Stonegate Pub Company has created a £270,000 bar in seaside town Hove, replacing the Slug and Lettuce format and creating seven new jobs. ‘The George Street Tap’ has reopened ahead of the Easter weekend with a collection of eighteen craft beers, fifteen gins, cocktails and a food menu of sourdough pizzas and tapas. Live sports aired across nine plasma screens, and a mix of … [Read more...]
Enhanced responsible drinking campaign created for racecourses
Alcohol education charity Drinkaware and The Racecourse Association are launching ‘Pace Yourself Plus', an enhanced version of their successful ‘Pace Yourself' responsible drinking campaign. It will be in operation at racecourses this year, with a specific focus on some of the sport's biggest events including the Randox Health Grand National Festival from 12-14 April. Pace … [Read more...]
Hotel Group Chief takes up High Sheriff appointment
The head of a leading Cumbrian hotel group been appointed into a prestigious, ceremonial role. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues managing director Simon Berry has been confirmed as the High Sheriff for Cumbria for 2018-19. The new High Sheriff, traditionally ‘installed’ on the last Wednesday in March, undertakes a range of ceremonial duties throughout the one year … [Read more...]
Jeremy Ford joins Gather & Gather as Director of Food
Gather & Gather today announces that it has appointed Jeremy Ford as Director of Food. Based in London, Jeremy will join Gather & Gather's senior leadership team, taking responsibility for culinary development across Gather & Gather and its specialist events business Creative Events. Jeremy joins from Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group, where he most … [Read more...]
The search to find the most-skilled young chef in the UK gets underway
The Craft Guild of Chefs has launched its hunt to find ten young chefs to put their skills to the test in The Young National Chef of the Year final. As well as revealing which competitions the semi-finalists will be seeded from, the organisers have also uncovered a challenging brief set to truly test the culinary skills of those cooking at the heats in June. With a hugely … [Read more...]