Starbucks is on a mission to take over the world and now it’s opened its first mountainside outlet in California. The coffee shop allows snow sports enthusiasts to enjoy their Starbucks drink while skiing or snowboarding around Squaw Valley, near Lake Tahoe. It’s the first Starbucks to operate a ski in, ski out policy and [...]
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The only known menu from the last lunch eaten by passengers in first-class on board RMS Titanic has come to light having been kept by the family of a survivor for 100 years. Over several courses, the cream of Edwardian society were served a choice of dishes such as eggs Argenteuil, consomme fermier, chicken a [...]
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Two months ago plans to introduce a TripAdvisor-style rating system for care service providers were announced and this weekend, the Good Care Guide was launched. Users and their relatives can provide real, honest feedback on 60,000 care homes, home care services, nurseries and nanny agencies in England. The idea behind the scheme is that it’s [...]
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Skye Gyngell quits Petersham Nurseries Café and removes mentions of the honour from marketing materials. She says that it left her ‘shabby chic’ restaurant overrun by diners and says that if she has another restaurant, she prays that it won’t get a star.
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To help solve the global food crisis, scientists have grown beef in the lab. After five years’ work and over £200,000 of investment, it will be made into the world’s most expensive burger in October
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It’s been revealed that almost half of UK workers skip lunch, far more than employees in other countries, with just 17% taking a full hour’s lunch break. This comes after the news on Monday that lunchtime workouts are on the rise as people struggle to fit exercise into their busy working weeks.
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Consumer researchers have said that breakfast cereals aimed at children are so full of sugar that they should be found in the biscuit aisle – one small bowl contributes to more than half of their GDA.
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We love the hospitality industry – food, drink, hotels, restaurants… what’s not to like? To celebrate Valentine’s Day we’ve put together a list of things that we love about working in the industry:   Getting the inside track on the latest trends No two days are ever the same, so there’s never a dull moment [...]
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As drinkers look to escape the doom and gloom of the economic downturn, they’re visiting the pub more, leading to an increase for the first time in over 18 months. However, people are buying fewer drinks each time they visit, signalling that disposable incomes are still under pressure.
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Corporate belt tightening and the economic downturn produced a 31% increase in the number of restaurants going out of business in the final three months of last year, the highest for almost three years, research shows.
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