“Rock Star Chef” and cookery school entrepreneur, Sarah Muir, has prepared meals for the likes of Elton John, Whitney Houston, Oasis, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, George Michael and Robbie Williams. Now, in a series of short seminars to be given in conjunction with music licensing company PPL at this year’s Restaurant Show, Muir will advise those working in the hospitality and … [Read more...]
Back for the fifth year, London Cocktail Week 2014
The biggest drinks festival in the UK is just around the corner. From Monday 6 to Sunday 12 October 2014 get ready to shake, sip and party your way to a fantastic celebration of the capital’s unrivalled cocktail culture. Following on from the incredible success of 2013 with over 176 bespoke events and more than 160 participating bars across London, this year will be … [Read more...]
Innovation + creativity + pressure at ACE’s Ready Steady Cook
The Association of Catering Excellence held its annual Ready Steady Cook Challenge at Imperial College, London on Wednesday 17th September, with 15 pairs of chefs taking part. The teams from the foodservice sector had 30 minutes from when the mystery ingredients were revealed to prepare a menu. They could choose from megrim sole, belly pork, chorizo sausage, butternut … [Read more...]
Restaurants are taking over
Douglas Jack at Numis Securities has issued a Travel and Leisure Industry Update in which he argues that there is a tougher trading environment for pubs than restaurants, which are now outperforming managed pubs. The Update summary provides a useful overview of current and prospective market conditions: “The August Peach Tracker, which excluded the washout bank holiday … [Read more...]
JW Steakhouse unveils world first Jim Beam Single Barrel
The world’s number one bourbon Jim Beam, and leading American steakhouse JW Steakhouse at Grosvenor House, have joined forces to unveil the first ever Jim Beam single barrel bourbon to be hand selected and exported from the USA to anywhere in the world. A labour of love The journey of the barrel began many months ago with Beverage Manager Karina Elias, flying over to the Jim … [Read more...]