Caterer & Hotelkeeper articles from June 2009

Caterer & Hotelkeeper archives from June 2009

EU directive on agency workers.(Infozone)(European Union)
June 5, 2009... A new EU law comes into effect in 2011 obliging companies to give temporary agency workers the same employment rights as permanent staff, bar pensions and maternity leave. But there are ways round it, as Fiona Rushworth reveals The Problem...

How to bring that Greek summer to your menu.(Side Orders)(Vefa's Kitchen)(Book review)
June 5, 2009... Vefa's Kitchen Vefa Alexiadou Phaidon [pounds sterling]24.95 ISBN: 9780714849294 For a book as broad yet also as esoteric as Vefa's Kitchen you might wonder where the interest lies outside of Greek chefs and the...

ladbrokes bets on Charlton House to feed employees.(News)
June 5, 2009... Contract caterer Charlton House has won the contract to feed staff at bookmaker Ladbrokes in a deal worth [pounds sterling]675,000 in total turnover. The company took over catering for 1,000 Ladbrokes employees and hospitality services at...

Events.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Hurry up, as there are still a few spaces left at what promises to be a great BHA Annual Lunch. Taking place at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Wednesday 24 June, the lunch has secured a fantastic speaker in the shape of the...

The Augustine Prague, Czech Republic.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Sir Rocco Forte's five-star hotel in Prague's MalA Strana district is housed in six historic buildings, including a former brewery and the 13th-century Augustinian monastery. Opened May Owner SC Master General manager Henning...

CitizenM Amsterdam,the Netherlands.(Side Orders)(Brief article)
June 5, 2009... Located in Amsterdam's financial district, this is hotel group CitizenM's second property. Its "industrial flexible demountable" design meant all rooms were assembled offsite and then stacked above the ground floor. Opened May Owners...

Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton, South Africa.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... This is the first of two Radisson hotels to open in Johannesburg, located in the financial district. Housed in a 15-storey new property, it is aimed at business travellers and offers extensive conference and meeting facilities. Opened May...

Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe, France.(Side Orders)(Marriott Corp.)(Brief article)
June 5, 2009... Marriott has launched this design-led hotel in the centre of Paris, built on the site of the famous Theatre de L'Empire. It includes the Makassar Lounge and Restaurant offering a fusion menu of French and Indonesian cuisines. Opened May...

Landlords beware, tenants on warpath.(Features)
June 5, 2009... When 140 publicans marched on Parliament last month it seemed like just another protest. A few people up from the country annoyed about something, a nice day out, hold a few banners and shout a few slogans. In this case, leaseholders were...

Purpose-built units for MPs could have multiple benefits.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Letter of the week I applaud your suggestion that MPs should make use of budget hotels around Southwark (Caterer 22 May, p7). However, there are drawbacks as anyone who has tried to book these hotels will testify: they are popular venues...

Accommodation reclassification is paramount.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Having decided to take a week's holiday in an endeavour to support our ailing economy and hospitality industry, my companion and I recently headed to the south-west of England. Having decided to take a week's holiday in an endeavour to...

Visit England ad is wasted budget.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... It was tough watching Man United lose to Barcelona last week as I always support British teams in European tournaments. It was tough watching Man United lose to Barcelona last week as I always support British teams in European tournaments....

Industry will be poorer place without Rodney.(Side Orders)(Rodney Widdowson)(Brief article)
June 5, 2009... It is with deep regret that I read of the passing of one of the industries most iconic individuals, Rodney Widdowson. It is with deep regret that I read of the passing of one of the industries most iconic individuals, Rodney Widdowson. ...

Beware of that sinking feeling.(Side Orders)(Letter to the editor)
June 5, 2009... Turkey may be being billed as the new Greece and be on the way to becoming the latest must-go tourist destination Turkey may be being billed as the new Greece and be on the way to becoming the latest must-go tourist destination but really,...

My NEW KITCHEN.(Inside)
June 5, 2009... The Waterside Inn's kitchen has had its first makeover in 24 years, In terms of a kitchen extension, you might think that moving one wall back 1.5m and another by 1m isn't going to make a lot of difference. But you'd be wrong. The extra...

villiers Terrace.(Features)
June 5, 2009... Another pub falls to the gastro-upgrade. But the services of a chef formerly with Adam Byatt at Hospital, mixed with a funky, baroque design is bringing good food to north London, says James Aufenast Crouch End is well served by eateries,...

The week in brief.(News)
June 5, 2009... Holiday Inn wins Olympics partner Holiday Inn has been confirmed as the official hotel services provider to the 2012 London Olympics. As part of the [pounds sterling]10m package, Holiday Inn, along with other hotels in the InterContinental...

Picture of the Week.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... seaside special Almost a third of UK consumers will be holidaying in the UK this summer, research has revealed. A Onepoll survey of 3,300 consumers, commissioned by budget hotel group Travelodge, showed that the number of Brits going...

Talent at the table.(Infozone)
June 5, 2009... Energy, hard work and a great personality will get you a long way in the restaurant industry - and as the sector battles the recession, it's a great chance for you to shine. Rosalind Mullen reports why would you work in the restaurant...

Shire puts [pounds sterling]80m for sale sign on Stafford hotel.(News)
June 5, 2009... The Stafford Hotel in London's Mayfair, which won the Hotel of the Year - Group Catey last year, is up for sale for an estimated [pounds sterling]80m. The 105-bedroom, five-star hotel, which is owned and operated by Shire Hotels, a subsidiary...

Side Orders.
June 5, 2009... Best of the blogs from Caterersearch.com Lecherous likes Now, Kitchen Rat receives a lot of crappy e-mails every day, but this press release that dropped into the Inbox takes the biscuit. "Do you have a taste for good food and...

Contents.(News)
June 5, 2009... Recruitment Focus on restaurants... head chef David Jaram at Fishmore Hall 44 7 Restaurants Just St James hits out at [pounds sterling]125,000 rent increase 9 Hotels Rezidor celebrates first Missoni opening 10 News analysis...

This woman earns one-sixth of the national minimum wage. No, she's not working illegally, she has her own business. She runs a tied pub.(News)
June 5, 2009... Infozone: The new EU rule on agency workers that's coming your way in 2011 IdentitA Golose Italy's new wave of chefs gets together to take on the Spanish My new kitchen The Waterside Inn is given its first makeover for 24...

Good weekBad week.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Wine lovers A glass of wine a day can cut the risk of developing gallstones by a third, says research. Wearing make-up Waitresses wearing make-up can earn 25% more in tips than their cosmetics-free colleagues - but only from male...

Unsecured creditors lose out as insolvencies soar.(News)
June 5, 2009... With predictions of a bloodbath in the restaurant sector earlier this year, it would be easy to overlook the difficulties being suffered by many hotel groups. Gemma Sharkey reports Figures released by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers...

News.(Interview)
June 5, 2009... A minute on the clock Duncan Sambrook Duncan Sambrook is the director of Sambrook's Brewery in Battersea, south-west London, the capital's newest independent brewery, which produces Wandle Ale. He spoke to Kerstin Kuhn about brewing...

Publicans call for radical rethink on beer tie deals.(News)
June 5, 2009... MPs want reform of the tied model instead of abolishing it By Nic Paton Publicans are calling for a "radical rethink" of the relationship between the major pub companies and their tenants starting with the removal of the beer tie. ...

Little Chef did not contact Blumenthal on menu rollout.(News)
June 5, 2009... Heston Blumenthal has said he was not consulted by Little Chef about a planned nationwide rollout of the menu he devised as part of Channel 4's documentary Big Chef Little Chef. Little Chef chief executive Ian Pegler last week said the...

Just St James slams [pounds sterling]125k rent increase as a 'slap in the face'.(News)
June 5, 2009... Property agent advises tenants to keeps lines of communication open with landlords as extra charges could result in bankruptcy By Kerstin Kuhn and Daniel Thomas Just St James restaurant in central London is in dispute with its landlord...

Brits are paying nine times as much beer tax as the Germans.(News)
June 5, 2009... British beer drinkers pay more than nine times the rate of duty as German consumers and seven times as much as the French, the British Beer & Pub Association revealed this week. Across the 27 EU countries, only Finland and Ireland impose...

Celebrity chef cult will survive Ramsay's financial problems.(News)
June 5, 2009... Driven to drastic measures? Gordon Ramsay has had to take some unpleasant decisions in order to save his business By Kerstin Kuhn The cult of the celebrity chef isn't dead, despite the high-profile difficulties of Gordon Ramsay and...

InterContinental reaches 600,000 rooms and is still the world's biggest.(News)
June 5, 2009... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) remains the largest hotel company in the world by room numbers, annual research has revealed. The UK-based company surpassed the 600,000-room mark this year keeping it in the number one spot it has...

Rezidor celebrates first fruit from its tie-up with Missoni.(News)(The Rezidor Hotel Group)(Brief article)
June 5, 2009... Edinburgh hotel to open next week after four years of planning By Gemma Sharkey Rezidor Hotel Group will next week finally open the doors on the first hotel under its tie-up with fashion house Missoni, which has been four years in the...

Vacherin brings in new directors as it wins big contract at EMI.(News)
June 5, 2009... Contract caterer Vacherin has appointed two new directors and landed a new contract at music publisher EMI. The company has named Conrad Dean as operations director and Lloyd Mann as director of food, with Dean taking direct responsibility...

Campaigners ask restaurateurs to fight for fish.(News)
June 5, 2009... Restaurant operators are being urged to back a campaign on sustainable fish as a new feature documentary film about the effects of the worldwide overfishing crisis is released. The End of the Line examines the impact of overfishing and...

At Home onthe range.(Inside)
June 5, 2009... Traditional cooking ranges are as popular as ever, despite modern innovations. As soaring fuel costs and government exhortations to use more energy-efficient equipment impact on commercial kitchens of all sizes, you could be forgiven for...

In season.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... Jean Baptiste Bady, head chef, the Kinnaird Estate Hotel, Perthshire, voted chef of the year at the 2009 Scottish hotel awards Mackerel fillet with pickled apple, red wine reduction and mizuna shoots e_SClBIngredients For the...

Review of Reviews.(Side Orders)
June 5, 2009... The Observer 31*May This week, Jay Rayner goes off piste and tries one of the new breed of eateries, an underground restaurant - his choice, the Saltoun Supper Club in Brixton, south London, run by Arno Maasdorp, by day a food...

A run for their money.(Features)
June 5, 2009... Nearly 4.5km around Galvin's Chance The whole point of the coming race is to raise money for the Galvin's Chance Project, a programme devised to help disadvantaged people aged 18-24 who are not in education, employment or formal...

ties that bind.(Features)
June 5, 2009... The relationship between pub owner and landlord has allowed thousands into the industry, taking on properties that would otherwise cost too much to buy with the help of pubco landlords. But now with many publicans going out of business, and...

Masters plan changes lives.(Calcot Manor )
June 5, 2009... Paul Sadler, general manager of Calcot Manor in Gloucestershire, says taking part in the Master Innholders Scholarship Programme provides an exceptional personal development opportunity The Master Innholders Scholarship Programme is an...

My life in hospitality Kirk Kinsell.(Infozone)
June 5, 2009... Kirk Kinsell is president, Europe Middle East & Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group Hospitality runs in Kinsell's family, back to his great grandfather, Frederick Clift, who built what is now known as the Clift hotel in San Francisco in...

Forza Italia.(Features)
June 5, 2009... Forget spaghetti alla carbonara, or 20 different ways with risotto - things are changing in Italy. Chefs that have long been in the shadow of Spain are cooking many ways with Parmesan or making crame brA'lee out of olive oil, and Carlo Cracco...

The case for self-defence.(Infozone)
June 5, 2009... Assaults on staff in the service industry are far from rare. As an employer, have you considered the effect an attack, either in the workplace or on the way to work, might have on morale? Tom Vaughan looks at how self-defence training can...

Infozone.
June 12, 2009... We've all been there: the service is great, the food superb, but there's just one problem - the restaurant is playing the pan pipes version of Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On at full volume. Well, perhaps we haven't all had that experience,...

'Draconian' marketing legislation could stop small firms benefiting from Games.(News)
June 12, 2009... Small and medium-sized hospitality businesses will struggle to benefit from the 2012 Olympics in London because of a "draconian" change in marketing legislation, experts warned at the conference. The Olympics Act (2006) has added more...

Side Orders.(The Spaghetti Tree)(Book review)
June 12, 2009... CH12-05-09 Book review The Spaghetti Tree Alasdair Scott Sutherland Primavera Books Ltd - [pounds sterling]14.99 ISBN 9780955789205 The discovery of sex - precisely dated by Philip Larkin to 1963 - was not the only thing...

Side Orders.(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... Later this month London will play host to an unbelievably star-studded chef event. For the first time, the five-year-old institution that is IdentitA Golose, an annual restaurant event held in Milan, has expanded abroad. IdentitA London...

Side Orders.(Recipe)(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... Ingredients (Serves four) 4 x 190g wild salmon fillets 2tbs honey 1tbs dark soy sauce 1tsp paprika 450g Jersey Royal potatoes 1/4 small Scotch Bonnet chilli 120ml olive oil Juice and zest of 1 lemon ...

BHA plays down fears over 2012 hotel room shortage.(News)
June 12, 2009... By Gemma Sharkey Hospitality industry figures have played down fears there will be a shortage of hotel rooms during the 2012 Olympics. According to official figures, 17,000 new hotel rooms will be needed in time for the Olympics to...

News.
June 12, 2009... "Eight in 10 small and medium-sized businesses have yet to take any action to evaluate opportunities. One in five say it's too early to consider the Olympics, but [pounds sterling]16b of contracts have already been let." Mark Stuart, head...

News.(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... Operators are vulnerable to claims, says Waterside Inn manager By Daniel Thomas The general manager of Michel Roux's three-Michelin-starred Waterside Inn has urged the restaurant industry to stand up to the "culture of complaining"...

A history of the Italian restaurant revolution.(The Spaghetti Tree)(Book review)
June 12, 2009... The Spaghetti Tree Alasdair Scott Sutherland Primavera Books, [pounds sterling]14.99 ISBN 9780955789205 The discovery of sex - dated in Philip Larkin's Annus Mirabilis to be 1963 - was not the only thing that made the 1960s...

Side Orders.
June 12, 2009... L'Aquila earthquake victims London Fine Dining Group raises nearly [pounds sterling]3,000 for them at its two Italian restaurants, Zafferano and Alloro. London Restaurant Festival More than 400 restaurants in the capital have signed up for...

Side Orders.
June 12, 2009... Paul Kitching and partner Katie O'Brien, who left the Michelin-starred Juniper in Manchester last year, have launched this restaurant with four bedrooms in Edinburgh. It is housed in a Georgian townhouse in the city's New Town area. Opened...

Features.
June 12, 2009... They call them sites for art's sake: stylish bars and restaurants geared for short, sleek lives filled with those in the know. Springing up in warehouses, town squares and empty rooms, before closing shortly after, pop-up bars and restaurants...

Side Orders.(caterer Lexington )
June 12, 2009... ch12-06-09 best of blogs and Table Talk 345w Contract caterer Lexington held a gathering for a select few recently to celebrate its placing in the Sunday Times Best 100 Small Companies to Work For 2009 list. Held at law firm and...

Ramsay to relaunch Petrus in the autumn.(News)
June 12, 2009... Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) is to relaunch its former Michelin-starred Petrus restaurant in London this September. The company lost the previous Petrus site at the Berkeley hotel after chef-patron Marcus Wareing left the company to work...

News.
June 12, 2009... Rising stars of 2009 are awarded Caterer this week recognised the top 30 hospitality figures under the age of 30 at the Acorn Awards in a ceremony held at Von Essen's Lower Slaughter Manor in Gloucestershire. Winners included bright young...

Drabble leaves Aubergine after 11 years at helm.(William Drabble)(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... William Drabble, head chef at Aubergine in London's Chelsea, has left the Michelin-starred London Fine Dining Group restaurant, Caterer has learnt. Drabble took over the reins at Aubergine from Gordon Ramsay in 1998. Since then, he has...

Savoy reopening is likely be delayed until next year.(News)(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... Doubts have been raised about whether the Savoy will reopen this year following a [pounds sterling]100m refurbishment, after the hotel's owner admitted it wasn't accepting any event bookings for 2009. The reopening date has already slipped...

Government shows 'sad lack of vision' in tourism policies.(News)
June 12, 2009... Head of the British Hospitality Association calls for investment By Chris Druce The Government's policies towards the tourism industry show "a sad lack of vision" according to the chief executive of the British Hospitality Association...

Chicken secretly injected with beef and pork proteins sold in the UK.(News)
June 12, 2009... UK restaurants and caterers have been unknowingly serving chicken secretly injected with beef and pork proteins, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned. Food manufacturers in three EU states have been using bovine and porcine gristle...

Hoteliers may have seen worst of the slump, says Deloitte.(News)
June 12, 2009... By Chris Druce UK hotel operators have reason to be optimistic, with a "clear trend" in improved hotel performance emerging since the beginning of the year, according to a report by Deloitte. The consultancy said that while revenue per...

News.(Fifteen Cornwall)(Interview)
June 12, 2009... Dave Meneer is the chief executive of Fifteen Cornwall, the Jamie Oliver-backed charitable restaurant, which this week celebrated its third group of graduates and released the First 1,000 Days report. He spoke to Kerstin Kuhn Caterer What...

Side Orders.
June 12, 2009... ch12-06-09 viewpoint 370w Food journalist Richard Johnson, a judge of the food category at this year's RSPCA Good Business Awards, says ethical food has never been so important I am a TV presenter and a grown man but when I filmed...

Features.
June 12, 2009... "You don't half make friends quickly on a caravan holiday," said comedian Ricky Gervais, "especially when the alternative is watching your nan go to the loo in a bucket." Well, the only thing that early forecasts of domestic tourism 2009...

north star.(Features)(Brief article)
June 12, 2009... Italian designer Missoni has teamed up with hotel group Rezidor to create a snazzy set of properties across the globe - and it's first stop Edinburgh It's time to enjoy the gorgeous style at the new Missoni hotel in Edinburgh - wavy...

Infozone.
June 12, 2009... Employers neglect to help workers with rising stress levels Workers' productivity could be being affected by their employers' failure to address stress levels that have risen over the last year, research has revealed. Benchmarking...

Side Orders.
June 12, 2009... What other industry adds a service charge to its functional charge so that a bill for [pounds sterling]100 is not [pounds sterling]100 but [pounds sterling]110 or sometimes [pounds sterling]115? Well my dentist doesn't and my undertaker won't;...

Infozone.
June 12, 2009... David Webster originally wanted to be an RAF pilot but his plans were thwarted when it discovered he was colour-blind. The industry appealed to him after he enjoyed family holidays watching how hotels were run. But he was interested only in the...

Infozone.(Viewpoint essay)
June 12, 2009... THE PROBLEM I own a small country hotel in the South-west of England. Business has been quiet over the past few months, although I am expecting things to pick up in the summer. Until then, I've heard I may be able to get help with my tax...

Features.
June 12, 2009... It may have had something of a bad press in the hospitality industry, but frozen food offers numerous benefits for caterers - including cost savings, year-round availability, portion control and reduced wastage. Not only that, but advances in...

Kettner's.
June 12, 2009... No longer a Pizza Express outlet, the new Kettner's in London's Soho came in for a bashing from the critics when it opened last November. How has it fared since then? Tom Vaughan finds out A pig in lipstick is still a pig, and a Pizza...

Side Orders.
June 12, 2009... The Guardian 6 June The first thing that hits you about At The Chapel in Somerset is the smell, says Matthew Norman, and there's nothing so appetite-stimulating as the scent of freshly baked breade_SClBThe large, high-ceilinged room...

Legacy's lifeline for Wyck Hill House and Royal Hotel.(News)
June 19, 2009... Legacy Hotels and Resorts has rescued two Niche hotels from administration, bringing the number of properties under its management to 11. The company has taken on management contracts at the Royal Hotel Cardiff and the Wyck Hill House...

Acorns 2009.(Features)(Awards list)
June 19, 2009... Caterer's 23rd set of Acorn Award winners was brought together last week for two days of presentations, team-building, networking... and one or two slightly silly games They're back: our awards that celebrate the best of young talent in...

Book ReviewAn exhaustive but not practical foraging guide.(Side Orders)
June 19, 2009... The Forager Handbook - A Guide to the Edible Plants of Britain Miles Irving Ebury Press [pounds sterling]30 ISBN 9780091913632 For someone who had been looking forward to The Forager Handbook ever since Miles Irving did a...

Springboard award winner.(Infozone)
June 19, 2009... Springboard's Awards for Excellence celebrate what a great place the hospitality industry is to work. The 2009 awards, held at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London last November, saw The Best Regional Initiative awarded to a collaboration between...

Going places.(Infozone)
June 19, 2009... Neil Raw has been appointed general manager of the new 252-bedroom Park Inn Manchester Victoria. Raw joins from the Park Inn hotel in Telford, where he was general manager. He joined Park Inn in the summer of 2007 when the Langs Hotel in...

Events.(Side Orders)
June 19, 2009... Now as firmly a part of the British summer as strawberries and body odour, Taste Festivals return this week, with Taste of London. Taking place from 18 to 21 June at Regents Park, the festival pulls together over 30 of the city's top-end...

Good weekBad week.(Side Orders)
June 19, 2009... Yohann Jousselin The head sommelier at the Hotel du Vin in Winchester is named the UK's Young Sommelier of the Year. Vegetarians Sir Paul McCartney, Giorgio Locatelli, Simon Rimmer and Skye Gyngell back a campaign urging the public to take...

The Eastside Inn, London.(Side Orders)
June 19, 2009... Former Michelin-starred chef Bjorn van der Horst (ex-Greenhouse and La Noisette) has launched his first solo venture. Located in Farringdon, it is divided into a bistro and fine dining restaurant and features a central open kitchen. Opened...

Rockfish Grill and Seafood Market, Bristol.(Side Orders)
June 19, 2009... Mitch Tonks, founder of the fishmonger-cum-restaurant chain Fishworks, has opened a second restaurant in the West Country. It specialises in local seafood and simple grilled meat dishes and is the first of several planned outlets. Opened...