Drinks retailers in the UK have agreed to work together to produce and promote good practice guidance on the responsible retailing of alcohol through the WSTA-supported Retail of Alcohol Standards Group. Working in partnership with Government, drinks producers and retailers have agreed to a substantial package of pledges under the Responsibility Deal aimed at tackling … [Read more...]
Billy Campbell’s hat trick of Scottish Banqueting Chef of the Year Awards
How do you get to become Scottish Banqueting Chef of the Year for the third consecutive year? Would it be your ability to roast five tonnes of turkeys each December? Or to assemble 9,000 individual elements for a banquet dessert for just one function? To manage the peeling of almost 50,000 kg of red rooster potatoes? Or to bake 25,000 pieces of shortbread every year? Or serving … [Read more...]
Gin & Terrace, music and mixology for Park Plaza County Hall
Gin & Terrace is a new pop-up gin terrace at Park Plaza County Hall - located minutes from London’s South Bank, showcasing a range of unique and unusual gins by drinks company Hi Spirits. From 11 July to 7 September, the pop-up bar will serve cocktails by four independent gin brands and events running at the terrace include music sessions, mixology master classes and … [Read more...]
CAMRA calls on English Councils as last line of defence
A new report launched by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) encourages councils in England* to become the last line of defence for pubs, whilst highlighting that more power needs to be transferred to councils from central Government. With 28 pubs a week closing across the UK the report could save hundreds more from closing … [Read more...]
T.E.D – a restaurant with a sustainable conscience
Blazing the trail for future dining, T.E.D (Think.Eat.Drink) Restaurant, suitably situated at the heart of the King’s Cross regeneration, is putting the green into gourmet. Brought to you by Jamie Grainger-Smith, whose impressive resumè includes setting up Fifteen with Jamie Oliver and co-founding the award-winning Acorn House and The Waterhouse restaurants, T.E.D offers … [Read more...]