Twelve finalists have been announced for the 2024 Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist (YYY) England competition.
Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ College Community programme secures £300,000 boost
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) has received almost £300,000 in funding from the Savoy Educational Trust to support the launch of RACA’s College Community programme.
Tory mayoral candidate pledges to buy ‘infamous’ hotel from Britannia
A Conservative mayoral candidate has pledged to buy Scarborough’s Grand hotel and return it to its former glory if elected.
Temper to launch new smash burger restaurant concept
The Temper restaurant group has created a new “smash burger” concept which will open its first London site this month.
Big Fang Collective to launch first London site amid trio of openings
The Liverpool-based Big Fang Collective, the group behind Golf Fang, Big Fang Karaoke, Big Fang Arcade and Nothing Cheezy, has announced plans to launch its first London site.
Wake-up call: Are your IT systems ready for a data disaster?
It’s essential to ensure that IT systems are robust to allow you to carry on operating when technical issues hit, says Emma Erskine-Fox
Recipe: Kadaif banoffee pie
Kadaif is a super crunchy, shredded pastry that is usually used in desserts such as knafeh or in baklava, but here it offers a glorious crown to a classic, sweet pie spiked with savoury tahini.
Revolution Bars to close 18 sites under proposed restructuring plans
Revolution Bars has announced plans to restructure the business through an emergency fundraising backed by Luke Johnson and the launch of a formal sale process.
Book review: Doma by Spasia Pandora Dinkovski
Spasia Pandora Dinkovski, the chef behind second-generation Balkan restaurant Mystic Burek in London’s Sydenham, explores the breadth of diaspora cooking in her first book, *Doma*.
Why chefs are sweet on savoury desserts
From mushroom desserts through to petit fours made from greens, the UK’s best chefs are blurring the lines between sweet and savoury. Rosie Conroy reports

