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Listing ID: 1563
Title: Kitchen Rat
Description: Sneaking inside some of the UK’s finest restaurants, hotels and, “staff restaurants” to sniff out the juiciest bits of gossip and serve them up for your delectation.
Category: Recreation : Food & Drink
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listed on: July 31, 2008 06:31:51 PM
Number Hits: 5 times
Recent Posts:
| Bartlett Mitchell'sold'- again - Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:56:59 +0000 |
According to the Monday morning grapevine, managing director Wendy Bartlett has sold the business to rival contract caterer ISS Eaton. But this latest rumour appears to be unfounded. Wendy laughed when she asked me who she was meant to have sold to this week. Simon Titchener, managing director at the 'purchaser' ISS Eaton says the rumour probably arose because of a random seating plan that sat the pair together at the recent BHA Food & Service Management Forum dinner at the top of the Gherkin. "I can only imagine someone put two and two together and made 120!" he added. Bartlett says she was also reckoned to have sold to BaxterStorey just last week, after she was spotted chatting with William Baxter. Before that it was Compass Group. |
| Lampard goes to court over Marco Pierre White sabotage claim - Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:21:24 +0000 |
The story claimed Lampard had behaved in a petty manner by pulling out of the show and persuading the whole The 31-year-old has filed a claim in the High Court over the Sun story from 26 January, which was headlined "Visit El's kitchen? Er... no Franks!", and a web version headed "Lampard: It's Murder for Elern's Show. Exclusive." Lampard argues that story injured his reputation, and caused him considerable hurt, distress and embarrassment. He is seeking an injunction banning the paper from repeating the allegations at the centre of his claim, in addition to damages and aggravated damages. |
| Great British Menu 2010 - the line up - Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:48:05 +0000 |
There have been rumours flying around for a few months as to the format this year and with the help of Caterer's forum, Table Talk we can start to reveal the line-up. Competing chefs are first judged by a former winner, with one chef getting knocked out. The remaining two have the chance to cook for the judges, Oliver Peyton, Prue Leith and Matthew Fort. The participating chefs have been allocated a National Trust House, and have to source their ingredients from the surrounding area. So here it is: The Great British Menu 2010 line-up so far... London region
Judge: Jason Atherton, Maze, London Central region
Judge: Glynn Purnell, Purnell's, Birmingham FINALIST: WILL HOLLAND NE region
Judge: Nigel Haworth, Northcote, Lancashire FINALIST: KENNY ATKINSON Scotland
Judge: Jeremy Lee FINALIST: ALAN MURCHISON Wales
Judge: Stephen Terry, The Hardwick, Abergavenny FINALIST: ALED WILLIAMS NW Region
Judge: Marcus Wareing, Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, London FINALIST: LISA ALLEN SW region
Judge: Michael Caines, Gidleigh Park, Devon FINALIST: NATHAN OUTLAW Northern Ireland
Judge: Richard Corrigan, Corrigan's, Mayfair FINALIST: NIALL McKENNA Keep up to date with more news and gossip on The Great British Menu on Table Talk >> |

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