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Teams announced for UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year

The teams competing for the Skills for Chefs seventh annual UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year have been announced. Read more

Diego Masciaga: ‘I’d like people to realise that service is important’

Diego Masciaga, director and general manager of the three-Michelin-starred the Waterside Inn in Bray, has spoken about the importance of training staff and his aim to make people “realise that service is import ... Read more

Viewpoint: Look to colleges for well-trained front of house staff

Employers would be well advised to engage more with colleges in their search for high-quality front of house staff, says Andrew Bisconti Read more

National Waiters’ Day celebrates fifth anniversary

National Waiters’ Day will take place on 16 May this year as the campaign, led by Springboard and Fred Sirieix, celebrates its fifth anniversary. Read more

A Very British Hotel: Chris Thompson, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London

Director of events at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London hotel Chris Thompson talks about being filmed for A Very British Hotel on Channel 4 and bringing a live horse into the hotel for a book launch. Read more

A Very British Hotel: Nigel Bowen, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London

Nigel Bowen is head concierge at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London hotel – and one of the stars of A Very British Hotel on Channel 4. Katherine Price chats to him about shipping breast milk across the Atla ... Read more

High riser: Jennifer Santner, 2016 Gold Service Scholarship winner

Jennifer Santner, winner of the 2016 Gold Service Scholarship and restaurant manager of Fenchurch restaurant at the Sky Garden, talks to Katherine Price about how the scholarship has equipped her with the skill ... Read more

Costume drama: keep up to date on dress code legislation

Whether you want your staff to dress up or down, there’s a right way to ask them to do it. Rosalind Mullen looks at the latest legislation when it comes to dressing for success Read more

Simon Thomas of the Lanesborough to head Les Clefs d’Or

The head concierge of the Lanesborough hotel in London has become the first British person in 25 years to be appointed international president of the global professional concierge organisation, Les Clefs d’Or. Read more

Minute on the clock: William Thomson

William Thomson, concierge at the Macdonald Randolph hotel in Oxford, was awarded Young Concierge of the Year 2016 by Les Clefs d’Or (the Society of the Golden Keys). He tells Katherine Price what makes a go ... Read more

Natasha Shorthouse appointed restaurant manager of Simpsons

Simpsons in Edgbaston, Birmingham, has promoted Natasha Shorthouse to restaurant manager. Read more

Master of Culinary Arts programme open for entries

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts is seeking entrants to the eight Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) programme, which was officially launched last night at a dinner at Searcys’ 30 Pavilion Road in London’s Knights ... Read more

RACA’s Annual Awards of Excellence open for entries

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts has launched its call for entries for the Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE), designed to recognise young talent. Read more

Search begins for Master of Culinary Arts 2017

The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts is to launch the eighth Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) at the end of the month. Read more

Gold Service Scholarship finalists announced

Eight front-of-house professionals have been chosen to compete in the final of the Gold Service Scholarship 2017. Read more

Pollen Street Social’s Matthew Mawtus named 2016 Restaurant Manager of the Year

Matthew Mawtus from Pollen Street Social has been named the 2016 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year. Read more

Gold Service Scholarship semi-finalists revealed

The Gold Service Scholarship has announced the names of the 27 semi-finalists for the 2017 Gold Service Scholarship competition. Read more

Class act: Paulo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouën on making great service the focus at Margot

Class act Service is second nature to Paulo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouën. At their new outlet, Margot, in London’s Covent Garden, they have created their ideal restaurant: a timelessly elegant space with an exte ... Read more

Shoulder to shoulder: David Foskett and Peter Jones

Funding is just one reason why hospitality education in the UK is at its lowest ebb, claim two leading professors. In a recent meeting with The Caterer, as part of our Think Again campaign, David Foskett and Pe ... Read more