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Bruce McDowell, Principal Hayley Executive Group Chef, with chefs from the Principal Hayley Chef Academy, at The St Johns Hotel, Solihull.

The St Johns Hotel in Solihull welcomed some of the brightest chefs in the country when it hosted the British Culinary Federation Awards.

Tops chefs and catering industry giants took part in the glittering awards Read more »

Parm Rai, Marianne Ho, Ricky Wu and Bal Badesha

Award-winning restaurant, Henry Wong in Harborne, has marked the fifth anniversary of the restaurant’s new-look with a special VIP event.

The exclusive event, which was attended by 50 of the restaurant’s customers, partners and Read more »

Award Winning ChefIjlal Haider

Dorrington Old Hall Persian Cuisine was awarded the prestigious title of Shropshire Council Curry Chef of the Year 2013 after an exciting final ‘cook-off’ on Monday 13 May. This was their third successive final appearance and Dr Ijlal Haider was clearly Read more »

Turners Restaurant in Birmingham has today been crowned The Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year for the Midlands.

The Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year awards gauge the restaurants, pubs and cafés from around the UK where people Read more »

Michelin Chef Richard Turner, of Turners in Harborne, recently visited Queen Alexandra College (QAC) to open one of their new facilities [Pictured} – a café and therapy centre – and judge a student cake decorating competition. About his visit, Richard said ‘QAC is a great place in our community and does incredible work with the students and clients. The atmosphere is extremely positive and focuses on what people with disabilities can do, not what they can’t. Its is important that Read more »

John Wood

Dormy House Hotel has secured a culinary ‘dream partnership’ by teaming up with an internationally renowned Michelin-starred chef to help develop its new menu.

John Wood has been appointed as Food and Beverage Consultant at the luxury hotel near Broadway ahead of its highly anticipated Read more »

Aktar Islam, chef director and founder with co-founder Jabbar Khan receiving their award

Lasan Restaurant has been presented with the ‘Asian Business Restaurant of the Year 2013’ at a prestigious dinner which took place in Birmingham on Friday 26th April to celebrate the very best Asian entrepreneurship in the Midlands.

The Asian Business Awards previously held in London for over 15 years, this year see the first Read more »

The Wood Norton hotel’s new Head Chef, Simon Szymanski, raced out early this morning to personally cut the first asparagus of the season and serve it up for his lunchtime diners.

In a ‘Beaujolais nouveau’ style race to be the first Chef in the county Read more »

The River Cottage Rising Star 2013 competition has launched to give one lucky individual the best possible start to their career. River Cottage is looking for one inspirational character to Read more »