Three chefs have been named as finalists in the Oliver Kay National Vegan Dish of the Year 2020 competition and will now cook-off their recipes for a panel of industry judges to decide the winner.
Nico Simeone gifts original Glasgow restaurant to head chef
Chef-restaurateur Nico Simeone has gifted his Glasgow restaurant 111 by Nico to his head chef Modou Diagne, who joined as kitchen porter six years ago.
Edinburgh International Conference Centre gets green light for “pioneering hotel and hotel school”
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has been given the green light for a new 362-bedroom, four-star hotel and hotel school.
Best Western ‘will consider turning hotels into temporary hospitals’
Best Western Great Britain has said it will consider turning hotels into temporary hospitals if the NHS needs additional bed space during the coronavirus outbreak.
Wake-up call: Can you handle a coronavirus outbreak?
Make sure you are prepared now so you have policies about travel, pay, home-based working and how to cope without staff, says Katee Dias
Viewpoint: How many empty rooms do you have tonight?
You can’t resell an empty hotel room, so why not offer it up to those who deserve a break and give something back, asks Nicolas Roach
Eating out market sees like-for-likes fall in February but ‘worst yet to come’
Flooding and the coronavirus saw year-on-year, like-for-like sales across pubs, bars and restaurants fall by 3.3% in February.
Book review: The Vegetarian Kitchen
When Prue Leith trained as a chef at the Cordon Bleu, chickpeas did not get a look in. Following her upbringing in South Africa, where she says vegetables were only ever an afterthought, the culinary veteran may seem an unlikely author of a purely vegetarian cookbook.
Tributes paid to ‘British gastronomy’s greatest modern champion’ Michel Roux
Tributes have been paid to “gastronomy’s greatest modern champion” Michel Roux, following his death at the age of 78.
Casual Dining trade show postponed to 14 – 15 July
Casual Dining 2020, the UK trade show dedicated to the casual dining sector, has been postponed to 14 to 15 July.