This summer, the iconic Athenaeum Hotel & Residences, in the heart of London’s Mayfair overlooking Green Park, unveils the new Townhouse Residences. A five-star home from home, boasting the royals as neighbours, this 14-bedroom pied-a-terre invites residents to move in and enjoy London, as only Londoners do. Located on a light-dappled residential side-street, a turn from … [Read more...]
Chef Karlos Ponte starts culinary tour at Silo
This summer, progressive chef Karlos Ponte Maldonado will visit Silo for a one-off collaborative dinner. Serving a carefully crafted tasting menu, the evening will showcase the innovative concepts behind both Silo , the UK’s first zero-waste restaurant and Restaurant Taller , the Venezuelan gourmet restaurant in Copenhagen. In Denmark, Restaurant Taller’s menu is based on … [Read more...]
Coventry University appoints Sodexo for catering and hospitality services
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has won a 10-year £6 million per annum contract with Coventry University to supply catering and hospitality services. From September, Sodexo will take over all the catering, food retail and hospitality services on the university’s campuses in Coventry, London and Scarborough, delivering services to almost 30,000 students and … [Read more...]
Chefs in Sheffield
The 21st Skills for Chefs Conference in Sheffield was another resounding success this summer with over 200 delegates in attendance. The opening event was “An Evening with Raymond Blanc OBE” and this took place at Inox at The University of Sheffield. David McKown, Director of Skills for Chefs commented, “The interview with Raymond was full of passion, he focused not only on … [Read more...]
UKHospitality welcomes call for business rates and wider tax reform
UKHospitality has welcomed the publication of a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship calling for reform of the UK’s tax system – which specifically highlights business rates as a cause for concern for entrepreneurs UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “The report identifies considerable flaws in the current tax system and calls for a … [Read more...]