A talented chef who has been working in award-winning kitchens for almost 20 years has taken the helm at one of Kent ’s most celebrated restaurants. Michael Fowler, 37, has been appointed as Head Chef of The Marquis, the 5-star fine-dining ‘restaurant with rooms’ in Kent’s picturesque Alkham Valley. He joins The Marquis from Prince’s Golf Club and Brasserie on the Bay in … [Read more...]
Neil Snowball is the new Head Chef of Pétrus
Neil Snowball will be joining the team Petrus as Head Chef, taking up the position at the Michelin-starred restaurant in Knightsbridge at the end of June. Neil is not a newcomer to the Gordon Ramsay Group as he has previously been in the kitchens of Claridge's and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay which gave him invaluable experience for his new role. Between 2008 and 2011 Neil was … [Read more...]
Opportunity beckons if you offer ‘freefrom’ food
According to a recent Mintel survey, 35% of consumers are now experimenting with ‘freefrom’ gluten and/or dairy free food. What an opportunity this presents for outlets offering interesting and tasty ‘freefrom’ options! If you are already doing so, then the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards offer you the chance to win glory and one of the award’s highly prized FFEOA logos to … [Read more...]
Historic smuggler’s inn on market
Those who like their pubs with a dash of swash and buckle would feel right at home in Penzance’s Admiral Benbow Inn and now this historic Grade II Listed 17th century inn and all its treasures, both revealed and hidden, is on the market with Christie + Co. For just £650,000 for the freehold, a buyer will get not just one of Cornwall’s — possibly the UK’s — most famous pubs, … [Read more...]
Starwood first with SPG App for Google Glass
With the recent news from Google on the arrival of Google Glass in the UK, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is introducing a new SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) app developed for Google Glass that is the first from a hospitality company to leverage this emerging, wearable technology platform. Creating new ways to be closer to its guests, Starwood’s new SPG app for … [Read more...]