Will Ricker has perfected the pan Asian restaurant formula. Buit with a new venture open and another coming, quality remains his mantra. Will Ricker, godfather of Pan Asian London restaurants, has been a bit quiet of late. The 44 year old Australian ..
Pourcel brothers pull out of Pulze partnership deal at 11th hour The Pourcel brothers have pulled out of the partnership deal with Claudio Pulze to take over ailing fine dining French restaurant W'Sens and turn it into a more mid-market concept....
To win the battle against bacteria, scrub your staff daily and make sure their habits are clean The chef wipes his nose with his hand and then dips a soiled finger into the sauce to taste it. The waiter bringing the starters to the table has an ...
It’s time to sort out the inconsistencies surrounding service charge in the uk. That’s our mission for 2007 and we need you to lead the debate. By 2008 we hope to have a solution that suits everybody.
To help restaurateurs save money and the planet, free workshops are available from the LDA Being energy efficient and minimising waste is not just about benefiting the environment, it is also a great way to save restaurateurs money and improve ...
Knowing about good food and having great presentation skills simply isn't enough if you're thinking about jacking in the day job to become a restaurateur say first-timers You're sociable. You give dinner parties. You have ‘mine ...
Racine founder sells up to concentrate on role with Nick Jones Henry Harris, Chef and joint co-owner of Racine in Knightsbridge, has sold his share of the business to Eric Garnier, with whom he set up the business five years ago. Harris has now ...
The spiel? ;An authentic American diner (so far, one in Soho, one in Shoreditch) with milkshakes, cocktails and beer. We are here for more than just a burger: it's a whole dining experience,; says Co-owner Andreas Akerlund. Which means? ...
Brand extensions of restaurant food can be a lucrative sector to get into, but only if it matches the reputation of your business ;You cannot bottle the experience, but you can ensure that when the customer uses the products at home they are of ...
From fed-up and hard-up to Nobu protégé and celebrating his first year going solo with Dinings Eight years ago, Tomanari Chiba, Chef/Proprietor of Japanese restaurant Dinings, asked his Taiwanese designer friend I Yu if he'd design ..
Pascal Proyart has quietly been waiting in the wings of the London restaurant scene, but now, with a newly refurbished restaurant, it's time for him to take centre stage It was a clear chill day last winter that found Pascal Proyart, me and a ...
PASTA WITH PEDIGREE Whitby Crab with Pasta and Herbs This dish is as simple as you could possibly get – that is why it works. The ingredients are locally sourced, fresh and made to order; the crab is caught in Whitby, the pasta made on-site. It .
Who is he? Owner of the Korova Group, which operates six sites in Liverpool with another two to open by the end of 2007. How did he get into the industry? ;Out of sheer necessity. I was entrepreneurial by nature and I'd been involved in a ...
Gilgamesh in Camden Stables, London has been taken over by the owners of the building – retailer turned restaurateur Richard Caring’s Gilgamesh Camden Ltd – after the previous restaurant owners allegedly failed to meet rent ...
With the fiery owner of L’ortolan at the helm, La Bécasse is aiming to fill the void Hibiscus has left in Ludlow It’s the morning after the much-anticipated first night of La Bécasse, the new kid on the Ludlow restaurant ...
Mauro Colagreco couldn't resist Mirazur in Menton, but how forward-thinking are the blue rinsers of the Côte d'Azur? When Mauro Colagreco first clapped eyes on Mirazur in Menton, he knew resistance was futile. Though he and his ...
Last month it was reported that in Manhattan, Pearl Oyster Bar Owner Rebecca Charles is suing her former Sous Chef, now her business rival, alleging that he has copied “each and every element” of her restaurant – from the grey paint .
Any doubts over La Petite Maison opening in London have vanished in a flood of praise Arjun Waney smiles the smile of a multi-millionaire restaurateur and financier whose new London venture La Petite Maison (;more or less a bit of fun;) has ...
Restaurateurs who have reduced their staff’s working hours or temporarily laid off employees because of the recent floods (or other unheralded situations) should be aware of the legal implications, according to commercial law firm Wedlake Bell. .
The Citrus Café in Headingley, Leeds, has been sold in an off-market deal to a Brighton-based multioperator. The café was set up close to the university in 2001 by Jed McCormack and Phil Timms and has been sold to allow McCormack to ...
Entropy for sale as owners rue the city's lack of enthusiasm for cutting-edge cooking. The former site of Entropy restaurant at 3 Dover Street in Leicester is on the market, and is open to offers for the freehold interest. The three-storey ...
The Finalists. After hours of poring over the sackloads of entries that landed on our doormat, the judging panel, comprised of The Craft Guild of Chefs and Restaurant magazine, have selected the 2006 Best Dishes finalists, and they are: BURGER • .
The Rainbow Café has been servicing vegetarians' special needs since 1988 and willingly keeping up with dietary fads. Regular readers of the magazine will recall a recent story we ran on the horror that is dining out in the UK as a ...
UK winemakers have worked hard to attain a standard worthy of inclusion on restaurant wine lists. So, in a business that's gone potty for locally sourced produce, why is English wine still the exception rather than the norm? We live in a world ...
Regent Inns has bought 31 Old Orleans restaurants from Punch Taverns for £26million. Of the estate, 27 are short leasehold. The cash proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce debt. Chief Executive of Punch Taverns, Giles Thorley, said, ...
It may be the worst part of any waiter's job, but everyone profits from a properly celebrated birthday. Emptying bins, polishing glasses and cleaning ashtrays; of all the worst waiting tasks, there's one that knocks them all into a cocked ...
You've got until October 1 to make sure that you comply with new laws against age discrimination. With the new Age Discrimination legislation coming into play on October 1, now is the time for restaurateurs to make sure they fully understand the...
Anthony Bennett. Who is he? Bennett is Managing Director of the London division of contract catering company MITIE Catering Services, which he established just over two years ago. What else does he do? Through MITIE he recently developed the ...
Getting Started: From a very young age I was working in pubs in Herefordshire, where I grew up, and got the taste for working in hospitality. I went to college to get qualified and gained the equivalent of an NVQ. I had training as a chef and service...
Your new cookbook is called Rebel Cook and has a photo of you on your motorbike. Trying to give Anthony Bourdain a run for his money? I'm really embarrassed about that. I thought it would look tongue-in-cheek and humorous but I actually look a ...
