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The capital’s largest food festival, Taste of London, has cancelled its summer shindig in Regent’s Park due to the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was revealed via an email to exhibitors set to attend the event. Organisers said they took the decision with “with heavy hearts”. One restaurant set to cook at Taste shared the news […]
The St Pancras Hotel group, based in King’s Cross, London, will be providing free rooms for NHS staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. The three hotels that make up the group, The Gyle, The California, and The Megaro, their hotel rooms lying virtually empty, have been earmarked to operate as self-service apartments by way of a […]
Chef and restaurateur Mark Hix MBE has announced administrators were appointed to his restaurants and hotel and a board decision was made to close the business. It means his restaurants in London and Dorset, as well as Hix Townhouse, have closed, and staff let go. The chef said that the decision had been taken by […]
Nearly 200 hotels have made more than 20,000 beds available around the UK for NHS staff and other vital workers, following a call from hospitality trade body UKHospitality. Beds in hotels across the country have been provided by national chains and independent outposts to help house those on the frontline being deployed to areas of […]
A spokesman for the Rick Stein brand has responded to criticism that the celebrity chef would not be paying his staff for a month while his restaurants remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, reports said the broadcaster and restaurateur would not provide wages to employees while his restaurants were shut and they […]
Restaurants and chefs across the country are supporting NHS trusts, community groups, vulnerable people, and food banks. After the Government told hospitality businesses to close in order to try to suppress the coronavirus pandemic, many restaurants switched to delivery and grocery businesses to stay afloat. Rent still needs to be paid and staff wages remain […]
Celebrity chef Rick Stein has come under fire for refusing to pay his workers’ wages while restaurants are closed, despite honouring them in an Instagram post just days before. The chef and TV star told staff they will not be paid for over a month while his restaurants are shut due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Industry suppliers Think Hospitality and Flow Hospitality have come together to create HospoLive, a free live content stream keeping hospitality workers connected, upskilled and inspired during coronavirus isolation. The sessions, which will be hosted on Facebook Live throughout Monday to Friday, have been specifically curated to add value to a number different job roles within […]
Celebrity chef Floyd Cardoz has died at the age of 59. The US-based star reportedly died after contracting coronavirus. The Top Chef Masters winner was found dead following complications brought on by Covid-19 at Mountainside Medical Centre, in New Jersey, on Wednesday. The chef was first admitted to hospital last week and tested positive for […]
