UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2022

UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2022 Restaurant Managers are invited to compete in this prestigious competition to become the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2022. The UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition is important in terms of promoting front of house...

Members in the News – Anton Mosimann OBE

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland celebrates Swiss Chef Anton Mosimann, OBE, who was recently honored with the 2021 Swiss Culinary Merit of Honor. The prestigious award was launched in 2020 and celebrates Swiss gastronomical excellence while honoring Switzerland’s...

Gastronomes Second Summer Outing – 19th August 2021

Despite the forecast earlier in the week we were once again blessed with brilliant sunshine for what was the President, Alison Frith’s second event during her term of office, that of course has been blighted by the Covid epidemic. The committee had chosen to seize the...

Reunion des Gastronomes, Summer Outing 5th August 2021

Le Talbooth Restaurant, Dedham We gathered in glorious sunshine for tea and coffee and sat outside on the terrace by the River Stour on a warm Thursday morning, with the Gastronomes travelling from all directions to get to the lovely location of Dedham on the Suffolk/...

Members in the News – Duncan Palmer

The Beaumont Hotel has appointed Duncan Palmer as its new managing director and brought in Sir Nicholas Soames to take up the position of chairman. Palmer will replace general manager Jannes Soerensen, who is to depart after more than five years in the role. Palmer...

Members in the News – Harry Lomas

  The Royal Logistic Corps   RHQ The RLC is delighted to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has graciously appointed Major (Retd) Harry Lomas MBE BEM FIH as the Honorary Colonel of 167 Catering Support Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps, with effect 1st March 2021.  ...

The Road – making new paths

The Hospitality Industry is well renowned for its diversity and more over ingenuity. Members of the Reunion des Gastronomes have over the past months demonstrated the true spirit of ‘entertaining’ and ‘taking care’ in the community. Whilst some have concentrated on...

Featured interview with Gastronomes Member – Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore has more than 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry having previously worked for Fenwick Ltd – the UK’s largest independent department store group – for 13 years as Head of Group Restaurants. Here he created and operated 37 restaurants...

Featured interview with Gastronomes Member – Miles Pooley

Miles has spent over thirty successful years in London’s Mayfair, returning to club land in 2015 to take up the position of CEO and Club Secretary at the Royal Air Force Club in Piccadilly.The Royal Air Force Club, which celebrated its 100th year in 2018, currently...