The Craft Guild of Chefs revived its Spring Ball this year to give members from around the country the chance to enjoy a night of fine-dining, music and games on a rare evening off. Chefs gathered at the Crown Moran Hotel for a delectable six-course meal cooked by the Guild’s Stephen Scuffell, Dennis Mwakulua and [...]
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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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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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Research shows that just 18% of people eat five or more portions of fruit and veg a day. Jessica Collinge, from Vielife, speaking at the ‘Mood Food’ Footprint Forum at the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shocked the audience with this astonishing figure. Despite the ‘5-a-day’ campaign being in its 10th year, hardly anyone is [...]
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With it being Climate Week it’s got us thinking about energy used by commercial catering equipment in the industry. 2012 looks set to be the year when stricter ‘green’ legislation comes in to play. This means manufacturers and suppliers will need to take bigger steps towards more efficient catering equipment both at home and in [...]
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People talk about leading by example, but what does it really mean? After all it’s open to interpretation, which is why we don’t let Karen or Anita out too often. Some of the words used to describe great leaders could be Professional. Leadership. Credible. Empowering. Gracious. Passionate. Thought leaders. Pro-active. Responsible and Priceless. Priceless? We [...]
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Last week we joined the thousands of you who attended the UK’s largest foodservice and hospitality exhibition. For us there were a couple of highlights that stood out from the crowds. We were particularly impressed with the Curious Cake Company. Visitors were taken though a step-by-step chocolate brownies taste test challenge using an iPad, which [...]
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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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Submerged would better describe the fantastic evening spent at the Royal Albert Hall last night, watching TOTEM by Cirque Du Soleil. Submerged in gymnastics, drums, acrobats, beats, legends and philosophy comes splendid food and good wine. Enriched in the magical land that “deploys the splendours” of good imagination, the menu of red mullet with pickled [...]
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This week the team bought together the great and good of the culinary world to wave goodbye to Ray Lorimer, Executive Chef and Culinary Controller at Unilever Food Solutions, and celebrate the fantastic work of the Unilever culinary team. Following 45 years within the hospitality industry, Ray received a send off true to his roots [...]
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