on Monday 13 October at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington. James works for Wilson Vale at The Mount School in Dalton Terrace, York, an independent boarding school for girls, where he manages a team … [Read more...]
HALO effect: Dorset hoteliers pass expertise to hospitality students
Students on Dorset's groundbreaking Hospitality and Leisure Opportunities scheme (HALO) are receiving four-star career skills, first-hand in the workplace, from industry professionals. The HALO course was set up seven years ago by schools with the help of local hospitality firms, to ensure the area's thriving tourist economy has the skilled workforce it needs for the future, … [Read more...]
2014 Sake Sommelier of the Year: Semi-Finalists
The Sake Sommelier Association (SSA) and Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) have announced the names of the six Sake Sommeliers who have made it through to the semi-final of this year’s Sake Sommelier of the Year competition, sponsored by Gekkeikan, one of the world’s oldest and finest sake producers. They are: Jean-Paul Choi, Origami Restaurant, Belvaux, … [Read more...]