Michelin has abolished its Green Star environmental award in an embarrassing reversal, to the dismay of almost 40 recipients in the UK. Confirmation of the decision emerged this week despite an earlier denial from the tyre men – and without any communication with the restaurants concerned. They will apparently have to cease displaying the credential by […]
The National Restaurant Awards auction, held in lieu of the awards proper in order to raise money for the hospitality industry, has made a phenomenal £117,000 for the cause. All the money will go towards supporting hospitality workers who have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Last year’s winner, Moor Hall, was amongst the […]
Cliveden House, Taplow Valentine’s Tasting Menu: £97.50 pp Dinner 9-10 & 16-17 February, Lunch & Dinner 14 February “The best view from a restaurant in Berkshire and some of the very best food too from André Garrett” create huge “romantic” appeal for the dining room of this famous mansion. So what better place to celebrate […]
One-time righthand man of Simon Rogan, Mark Birchall, sets out to open his own restaurant-with-rooms after nine years at L’Enclume in Cartmel. The former exec chef of Rogan’s celebrated former smithy plans to reopen Moor Hall – a Grade II-listed gentry house in Aughton, Lancashire – in early autumn 2016, after complete redevelopment. The mid-16th Century building will […]
