Store Street Exchange and Store Street Craft Bar, a new restaurant and bar venue, has opened at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester. The brand-new restaurant and bar space is located on the ground floor of the Valor Hospitality Europe managed hotel at Piccadilly. Inspired by Manchester’s industrial heritage, as well as its creative identity, the F&B concept is a unique … [Read more...]
Tom Kerridge evening at Swanbourne’s Betsey Wynne raises £20K for Hospitality Action
One of the hospitality industry’s leading charities Hospitality Action raised over £20,000 on Wednesday night (1st November) at a fundraising dinner cooked by Michelin-starred Tom Kerridge at The Betsey Wynne pub in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, one of the Oakman Inns & Restaurants portfolio. An eight-lot auction, a host of glittering raffle prizes and the sale of over … [Read more...]
Pret’s Christmas Sandwich returns today
Pret celebrated ‘Christmas Sandwich Eve’ last night by delivering the first batch of Christmas sandwiches to three of its longest-standing homeless charity partners. Pret’s chefs stayed in the kitchen late last night putting the finishing touches on the famous Christmas Sandwich recipe. The team made a fresh batch of 180 sandwiches and delivered them with unsold food from … [Read more...]
Whisky, history and mystery all winners at tourism awards
One of Scotland’s most historic battlefields has fought off opposition to pick up two major tourism honours at an annual awards ceremony. The double success was celebrated by Culloden Battlefield, near Inverness, at the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards (HITA), which enjoyed another record-breaking year. Winners in 16 categories overcame unprecedented competition to be … [Read more...]
Gary Usher’s Wreckfish, launches breakfast with Dan Doherty
Not one to do things by halves, Chef owner, Gary Usher, broke crowdfunding records earlier in the year by raising over £200,000 to open Wreckfish in Liverpool. With exclusive guest chef events available to purchase via the Kickstarter campaign, the latest star to take to the Wreckfish kitchen was London based Dan Doherty, Chef Director of Duck & Waffle on Sunday, 5th … [Read more...]