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This week's main hospitality news stories include fears of fresh Coronavirus restrictions, changes to business rates in the Autumn Budget, and La Tasca leaving the UK highstreet after 28 years.
Simon Martin's Manchester restaurant Mana, The Forest Side in Cumbria, and Tuddenham Mill in Suffolk all received four AA Rosettes at a virtual ceremony this morning.
Pembrokeshire College hospitality learners recently attended a virtual career open day at the Dorchester Hotel Pembrokeshire College hospitality learners were given a chance to attend a virtual career open day at one of the world’s most prestigious hotels. Organised by the Chef’s Forum, learners had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at The Dorchester, the luxury five-star hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street, London. The virtual event allowed learners to tune in and access a wide array of live resources including chef cookery demonstrations, front of house and customer experi...
The Mayfair Suite Picture the scene. It's 20 April 1931, and Lady Astor is cutting the ribbon to open the capital's newest and grandest hotel: The Dorchester. The Terrace is humming with liveried waiters sharpening carving knives and sniffing corks, while Jack Jackson and his orchestra (The Dorchester's resident swing band) provide a background serenade. The moment is instantly iconic. When Sir Robert McAlpine conceived this soaring landmark on Park Lane, constructed in steel and concrete (unlike the other London landmark hotels, which were made of Victorian brick and Portland stone), it repr...
Share The Dorchester's management said the lost money would have to be written off, according to The Sun. Food at the iconic Mayfair restaurant, led by head chef Tom Booton, includes a £7 portion of chips and a five-course menu for £85 that includes confit pigeon. A source told The Sun: 'The whole thing was a complete carry on. But by the time the emergency services had given the all-clear, most of the restaurant's 50 diners had left without paying 'The fire brigade were called when a gas heater burst into flames but whoever rang told them a person was on fire so they sent ambulance...