Chef Tommy Banks, along with his family, will open a new restaurant in York this autumn. Roots will be the family’s second restaurant following on from their hugely successful award-winning and Michelin star restaurant with rooms, The Black Swan at Oldstead, North Yorkshire. Incorporating the Banks' unique style, Roots will offer casual and playful sharing dishes with the … [Read more...]
Amadeus gains food for the brain accreditation for second consecutive year
Amadeus have gained accreditation for the second consecutive year from Food for the Brain – an educational charity which promotes the importance of nutrition in mental health and well-being – for the ICC in Birmingham. After pioneering the ICC to become the first conference centre in the UK to gain the accreditation in early 2017, the team took a new, progressive step to … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Nina Chudasama
Nina Chudasama is CEO and co-founder of Hope & Glory Tea who supply whole leaf organic teas to the hospitality industry and sell direct through their website. Nina launched the company with husband Bharat two years ago after running a mobile coffee business and has seen it go from strength to strength since. She talks to Hospitality & Catering News about how she plans … [Read more...]
Luxury hotel’s award-winning chef advances to final of prestigious culinary competition
Local award-winning chef, Mark Stinchcombe, is hoping to cook up another storm as he looks to be named British Culinary Federation’s ‘Chef of the Year 2018’. Mark, who is the head chef at Eckington Manor and was named MasterChef: The Professionals winner in 2015, was recently named as a finalist in the prestigious competition and will now compete for the accolade against … [Read more...]
London Shell Co restaurant celebrates women’s right to vote
Some of London’s strongest female foodie talent are uniting aboard London Shell Co, the floating canal boat restaurant, to create three one-off evenings in celebration of the 100th anniversary women’s right to vote. Taking over the kitchen galley will be renowned chef Elizabeth Haigh, former head chef at the Michelin-starred Pidgin, who will be creating an exquisite … [Read more...]