Matt Gillan left The Pass at South Lodge Hotel in West Sussex last year after 10 years as head chef to open 'dual concept' cafe and restaurant Red Roaster and Pike & Pine in Brighton. He speaks to Hospitality & Catering News about making the leap from employed head chef to business owner and shares his thoughts on the industry as well as his inspirations and … [Read more...]
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Getting Social with…Harry Murray MBE
Harry Murray's hotel career spans 50 years and has involved him managing a number of hotels in the UK and South Africa, including The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, The Imperial in Torquay and The President in Johannesburg. In 1997 he was appointed managing director of Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, a role he held for 13 years until he decided to become chairman of the hotel's … [Read more...]
Getting Social with… Chantelle Nicholson
In the second of a new interview series on Hospitality & Catering News, focusing on the social media habits of the hospitality industry’s busiest, most powerful and well-connected members, we hear from chef Chantelle Nicholson. Nicholson is chef-patron of Tredwells in London and group operations director for Marcus Wareing Restaurants. Last year she published … [Read more...]
Getting social with… Kate Nicholls
Social media has become ingrained in our lives with an estimated 3.2 billion people worldwide spending an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes on social media platforms every day. While it is a way to connect and inform us in our personal lives, social media has also become a useful professional tool, enabling individuals and businesses to share information, promote themselves to … [Read more...]
5 minutes with… Matt Sworder
Chef and restaurateur Matt Sworder is the owner of Kent-based company The Corner House Restaurant Group. The son of restaurateur David Sworder (Morton’s Fork, The Chequers and Bayside Brasserie in Kent) Matt began a marketing career with an insurance firm before realising he missed the buzz of the restaurant kitchen. He worked for Gordon Ramsay Group, Anthony Demetre and Adam … [Read more...]