With National Apprenticeship Week in full swing Mitchells & Butlers has held its very own MasterChef style battle to celebrate the Company’s apprentice talent. The special culinary competition known as ‘MABsterChef’, saw chef apprentices battle it out through several elimination rounds to create, cost and produce a dish that could be the main course at Mitchells & … [Read more...]
Polpo team up with refuge for month-long celebration of women in honour of ‘La Mese Della Donna’
This March, POLPO restaurants will host a series of events in partnership with Refuge, the UK charity that supports women and children whose lives have been affected by domestic violence. In honour of La Mese Della Donna, or ‘women’s month’, the one-off dinners will celebrate inspirational women. The first event takes place on 18th March at POLPO Brighton. Diners will enjoy … [Read more...]
Hospitality Action’s big fat quiz returns
The Big Fat Quiz is back! Tickets for what has become one of Hospitality Action’s most popular events are now on sale and this year’s extravaganza will be hosted by Radio and TV Presenter Pat Sharp of Fun House and What’s Up Doc fame. Now in its twelfth year, guests will need their wits about them as they tackle questions on music, sport and entertainment – the ideal … [Read more...]
Travelodge to create 550 new jobs in 2018 with opening of 20 new hotels
Today, Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel chain announces the next stage of its extensive UK expansion programme. The group expects to open 20 new hotels (over 1,900 rooms) across the UK in 2018, creating 550 new jobs and expanding its network to 578 Travelodge hotels in the UK, Spain and Ireland. These hotels are being developed by third party investors, with an … [Read more...]
Maxwell’s Bar & Grill relocates due to increasing rents
After 25 years, due to the imminent end of its lease, the American restaurant Maxwell’s Bar & Grill on Covent Garden’s James Street, operated by Maxwell’s Restaurant Group, will relocate to nearby King Street. Maxwell’s will close on 8th April and reopen on 10th April on the site currently operating as Joe’s Southern Table and Bar, also owned by Maxwell’s Restaurant … [Read more...]