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Emma Lake

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News editor, specialising in restaurants and foodservice.

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Ruth Hansom to open modern British restaurant in North Yorkshire

30 November 2023 by

Ruth Hansom is to open modern British restaurant and wine bar, Hansom, in Bedale, North Yorkshire, in February.

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Train workers approve deal to end strike action

30 November 2023 by

Rail workers have accepted a pay deal that will bring an end to their involvement in almost 18-months of train strikes.

Pho eyes expansion as performance ‘buoys confidence’ News

Pho eyes expansion as performance ‘buoys confidence’

28 November 2023 by
Burnt Chef Project launches free workshop to help tackle festive pressures News

Burnt Chef Project launches free workshop to help tackle festive pressures

28 November 2023 by
Shareholders approve sale of the Restaurant Group News

Shareholders approve sale of the Restaurant Group

27 November 2023 by
Government ‘looking again’ at tax-free shopping for tourists News

Government ‘looking again’ at tax-free shopping for tourists

27 November 2023 by

Winners of fourth annual Andrew Fairlie Scholarship announced News

Winners of fourth annual Andrew Fairlie Scholarship announced

23 November 2023 by

Darren Seggie and Rachel Bremner have been named as the recipients of the fourth annual Andrew[...]

Mallory Court hotel appoints Keiron Stevens as executive head chef News

Mallory Court hotel appoints Keiron Stevens as executive head chef

22 November 2023 by

Keiron Stevens has been appointed executive head chef of Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa[...]

Business rate relief extended for hospitality in Autumn Statement News

Business rate relief extended for hospitality in Autumn Statement

22 November 2023 by

Business rates relief for hospitality will be extended for a further 12-months, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced[...]

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Appeal to trace hotel housekeeper following jewellery theft

22 November 2023 by

A hotel housekeeper is the subject of a police appeal after a suitcase containing £350,000 of[...]

Hotel

‘Travel is a force for good’: IHG’s Karin Sheppard on creating its first zero carbon hotel

The managing director for Europe at IHG Hotels & Resorts speaks to Emma Lake about creating the hotel giant’s first net zero carbon hotel and driving towards a sustainable future "

22 November 2023 by
Can AI create a restaurant? Restaurant

Can AI create a restaurant?

22 November 2023
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Can a robot do better than a human in planning a hospitality opening? We asked ChatGPT and Midjourney to help us create a restaurant. Emma Lake reports

Tom Kerridge steps in to 'save' organiser of Pub in the Park News

Tom Kerridge steps in to 'save' organiser of Pub in the Park

21 November 2023
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The company behind Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park festivals has been bought in a pre-pack administration after the chef stepped into “save” the popular events.

Young’s snaps up pub linked to Gordon Ramsay News

Young’s snaps up pub linked to Gordon Ramsay

15 November 2023 by

Young’s pub group has acquired the Ship Inn, in Noss Mayo, south west Devon, despite rumours[...]

Charities call for expansion of free school meals as parents struggle with costs News

Charities call for expansion of free school meals as parents struggle with costs

14 November 2023 by

Charities including Chefs in Schools have called on the government to expand eligibility for free school[...]

Consumers seeking the ‘exceptional’ contribute to rise in ‘top tier restaurants’ News

Consumers seeking the ‘exceptional’ contribute to rise in ‘top tier restaurants’

14 November 2023 by

Consumer desire for ‘exceptional’ experiences has contributed to the increase in restaurants charging more than £150-per-head[...]

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Lecce inspired café Capilungo to open in Covent Garden

13 November 2023 by

Capilungo, a café and wine bar inspired by the city of Lecce in Puglia, is to[...]

Business

Jorge De Jesus on the new accommodation at Beaverbrook and how the team shower guests with love

The group general manager is behind two new accommodation models at the Beaverbrook country club in Surrey – a Victorian village and a secret private house"

10 November 2023 by
Boom in restaurants charging over £150-a-head revealed in restaurant guide News

Boom in restaurants charging over £150-a-head revealed in restaurant guide

08 November 2023
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The number of restaurants charging more than £150 for a meal have doubled in the last 12 months, according to research by Harden’s restaurant guides.

Government confirms plans to introduce Martyn's Law in this parliament News

Government confirms plans to introduce Martyn's Law in this parliament

08 November 2023
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The government has confirmed plans to deliver Martyn’s Law, requiring UK venues to prepare anti-terror plans, in this parliament.

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