It doesn’t matter how old you are – your opinion counts. In May last year 3 year old Lily Robinson sent a letter to Sainsbury’s asking why their tiger bread was called tiger bread when, since it looked more like the blotches on a giraffe than a tiger’s stripes, giraffe bread would be a better [...]
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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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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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It’s that time of year again – when the kids, teachers and caterers go back to school. With obesity crisis alarm bells ringing, we can at least be encouraged that children, and their parents, are recognising the importance of healthy school meals, with uptake having risen for the third year running . For this positive [...]
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Some fantastic news reached the office of William Murray on Sunday evening… the gallant Legion of Lyons reached their goal in the Pedal To Paris challenge, arriving at the Arc de Triomphe intact (just about) and in high spirits. Panting for breath on the Champs-Élysées, the ecstatic team Tweeted “Job done!!!!!! What an experience.. Emotional, [...]
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Would you admire the artistic drawing on the wrist of your waiter pouring your favourite glass of Cabernet Sauvignon or would you frown upon it and think less of the place? It seems that tattoos are not to be scorned at or covered up on front of house staff any longer but presented as an [...]
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Next month a team from United Coffee will be taking the ultimate test of endurance when they cycle from London to Paris in aid of this year¹s Royal British Legion¹s Poppy Appeal.  The team needs to raise £4,000 to fulfill its commitment to the charity, which is proving as big a challenge as the ride [...]
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With the Catey’s done and dusted for another year, what a great year its been for all the winners. Our congratulations go out to all those who went home with an award last night and also to those that were nominated – an achievement in itself. But of course, we all had huge smiles on [...]
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We joined industry leaders at the inaugural Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum, a new initiative between Oxford Brookes University and Fairmont Hotels, that aims to encourage discussion and shared learnings among business leaders on key issues facing hospitality. During the day, we took part in training sessions from pricing strategy and online travel booking, eBay and [...]
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Would you tick off your concierge for calling a hotel guest ‘mate’? Or pull up an employee for writing text-speak in a report? Too right you would, so why is it ok for your business contacts to be spoken to in slang on Twitter and Facebook? Your social media persona should reflect the image of [...]
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