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More chef news this week, with moves, announcements and a cookbook, as well as the sad passing of a renowned food critic. Callum Graham Following last week’s announcement of Callum Graham’s departure from Bohemia after nine dedicated years, his next venture has been made public; and he is to take an Executive Chef role at the award-winning Wild Rabbit. The

There’s plenty to discuss in the last week or so, including Summer fundraising by Hospitality Action, the 2025 Catey’s shortlist announcements and some big news for some big name Head Chefs! The 2025 shortlist was recently announced for this year’s Cateys, being held in July at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. What promises to be as

The Fields to Fork Festival is heading to Whitebottom Farm in Stockport over the weekend of 3rd and 4th May, featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a whole host of well-known chefs and fantastic food and drink. With the weather being what it is at the moment, we have to hope for some consistency as it will be a beautiful

Out of Towners Once more Caroline and Sophie attended Manchester’s Finest Out of Towners on 25th March, as Head Chef Johnnie Crowe of London’s 1 Michelin Star Restaurant St. Barts descended on Manchester with a stunning 7 course tasting menu. After three beautiful amuse bouche, they started with a beautifully arranged shellfish, seaweed and sea herbs dish

Liverpool isn’t just famous for musical or footballing legends. Paul Askew is synonymous with the food scene of the north-west powerhouse, and the Liverpudlian culinary legend was last week recognised as such, as he was made President of Disciples Escoffier UK. Within this prominent role, he will assist in the modernisation of the organisation, working on diversity and helping

There are few things we at Taste Hospitality look forward to more than dining out – as is probably pretty evident, and I would choose nothing else for my birthday treat at the end of March. So I can’t wait for my first time at Salford’s Black Friar; and enjoying the tucker that the 1AA Rosette gastro pub, reborn

You may have already seen us raving about the first instalment of the excellent Out of Towners by Manchester’s Finest, but it would be remiss if we didn’t include a bit more detail. Hosted at the beautiful TNQ Restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, the night kicked off with the lovely and wonderfully talented Jack Bond introducing himself and his wife Beth

Last night, Caroline hit up Higher Ground again, for a pre-theatre meal and the food as always was exquisite. She opted for their seasonal set menu, with brand new dishes as well as some much enjoyed and previous favourites, plus an extra treat at the end – a chocolate tart that she just about had room for! We personally

We kept a close eye on The Michelin Guide awards which took place on Monday 10th February, with the UK and Ireland’s best and brightest gathering in Glasgow. Some amazing places picked up their first ever star; Kirk Haworth – who you may recognise from Great British Menu as their Champion of Champions for Series 19 – notched 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

We had the pleasure of speaking to Keiron Stevens during lockdown in 2020, finding out a little bit about his hospitality career and what makes him tick. We are now excited to share the news that the former Head Chef at 1 Michelin Star Birmingham restaurant Adams has joined restaurant group JM Socials as Executive Head Chef. He will be

BLOGDOWN – ISSUE EIGHT It’s been a funny old month. There was a huge sigh of relief at the beginning of July as doors started to open; both for businesses and customers. Allowing for distancing, people were once more allowed the freedom to visit pubs and restaurants, and enjoy drinks and food with friends. NO MORE NO SHOWS With this

BLOGDOWN – ISSUE SEVEN Saturday marked the end of the first week of hospitality venues being allowed to reopen and, allowing for certain restrictions in distancing as well as extra health and safety measures, service could resume. There were definite positives as the sector began stirring again. Bookings have been made to well-loved restaurants, and hotel occupancy rates increasing. There

BLOGDOWN – ISSUE SIX This post feels like the first surrounded by a sense of normality. The sound of a huge, collective sigh of relief after the recent announcement of restrictions being eased from 4th July was deafening. This came on both a business and personal level. Personally, over the last few months, I have genuinely found myself from time