Cherish Finden has left her role as executive pastry chef at the Pan Pacific London hotel to focus on “a new career chapter”.
Kane Williams appointed head chef of the Barn at Moor Hall
Kane Williams has been appointed head chef of the Barn at Moor Hall, Mark Birchall’s Michelin-starred restaurant in Aughton, Lancashire.
NoMad London appoints new executive chef
Michael Yates has been appointed executive chef at the NoMad London hotel in Covent Garden to oversee its Side Hustle restaurant, the Library and newly opened cocktail bar, Common Decency.
The catering T level qualification isn’t working for employers
The delayed T Level is beset with issues: it offers less on-the-job training than an apprenticeship and requires more GCSEs than a BTEC, leaving employers struggling to fit it into their business
Richard Corrigan and Searcys to open National Portrait Gallery restaurant
Chef Richard Corrigan and caterer Searcys are teaming up to launch a restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery in London when it reopens on 22 June.
‘I was an emotional wreck’: April Lily Partridge on winning Roux Scholarship 2023
April Lily Partridge flew through the final of the Roux Scholarship to be crowned the 2023 winner scholar and the second female winner in its history
Herbert Berger to hang up his chef whites after 55 years
Chef Herbert Berger has announced plans to retire from the hospitality industry at the age of 70.
Tender opportunity: Design Museum, Kensington
The Design Museum is located in Kensington, west London and is the world’s leading design museum
Peel sells Midland hotel to Britannia
Peel Hotels has sold its Midland hotel in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to Britannia Hotels, adding to the group’s now 64-strong hotel portfolio across the UK.
Brasserie Bar Co to trial pub with rooms market
Brasserie Bar Co will be focusing on expanding its pub division and strengthening its freehold estate, as well as “trialling” the pub with rooms market, executive chairman Mark Derry said in the group’s most recent financial results.

