Category: Hospitality
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Catering Culture: Festival Food at its Finest
Those new to festival catering may feel that whilst it is an opportunity to spend the summer outdoors listening to great music and making money, the reality might be a little daunting can be high-risk. However, if you are interested in diversifying, Mark Laurie from the Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) believes now is an excellent…
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Who will be crowned AA Chefs’ Chef of 2023?
AA Hospitality reveals shortlist for prestigious AA Chefs’ Chef of the Year Award 2023-2024 Get ready for the ultimate culinary highlight at the AA Hospitality Awards this September. The annual event will see Mark Birchall hand over the reins of the industry-famed AA Chefs’ Chef of the Year Award, sponsored by Caterer.com. This much sought-after…
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Branching Out – How Restaurant Gardening Helps Balance The Books
Many restaurants have started growing their own produce, developing menus around the food they produce to combat the rising price of fresh produce and sustain supplies of fruit and vegetables. Growing your own produce doesn’t require a large plot of land. As Toby Baggott, co-founder of Roots + Seeds Kitchen Garden in Cirencester says, “Start…
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There’s More To A Sandwich Than Marmalade
Much under-rated yet loved by so many of us, the humble sandwich often gets overlooked in discussions about food, so this month we are making amends. A sandwich is more than two slices of bread wrapped around a filling – a good sandwich has soul, and we are not the only people to think so!…
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Expert Butcher Ben Roberts Tells Us Which Meats Will Be Making the Cut This Spring
Ben Roberts is a member of the Welsh Craft Butchery Team and works for prestigious butchers M.E. Evans. Over the course of the last 12 months, he has successfully competed at both the World Skills UK National Finals and the World Butchers Challenge (the Olympics of butchery), finishing in a very accomplished third place on…
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What’s on Trend 2023
As the New Year gets underway, operators and chefs alike are working their way through the latest food, drink and dining trends. While some trends will be a flash in the pan, others are likely to stick around for the year, evolving and gaining ground as the months pass. In this month’s Category Focus article,…
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Rising Star – Lewis Vimpany (Head Chef of Aizle)
After becoming head chef at Stuart Ralston’s Aizle restaurant in Edinburgh’s Kimpton Charlotte Square hotel in the summer of 2022, we caught up with talented young chef Lewis Vimpany to find out where it all started and his plans for the future. Tell us about your current role and the menu at Aizle As of…
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Great Breakfast Ideas For Caterers
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but for caterers it can also be a tough one, especially with everyone having their own idea of the perfect breakfast! This is why we have put together a range of great breakfast ideas ideal for caterers, from quick and easy breakfasts to super healthy options…
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Looking after your mental health in the kitchen
RECOGNISING THE SIGNS OF STRESS It can be difficult to identify when colleagues are struggling with stress and mental health. Mental health problems can distract employees from day-to-day tasks but it can also present more visible symptoms. The team at Pilot Light have identified the below four steps to help the conversation flow when looking…
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In Scope
Our industry collectively employs 3.2 million people in the UK and was 8% of GDP pre-COVID-19. The pandemic has hit the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry hard and we know at least 900,000 jobs are at risk. It’s never been more important to look after our people, ensure they are happy, healthy and ready for…