22 June 2012
Become a sponsor of The Skills Show and support the foodservice industry Five CESA members are already signed up for the UK’s biggest skills and careers event, The Skills Show. This annual celebration is designed to inspire the restaurant managers, chefs and designers of tomorrow with exciting opportunities in further education, skills and apprenticeships. The Skills Show will be running a Hospitality Section that will involve a working restaurant, a cooking demo area, a competition featuring the best of the...
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19 June 2012
Extra service plans keep warewashers on track The hospitality industry is going to be working at full pelt during the London 2012 Olympics. The number of visitors to the London area will be at a premium and they all need to be fed and watered. This is going to create a lot of dirty crockery and glassware that will need to be turned around quickly. It is certainly not the time that operators want glass and dishwashing machinery to fail.
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19 June 2012
Rational’s SelfCookingCenter® whitefficiency® offers easy pie-making for butchers To make sure they keep their cut of the action, butchers are finding they need to diversify beyond selling simply fresh meat. One option is to introduce a deli-counter style operation to expand their customer base in this increasingly competitive market sector. Cooked meats, pies, pasties and sausage rolls are all popular options that can be made with ingredients from fresh meat already held in stock.
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14 June 2012
Pollen Street Social Club’s new Winterhalter glasswasher system avoids the need to polish. “It’s a revelation,” says Jason Atherton. Jason Atherton’s vision for the Pollen Street Social Club is to provide fine dining in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. The vision is working: the Michelin starred restaurant is booked months ahead, typically serving 100 at lunch and 130 at dinner. As with any great restaurant, the drinks service is a critical part of the success. Over a hundred customers at each...
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6 June 2012
‘Bombay Café’ in central London uses QSR ConnectSmart solution from CST to deliver best customer service, faster table turnover and higher profits. Dishoom in London’s trendy Covent Garden pays homage to Bombay’s disappearing Irani Cafés. Opened early last century by Persian immigrants, there were almost four hundred cafés at their peak in the 1960s. Now, fewer than thirty remain. Their loss is much mourned by Bombayites. Dishoom draws on their heritage with its all-day menu paying respect to the food...
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