A showcase event in London has been organised by a group of Lake District businesses seeking to attract more overseas visitors from China. Following on from the success of its inaugural event in the capital last year, the Lake District China Forum has hosted over 70 Chinese market tour operators at a prestigious VIP reception at Zizzi in St Katherine’s Dock in the … [Read more...]
Fairmont St Andrews celebrates its relaunch
Luxury five-star resort, Fairmont St Andrews, last week hosted an evening of Scottish gastronomy to celebrate the completion of its multi-million-pound renovation, raising over £20,000 in aid of Beatson Cancer Charity. A collective of award-winning and celebrity chefs was headed by MasterChef: The Professionals current champion, Gary Maclean, and the exclusive evening was … [Read more...]
£350,000 investment begins to reopen historic Chelmsford Pub
Star Pubs & Bars and new licensees Ross Saunders and May Davies are beginning work this week on a £350,000 refurbishment to reopen The Two Brewers in Chelmsford after a six-week closure. The investment will restore The Two Brewers to its former glory as an outstanding traditional pub and introduce great freshly prepared food. A little used function room will be … [Read more...]
Blueprint Café launches FareShare Partnership
This autumn, Blueprint Café is making sure good food doesn’t go to waste by partnering with leading food charity FareShare. Blueprint Café will create new dishes, using surplus ingredients from FareShare provided to them directly from supermarkets and food suppliers which would otherwise be discarded. From 16th October until 19th November, the riverside restaurant will use … [Read more...]
AccorHotels and SNCF Group sign a strategic partnership for the development of the Orient Express brand
134 years to the day after the first Orient Express trip between Paris and Constantinople (October 4th, 1883), SNCF Group, owner of the iconic “Orient Express” brand, teams up with AccorHotels to continue the development of Orient Express within the luxury hospitality sector globally. As part of this partnership, which will combine the expertise and savoir-faire of the two … [Read more...]