Adam Smith joined The Dorchester Collection's Coworth Park hotel and restaurant as executive chef last year from the Devonshire Arms in North Yorkshire where he was executive chef for three years. Before joining the Devonshire Arms, the 30-year-old father-of-two spent 10 years working with John Williams at The Ritz and during that time was named a Roux Scholar (in 2012) and … [Read more...]
Park Regis Birmingham supports educational initiative for extended-stay accommodation
Birmingham’s Park Regis is backing a hospitality industry-led initiative to help hotel booking agents and hoteliers alike understand the growing challenges within the serviced apartment sector. Earlier this year the hotel welcomed more than 50 hospitality agents and suppliers, including leading serviced apartment operators, to an educational event hosted by the Hotel Booking … [Read more...]
The Flitch of Bacon launches initiative to host pensioners for Christmas Lunch
Daniel Clifford’s, Essex based fine-dining restaurant, The Flitch of Bacon has opened its doors to retired members of the community for a complimentary Christmas meal on the 20th December. The three course complimentary lunch is a newly formed initiative from the restaurant and aims to provide pensioners with an exclusive reservation for a high-end meal, as a token of … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale invests in operations team by promoting from within
Wilson Vale has strengthened its operations team with the promotion of 28-year-old Jake Herreros as area manager. Formerly a chef manager with Wilson Vale at The Beacon School, an independent day school for boys in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Jake now takes responsibility for a portfolio of four clients. Like all of the Wilson Vale’s operations team, Jake is a highly skilled … [Read more...]
New Directors to be appointed at Boparan Restaurant Group
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) announces that it is to appoint new Directors to its Executive Board, in the coming weeks. Nick Smith takes up the newly created role of Commercial Director and joins from The Restaurant Group where he was Director of Purchasing for over a decade. Simon D’Cruz assumes the role of Finance Director, following Will Franklin’s decision to step … [Read more...]