Category: The Caterer

Entries for the 2020 Young Chef Young Waiter competition open tomorrow, with the aim of ‘inspiring, testing and challenging’ those currently unable to work due to the coronavirus.

Almost two-thirds of diners plan to return to restaurants once restrictions are lifted, though four in five would be reassured by widely spaced tables and visible hygiene practices.

Marston’s has negotiated a £70m banking facility for 180 days in order to provide it with the financial flexibility to get through the short-term effects of the coronavirus crisis.

As the first country to experience the lifting of the lockdown, China acts as a test case for the world. So how have hotels coped with the restrictions, from limiting the number of guests to wearing facemasks and cleaning bedrooms? Ben Walker reports

My son described this as ‘a Ferrari in a cake’ and who can argue with that? This red mirror glaze is made with white chocolate and glucose syrup to create a super-shiny, vibrant red, glossy mirror glaze.

For any chefs looking to practice their pastry during lockdown, Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes offers 80 recipes that crank up the aesthetics of cakes to stunning works of art.

Burger King and M&S are the latest brands to reopen sites for delivery or takeaway only.

Rugby legend Phil Vickery, who was due to open his new restaurant No 3 in Cheltenham this week, has instead launched a takeaway service.

TAG Catering Equipment has launched a guide on recommissioning kitchens, covering everything from warewashing to cooking ranges, ice machines and more.

Best Western GB was the first group in the UK to offer its empty hotels to support the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak, and two of its properties have since been turned into discharge hospitals.