It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it!!
We are busy restructuring the company website to encompass all of the hotels, resorts and restaurants under one banner so to speak. Part of the remit will be to make more of a play on the food, the menus and the chefs. To this end I […]
Step this way……
Thought you’d all be desperate for an update on one of the hotel projects I’m working on at the moment. Two weeks ago the place looked like something from the set of a Hollywood war epic (with Tom Cruise playing a shorter version of me) AND NOW……
Well, it still does Yes, […]
Photographers protest in London at new law….
This week saw a new law invoked under the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 which seeks to prevent anyone from gaining information about members of the police and the armed forces. The law seems far reaching, under the act anyone and I quote; “attempting to elicit information about members of […]
The birds say it is….
Thanks for putting up with me for the last week or so, it’s been a slog and truth be told blog material has been hard to write with a head full of work. Today I decided to put all of that behind me for an afternoon. Off went the mobile, out […]
Home is where the heart is….
It’s been the mother of all week’s I thought as I drove through the rain and thick fog on an early morning motorway today. Punch drunk from work, interrupted sleep, hassle, stress, annoyances, half eaten meals and late night emails I was ready to come home.
It’s easy to lose […]
The end of a refurb…..
Here’s a quick look at the end result of phase one of the refurbishment programme for one of our hotels. It’s the bar which overlooks the river and has the most stunning views which I shall photograph throughout the seasons. We have improved the kitchen, bar and lounge area here and […]
Good question!
Happy Valentine’s Day, well to the women here anyway. Boys, if you’re reading this I hope you remind your good ladies we’re in a credit crunch
Well, Valentine’s Day means only one thing to me, lots of tables of two!! I’ve written before about annoying menus that have been ‘tweaked’ by managers who […]
A glimpse of the past….
Last week saw me back in the Lake District for a few days and despite the workload and poor weather I always try and make sure I get a quick walk in the fresh air. Walking over the bridge which crosses a fast flowing river you come to an embankment and […]
A simple French dessert…
Simplicity is the key in my new venture at the moment, we are working from a smaller kitchen until the main one is finished and we can get started properly. Desserts therefore cannot be afforded as much time as perhaps I might like so we are sticking with tried and trusted classics […]
Getting ready for opening….
We did a practice run last night from one of the new kitchens, no real customers other than the hotel owners, so no pressure! The idea behind these trials is to complete a ’snagging list’. It tells you what you are missing, where something should be, how powerful the equipment is etc. […]