Hotel occupancy rates in London over 90% in July

by Richard Rosen on 10/6/2011

New figures reveal that hotels nationwide enjoyed another strong month in July. The future of hospitality jobs in the UK could be looking up, particularly with the Olympics now only 10 months away.

Data from PKF Hotel Consultancy Services states that room occupancy in London was up by 0.6 per cent on last year, to 92.5 per cent, while the average room rate increased by 6.1 per cent to around £163. [click to continue…]

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London Cocktail Week 7-16th October

October 6, 2011
London Cocktail Week 7-16th October

London Cocktail Week, now in its second year, is the trade event for professional cocktail practitioners. London Cocktail Week (LCW) events will focus around one pop-up space in Shoreditch – the ‘Trade Hub’ – where all seminars, master classes, meetings and mingling can take place.
Centered around two photographic studios, Studio One will become a [...]

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Hunt, Gather, Cook

September 29, 2011
Hunt, Gather, Cook

Great new book on foraging and how to cook what you find

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Momofuku – House of the rising Bun

November 12, 2010
Momofuku - House of the rising Bun

Review of David Chung’s new book

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Gordon Ramsay near ruin

October 24, 2010
Gordon Ramsay near ruin

DESPERATE telly chef Gordon Ramsay’s entire career and business empire is hanging by a gossamer thread.  Only David Beckham can save his fortune and his reputation.

Gawd-awful Gordon’s father in law has dramatically quit the management of the holding company which runs the Ramsay restaurants allegedly owing it over £1m. Ramsay’s wife Tana [...]

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Telefonica finances Adria cooking lab

October 6, 2010
Telefonica finances Adria cooking lab

Ferren Adria of El Bulli starts major cooking lab financed by Spanish phone company

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution sparks change in America

June 23, 2010
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution sparks change in America

All over America, the TV show  Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has sparked hundreds of ideas and events based on the same principles as his show.

***Danville’s Children’s Choice is taking a page out of Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution,” with a series of classes on cooking whole, healthy foods, from homemade pasta to handrolled sushi. The classes [...]

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