Category: The Caterer

Chef and mental health campaigner Andrew Clarke has been appointed to devise menus for an independently owned hotel and restaurant in Hertford.

Meat Liquor has bought the Dartmouth Arms pub in London’s Forest Hill, which it will relaunch on 1 July.

Event and contract catering businesses have been hit hard by the effects of the pandemic. We speak to those operators who have been denied business rates relief and a clear reopening roadmap.

Many small hospitality businesses in England fear they are falling through the cracks of government support due to difficulty in accessing grants.

The mayor of London has promised to launch the “biggest domestic tourism campaign London has ever seen” to help revive the capital’s economy as Covid restrictions are eased.

Richard Falk, a former head chef at the Dairy in London, is to open his first solo restaurant, Fork, in Lewes in East Sussex on 1 June.

The co-founder of the Rochelle Canteen has seen one of her restaurants close due to Covid, but she’s ready to bounce back. She talks about working with husband Fergus and championing everyone in the kitchen.

Imbiba has invested £1.4m in immersive retro-arcade bar NQ64 to support its expansion across the UK.

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and sector business leaders have urged the government to give a clear timeline and date for when pubs can reopen, and have put forward a roadmap to reopening as it was revealed that sales of beer have plummeted by 56% in 2020 – down by £7.8b.

Roux Scholar and former National Chef of the Year Luke Selby has set out on his own, supported by brothers Nat and Theo, combining Japanese techniques with British produce.