Category: The Caterer

New columnist David Moore, founder and owner, Pied à Terre, muses on whether a chef can get into the mind of a Michelin inspector

More than 50 hospitality chiefs have called on new chancellor Rishi Sunak to cut business rates by 10% in next week’s budget and extend reliefs to the sector.

Crockers Henley, a sister dining destination to Crockers Tring, is set to have a stellar chef line-up including two former Lucknam Park head chefs, Dean Westcar and Tom Westerland.

The Grade I-listed Salutation hotel and gardens in Sandwich, Kent – which is owned by Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker – entered liquidation yesterday.

Contract caterer CH&Co has unveiled an initiative to challenge the role of food in schools and inspire children to eat nutritionally rich food.

Lupins founders and chefs Natasha Cooke and Lucy Pedder are to open sister site Pomelo on 9 March, serving “unique modern British tapas” throughout the day at the Courtyard in Goods Way, home to independent operators and creatives in London’s King’s Cross.

The cancellation or postponement of three major international conferences impacting the hotel and travel sectors has highlighted the damage the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) virus is set to do to the global hospitality industry.

The UK accounted for nearly one quarter of all European hotel transactions achieved in 2019.

Sodexo has promised to support hospital contractors, including catering workers, who may be required to self-isolate if found at risk from coronavirus, after concerns were raised by a union.

Culinary institute Le Cordon Bleu is opening a fine dining restaurant, café and cooking school concept in the City of London this spring called Cord.