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Recognising Andrew Fairlie’s significant and lasting contribution to the hospitality industry, Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland have today unveiled details of the inaugural Fairlie Scholarship, a career changing opportunity for aspiring chefs in Scotland. Launching at the HIT Talent Conference 2019, the Fairlie Scholarship has been in…

Andrew Williams, from Salthouse Bacaro in Liverpool, has won the Riso Gallo Young Risotto Chef of the Year competition, aimed at budding chefs aged 18 -25 years old. Andrew, aged 20, cooked Caramelised Onion and Red Wine Risotto, with butter-roasted pine nuts, crispy onions, radicchio…

Martin Carabott completes successful stage at Eleven Madison Park, New York  Winner of the Roux Scholarship 2018 Martin Carabott has completed his stage at Eleven Madison Park in New York, USA. The three-month placement, with all expenses paid, is the star prize of the annual…

Advisor and Consultant Philip Newman-Hall and Danny Pecorelli, Managing Director of Exclusive Hotels & Venues and Chairman of the Master Innholders are working together once again to host the long awaited ‘Back to the Floor 4’ gala dinneron Friday 26thApril. Taking place at The Dorchester…

Angostura® bitters has again been found to be the dominant bitters brand at the elite end of the bar business. In the 2019 Brands Report, 82% of bars polled said it was their go-to bitters, while 91% said it was in their top two. For…

The annual Hospitality Action Christmas Online Auction is now open for bids. In its 16thyear, the auction is open from 10am on Thursday 22ndNovember and includes more fantastic prizes than ever, from champagne afternoon teas, to luxury breaks, days at the spa, Michelin dining and…

Registration opens today (5th November) for the prestigious 2019 Nestle Professional® Toque d’Or® competition for students and apprentice chefs at commis level in the UK. Now in its 31st year, the Toque d’Or® competition is one of the UK’s most influential training and development programmes,…

With the summer well and truly over, the temperature dropping and the evenings getting shorter, attention has turned to Christmas menu planning and sourcing seasonal ingredients. Vol-au-vents are the epitome of retro chic and a festive party essential and now, thanks to the latest product…