Edinburgh Festival’s ‘Thinking Drinkers’ set out to save the pub
Comedy duo the Thinking Drinkers are launching a new Edinburgh Festival show celebrating the pleasures of the pub – with discounted tickets for hospitality workers.
Edinburgh to have its first ever ‘Bartending BAFTAs’ this September
Already a popular fixture in the Glasgow trade calendar, the Bartenders Ball is to head East for the first time, with the brand new Edinburgh Bar Awards.
Mingary Castle named as AA ‘Restaurant with Rooms of The Year’
Mingary Castle, which is run by chef owner Colin Nicholson, was one of just nine UK winners honoured in the awards, which are given to the best of Britain's B&Bs.
Euros football final expected to deliver £120 million sales boost for UK pubs
Pundits are predicting a huge increase in pub sales this Sunday, as English football fans head out to watch their national side face Spain in the tournament’s final.
Edinburgh’s Frederick St ‘party parlour’ gets a refit to cope with demand
Freddy’s owners, Encore Bars, have reinvested in the venue, with an internal reorganisation and refurb ‘creatively utilising every inch of space’.
UK Bartenders’ Guild invites national cocktail competition entries
Entries close on August 12th, the final is in London on September 9th, and the winner will go to the IBA World Cocktail Competition finals in Madeira in October.
Claire comes back to Cameron House as part of revamped top team
Meir’s arrival follows the recent appointment of Gary Rice as director of operations and Claire McIntosh as general manager at Cameron House.
Kids can eat free at all the Highland Coast Hotels this summer
The group has introduced the free menu for kids aged up to eight-years-old at each of its seven hotels around the North Coast 500 tourist trail.
Crerar paves the way for the next generation of hospitality stars
Crerar has given 18 candidates, aged 16 to 24, the opportunity to complete a two-year course leading up to a SCQF Level 8 qualification.
Franck Bruyère takes the helm of The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust
Bruyère will replace Bob Downie when he retires after 26 years in charge of the maritime attraction Britannia, and its sister-ship, the luxury floating hotel Fingal.
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