The highest ever rate of net new restaurant openings in the capital is recorded in the 24th edition of Harden's London Restaurants, whose 2015 edition was published on Thursday 4 December. The guide has tracked restaurant openings since 1991, and the new edition records 148 new openings, very high by historical standards. Moreover the figure for closings, 47, was the lowest … [Read more...]
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ISS and Leeds City College join forces to nurture talent
The ISS Academy of Excellence has launched as a partnership with Leeds City College and ISS Food and Hospitality. The Academy of Excellence provides a bespoke training programme for students who are passionate about working in the catering and hospitality industry. The partnership and course was celebrated with a special dinner to mark the official Academy launch. Hosted at … [Read more...]
Top 15 Articles October
Each month we enjoy looking at the page statistics and learning what pages have proved most popular with our readers. Each month we are seeing a greater effect on what makes the cut for our Top 15 from readers using social media to share content with colleagues, take a look at the bottom of each page as shares are visible on each page. The ‘Perfect’ … [Read more...]
Russell Bateman crowned National Chef of the Year
Russell Bateman from Colette’s in Hertfordshire has claimed the title of the prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2014, following an intense two hour cook off at The Restaurant Show. Daniel Morgan from The Square London was runner up, and Nick Edgar from Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons took third place. The chefs topped an impressive line-up of … [Read more...]
Heathrow’s on-board picnics – and park pod experience
Heathrow has announced that it is the only airport in the world to provide passengers with an on-board picnic offering from every one of its restaurants. To celebrate this, the airport has brought elements of London’s iconic parks to Terminal 2 for one week only, through a sensory park pod (pictured below). The best that London’s parks offer Situated in Terminal 2, the … [Read more...]