Bill’s is to open its latest outlet in Epsom after Davis Coffer Lyons - the leisure specialists - acquired a 3,000 sq ft ground floor unit near the intersection of South Street and High Street in the heart of the Surrey town. Bill’s has taken a new 25 year lease at a rent of £40,000 and a £120,000 premium. 25 restaurants to open in 2014 The Epsom restaurant will be the … [Read more...]
Latest Open Kitchen Live Bookings Open
Open Kitchen Live brings chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, publicans, university, school, hospital and event caterers as well as consultants and their clients together to… Meet and discuss your menu as well as looking at new options shown in the demonstrations See our chefs prepare and cook a variety of hot and cold food served with a range of drinks See many of … [Read more...]
Staycity makes senior appointments as expansion drive continues
Michael Flaxman, non-executive director Former Accor chief operating officer and member of Accor’s global executive committee, Michael Flaxman, has been appointed to the board as a non-executive director. Flaxman, a much respected hotel operator, spent 27 years with Accor working across its hotel portfolio, which includes brands such as Sofitel, Adagio, Novotel, Mercure … [Read more...]
Tom Kerridge headlines at Liverpool Food and Drink Festival
SK Events, organiser of Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, has announced that publican turned celebrity chef, Tom Kerridge, will headline this year’s line-up of celebrity chefs. The annual event, now in its seventh year, is set to take place in the city’s Sefton Park from 19 to 21 September. Celebration of Liverpool’s thriving food and drink scene Liverpool Food and Drink … [Read more...]
New Ambrette dishes to be trialled at Tapas Festival
The critically acclaimed Ambrette restaurants in Margate and Rye are using the growing trend toward ‘sharing’ and ‘small plate’ dining to trial a number of new dishes with a Tapas Festival on Sunday 11th May. With a frequently changing menu, Ambrette customers are often presented with complex dishes with intense flavours and subtle spicing that they will not have encountered … [Read more...]