Emma Lake
News Editor
News editor, specialising in restaurants and foodservice.
Premier Inn owner warns cost inflation likely to exceed previous expectations
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has warned cost inflation is expected to exceed previous expectations reaching 8-9% in the next year.
Design: art deco glamour at the Nightjar, London
The Nightjar cocktail bar has opened a second venue in Kingly Court, in London’s West End, moving away from the prohibition aesthetic towards the rich history of music venues and art deco glamour.
Executive chef Martyn Nail leaves Claridge's after 36 years
Claridge’s hotel has confirmed that executive chef Martyn Nail has left the five-red-AA-star hotel alongside head[...]
A look at the design of Kray Treadwell's 670 Grams
A space within an old custard factory has been transformed into a petite but punchy restaurant
Sara Roberts named managing director of Umbrella Training
Sara Roberts has been named managing director of hospitality specialists Umbrella Training, in a newly created[...]
The Vurger Co to open first Manchester restaurant
The Vurger Co is to open it’s first restaurant outside London and the south east in[...]
Great British Menu 2022 crowns Champion of Champions
The Ritz head chef Spencer Metzger has been named Great British Menu Champion of Champions 2022. "
Jeremy King loses battle to regain control of Corbin & King's restaurants
Jeremy King has lost his battle to take control of restaurant group Corbin & King, with shareholder Minor International seizing the business in an auction held last night.
Front of house staff at PizzaExpress win campaign for bigger slice of tips
Front of house staff at PizzaExpress have successfully campaigned to reverse a move by a tronc committee to allocate a greater proportion of tips to kitchen staff.
Interview with Veryan Palmer: How to welcome teenagers into hospitality
The director of the five-AA-star Headland hotel in Newquay talks about welcoming teenagers into hospitality and[...]
Chef calls for help in securing visas for Ukrainian refugees
A chef has called for help in securing visas for Ukrainian refugees after more than 1,750[...]
Menuwatch: Dipna Anand, Somerset House, London
The new Indian restaurant in Somerset House follows a long family line in the industry. Emma[...]
Minute on the clock: Ricki Weston, executive chef of Whatley Manor
The executive chef of Whatley Manor in Wiltshire retained one of the restaurant’s two Michelin stars[...]
The Glenburn hotel on the Isle of Bute sold out of administration
The Glenburn hotel on the Isle of Bute has been sold out of administration to Bespoke Hotels for an undisclosed sum. "
Attempted murder charge after woman stabbed in east London restaurant
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman in her early 20s was stabbed in a Newham restaurant.
Two-thirds of councils fail to distribute business rates relief fund
Two-thirds of councils have failed to distribute business rates relief funds, leaving the majority of a £1.5b government funded package unclaimed.
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