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15 Nights, 18 Chefs and 15 Michelin Stars   £68,000 raised for Hospitality Action  1,660 covers  560 bottles of Louis Roederer consumed and 70 bottles of Louis Roederer Cristal   1,400 bottles of wine enjoyed  13 regions of the British Isles and Ireland represented  77…

Springboard UK has announced the shortlist for its Awards for Excellence 2022, which will reward outstanding achievements in hospitality at a not-to-be-missed ceremony at the Science Museum on 7 April. More than 40 leading restaurant, hotel, pub, bar and catering business have made the shortlist…

Cyrus Todiwala, the chef and restaurateur, has announced the extension of the submission deadline for Zest Quest Asia 2022.  Full-time students with permanent residency or indefinite leave to remain in the UK will now have until 12 noon on Friday, 4th March to submit their…

Boost your career this year – compete on one of the UK’s biggest culinary stages, gain access to world class mentors, showcase your passion, this is your opportunity! MasterChef: The Professionals is back for its 15th series. Judges Monica Galetti, Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace are…

Leading culinary college Westminster Kingsway College has launched a new Mayor of London Academy Hub to fast-track Londoners into hospitality careers. The Hospitality Academy Hub will work with employers to provide skills training to create jobs and help the capital’s economic recovery from the COVID…

I was first alerted to Boiling Point, the film by my friend David McKown back in August 2021. At that time, we were just about to launch Choose Hospitality, an initiative backed by many hospitality names, to encourage young people to look at Hospitality as…

The headlines have been salacious. Staff have been branded, or so the story goes. Another has been assaulted. Those with big names find themselves under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. It’s ugly, it’s discomforting, it’s wrong. We don’t know the specifities of such…

A young chef has praised the support he received during his culinary training at Westminster Kingsway College in an article for a top industry magazine. A young chef has praised the support he received during his culinary training at Westminster Kingsway College in an article…

The Bocuse d’Or UK Academy has appointed the three Michelin-starred British chef Clare Smyth as its Global Chef Ambassador. The internationally acclaimed chef was this week awarded a third Michelin star for her Notting Hill restaurant, Core by Clare Smyth.  Last year, Clare was invited…

The Roux family has announced the sad passing of Albert Roux, OBE, KFO, who had been unwell for a while, at the age 85 on 4th January 2021. Albert is credited, along with his late brother Michel Roux, with starting London’s culinary revolution with the…