At William Murray we like to do our bit. We’d certainly agree to Hospitality Action’s charity idea, asking diners to add an extra £1 on their bill. As part of Hospitality Action Week restaurants will ask diners to make a donation ‘at your discretion’. Celebrity chef Michael Caines is supporting the appeal and will be [...]
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William Murray’s newest recruit Katie Sawyers shows she’s no cow-ard – dressing as Big Baz (that’s one of the Laughing Cow’s friends) at a recent Bel Foodservice event. Renowned children’s comedian, James Campbell joined Katie and the Laughing Cow characters at Montem School in Islington for a party to celebrate the winner of a story [...]
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William Murray’s Karen Browne and Anita Murray with Sophie Roberts-Brown enjoyed the The National Restaurateurs’ Dinner. The 25th anniversary event, held on St George’s Day, was a total sell-out raising over £40,000 for training and educational programmes in the industry. Leading industry chefs rustled up a winning menu with a Best of British theme for [...]
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We’re always looking for creative ways to make our clients’ budgets go further.

Today, we think we might be on to a winner. With the cost of a first class stamp rocketing to 60p at the end of the month, we’ve quickly posted out all our important mail. What do you think? It’s a cheque – [...]
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Quorn and Horizons hosted a morning of insight and innovation yesterday morning at Alyn Williams Restaurant at The Westbury.  The event launched the most up-to-date Menurama top ten dishes seen when eating out of home. So, what topped the list I hear you asking?  Ranking from 1 through to 10 we’re seeing: Beefburger, pizza (whole), [...]
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When it comes to the ultimate Easter treat, The Cavendish London has it all wrapped up. Today, one of London’s most stylish hotels will be revealing the UK’s first edible chocolate hotel room. Professional Chef students from Westminster Kingsway College have been carefully crafting the interior of the 12th-floor room for the past week. Now [...]
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Fancy having some fun and raising money for a good cause? Why not take part in an exciting photo campaign to celebrate the launch of Knorr Create More Concentrated Sauces? It couldn’t be easier. Simply take a photo of yourself in a Concentrated Place – somewhere small and unusual – and upload it to www.caterersearch.com/tabletalk/media/concentratedplaces/default.aspx [...]
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We like people. And we like food. We also like to look after people in the hospitality industry who need help, which is why we support trade charity Hospitality Action (HA). After the festive season, people are watching the pennies, which is why HA’s come up with some free ways of supporting the charity without [...]
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Food, drink and travel bloggers battled it out at The Cavendish London last week in a bid to create the perfect Bloom Gin cocktail. Following a demo from The Cavendish London’s bartenders, Gabor and Warryn, it was shakers at dawn, before the gathered bloggers enjoyed Bloom Gin and Tonic and desserts in the hotel’s sustainable [...]
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On Monday, Michel Roux Jr wasn’t on BBC2’s Masterchef: The Professionals (but he will be making an appearance next week) – instead he was at his Roux at Parliament Square restaurant, hosting a one-off fundraising dinner for industry charity, Hospitality Action. The sell-out event saw the star of BBC 2’s MasterChef: The Professionals and Michel [...]
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