Stonegate Pub Company have completed a major £360,000 overhaul of The Rose on Bedford High Street creating a stylish bar as well as ten new jobs. The modern transformation has an urban, industrialised design of reclaimed wood, neon lighting, rustic copper, quirky furnishings, and beach huts. Cutting-edge craft beers, chic cocktails, handcrafted food, and the ultimate in … [Read more...]
Homeless hotel guest given Valentines to remember
A homeless guest at a Milton Keynes hotel has thanked staff for making his Valentine’s Day one to remember. Kevin Tiernan, 54, is currently living out of hotel rooms after splitting from his long-term partner, and it was during his time in the restaurant at the Campanile Hotel in Fenny Stratford that waitress Ligita Galinaitytė presented him with a Valentines teddy … [Read more...]
Ben Murphy to welcome titans of meat to Launceston Place
On 14th March, Launceston Place will invite a line-up of some of London’s favourite chefs for a one-off carnivorous feast to celebrate National Butchers Week. Teaming up with Britain’s best artisanal butchers, The Ginger Pig, Head Chef Ben Murphy will welcome; Margot Henderson (Rochelle Canteen), Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House, The Chess Club), Anna Hansen (Modern Pantry), … [Read more...]
Bluebird flies into White City
April 2018 marks the beginning of the Bluebird Café expansion as the celebrated Chelsea restaurant and café spreads its wings to open at Television Centre White City, one of London’s hottest new developments. Opening out onto a piazza overlooked by the Television Centre’s famous circular core, Bluebird Café White City will be at the heart of the £8 billion regeneration that … [Read more...]
GHM appoints Moukarzel to lead Al Bait opening
General Hotel Management Ltd. (GHM) has named Patrick Moukarzel general manager of the Al Bait Sharjah, a 53-key hotel scheduled to open later this year in a historic district of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) third largest city. A French national fluent in three languages, including Arabic, Moukarzel’s appointment is a homecoming of sorts. Between 2006 and 2012, he rose … [Read more...]