Any excuse to get up to the Lake District, but my partner’s birthday is as good a reason as any. Upon the recommendation of a friend who knows this place very well, it seemed the perfect spot for a treat. So off to The Old Stamp House, Ambleside! After trusting Google Maps over my instinct, we found ourselves
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January is almost done and dusted, and this week saw Taste attend their first awards ceremony of 2025, as Sophie and Caroline saw some friendly faces at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards. It was great to be out and about and in the mix once more and rubbing shoulders with the people behind some of our favourite
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OVER A BEER BARREL Rachel Reeves’s maiden budget will hit small, independent businesses the hardest and hospitality once more will suffer more than any other sector, with minimum wage and National Insurance hikes set to send costs skyrocketing atop all other growing expenses. Hospitality has been on the back foot for the best part of four years now, with setback
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Much anticipation surrounded my visit to Skof, the latest site under the Simon Rogan umbrella and sitting in an excellent spot in NOMA, Manchester; and Manchester should be delighted they’re here. Headed up by Rogan’s Executive Head Chef and Roux Scholar Tom Barnes, “skoffing” here will knock your socks off. Upon arrival, we were offered a choice between the 12
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Some of you will already have had the good fortune of speaking with Danny, but we wanted to formally introduce him. Danny joined Taste Hospitality in March of this year and has hit the ground running, earning some excellent reviews from candidates he has already placed into their dream jobs. Outside of work, Danny loves dining out and also has
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I’ve dined at some fantastic restaurants and sampled the food of some great chefs; but I want to rave and rant about this place until I’m blue in the face and tell anyone who will listen that they need to get themselves here. I had viewed the sample menus and got myself in the mood for this, I was looking
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We recently observed World Mental Health Day; a day to take stock of how we’re doing and how we’re feeling, beyond the outward image we portray to the world, and it’s a day that seems particularly relevant in hospitality. There was for a long time a too little discussed link between hospitality and mental health issues, but it does seem
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In this area of work, I perhaps come as close as one can to understanding the industry (the only member of Taste Hospitality without direct hospitality experience) without experiencing it from the inside, but Tom Kerridge’s recent BBC series offers insight into the behind the scenes to the people who would otherwise never see in. The UK loves hospitality and
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We have some exciting news at Taste Hospitality Recruitment; following years of dedicated work and service, Sophie has become a Company Director. Sophie joined Taste Hospitality in 2016 to run the chef desk; quickly cementing herself as a key member of the team. In the years that followed, Sophie has run an extremely successful desk, building and cementing relationships with
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OSMA, Prestwich Norwegian inspired small plates in Greater Manchester, and it’s as good as it sounds. I could easily have ordered every dish on the menu and a large part of me regrets not doing so. Danielle Heron is likely to be a name on people’s lips before long. The Head Chef of this restaurant is a Mancunian native who
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