Following Government guidance encouraging people to return to work, if safe, leading fast food operators act quickly to meet the opportunity. McDonald's has announced plans to reopen all of its UK and Ireland restaurants in early June offering fast food for drive through collection. Delivery and drive through services are also being planned by Burger King UK opening … [Read more...]
Niall Keating secures his course for BBC Two’s Great British Menu banquet
Niall Keating, Executive Chef of Whatley Manor in the Cotswolds, has secured a coveted place at the BBC Two’s Great British Menu banquet in honour of 150 years of children’s literature in the UK. Impressing judges, his successful dish for the fish course - the striking and dramatic ‘Witches of the Northern Lights’, inspired by author Philip Pullman, features black tortellini … [Read more...]
Hospitality insurance claim reaches first base
Hospitality insurance claim - A crowdfund campaign launched to challenge insurance companies that are refusing to honour business interruption policies specifically for the hospitality sector has surpassed its initial target. With the latest contribution coming in from UKHospitality now means the next stage of the campaign can get underway and will see a review of … [Read more...]
Dining in the heart of the ancient Incan Empire
My memorable dining experience takes me back in time to when I visited Machu Picchu. A world away from today’s Covid-19 UK lockdown. It was 6th September 2018 aboard the Belmond Hiram Bingham. My husband James and I were on our way to the world-famous ancient Incan citadel, in Peru. We boarded Belmond’s Pullman, an icon of the 1920's, feeling we were about to step back in … [Read more...]
Sunak announces ‘great’ Job Retention Scheme news on twitter
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has just announced his job retention scheme plans on twitter. Chancellor Rishi Sunak: “The job retention scheme will be extended, for four months, until the end of October. “By that point, we will have provided eight months of support to British people and businesses. Until the end of July, there will be no changes to the scheme whatsoever. “From … [Read more...]