A Liverpool café that provides support, food and training to homeless people is fundraising towards security shutters and CCTV after the venue was broken into for the third time in two weeks last night.
Nitin Ramtri returns to Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – the Caledonian as GM
Nitin Ramtri has returned to the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – the Caledonian after eight years as its new general manager.
Free school meals funding ‘has not kept pace with inflation’
Funding for free school meals in England has not kept pace with inflation and since 2014 and the per-meal funding rate has lost 16% of its value in real terms, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Recipe: Squirrel tortellini with blackcurrant and sweet cicely
Recipe for Squirrel tortellini with blackcurrant and sweet cicely from A Rural Cook by Richard Craven
Book review: A Rural Cook by Richard Craven
Richard Craven’s A Rural Cook is a hefty read.
Experts warn calorie labelling “dangerous” for people with eating disorders
Calories on menus are negatively impacting the recovery of people with eating disorders and making them eat out less, according to a recent survey by an eating disorder charity.
Francesco Mazzei to leave D&D London after seven years
Chef Francesco Mazzei is to leave D&D London after seven years to travel and focus on his charity work, with Sartoria and Fiume restaurants to remain open.
Excitement over prospect of Tom Kerridge bringing Butcher’s Tap to London
Excitement has followed rumours that Tom Kerridge could bring his Butcher’s Tap concept to London.
Bracken Hide embraces the wilderness of the Isle of Skye
In an increasingly urban world, these Isle of Skye hoteliers are aiming to provide a haven in the wilderness. Explore the brand new Bracken Hide hotel in all its glory
‘Hospitality is being so squeezed we cannot see a single sunlit upland’
Independent Spanish restaurant Levanter in Ramsbottom has permanently closed after nine years due to a struggle with rising costs.

