With the appointment of Joanna Gunn as a Chief Brand Officer, Rosewood Hotel Group has added strong leadership to the company’s brand, marketing, and communications team.
She brings more than 23 years’ luxury experience to her new position. Previously, she was a Chief Brand Officer for Lane Crawford, a luxury multi-brand retailer.
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Hilton Hotels announced four new hotel openings in Turkey. The new hotels belong to Hilton’s fast-growing upscale hotel brand.
The new hotels are:
DoubleTree by Hilton Şanlıurfa
It is expected to open in 2022, will be Hilton's second hotel in Şanlıurfa.
Hilton Garden Inn Balıkesir
Hilton Garden Inn Balikesir will be Hilton's first hotel in Balıkesir. Which is planned to open in 2022,
Hampton by Hilton Çerkezköy
Hampton by Hilton Çerkezköy is Hilton's first hotel in Çerkezköy. It is planned to open in 2022
Hampton by Hilton Istanbul Arnavutköy
It will be opened in Arnavutköy, the rapidly developing district of Istanbul. Which is planned to open in 2023
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Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, has opened the Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg–Madeira Beach Marina.
The Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg–Madeira Beach Marina was developed by Madeira Hotel Investors, LLC. It's the third Cambria Hotel in Florida, with others in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The company also is participating in "Commitment to Clean," Choice Hotels' holistic approach.
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The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board approved Urbanica Management’s plans to construct an 11-story, 209-room hotel with a 104-seat restaurant and a 91-space garage at 6747 Collins Avenue.
The design for Urbanica the Beach’s contemporary design, created by Miami architect Jennifer McConney-Gayoso.
The future Urbanica the Beach Hotel is the latest proposal for the property within the North Beach Resort Historic District that has changed hands five times in the past 17 years.
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therealdeal.com/miami/2020/06/10/urbanica-scores-approval-for-new-hotel-in-north-beach/
Diego Colmenero, Charlie Porchetto and a rendering of the hotel
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Preferred Hotels & Resorts has welcomed 26 new member hotels across 14 destinations in the past four months, from January 1 and April 30, 2020, with the new additions ranging from the iconic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, to the soon-to-open Montage Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts continues to position itself as the brand of choice for independent hotels because we offer our member hotels the freedom to compete on their own terms – not just when it’s convenient for us – while inviting them to tap into Preferred’s global reach as a rich complement to their individual efforts.”
All 26 new member hotels are bookable via PreferredHotels.com, and travel advisors can book stays for their clients via the GDS with Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ “PH” and “PV” chain codes.
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99Games and N3TWORK have just launched the second iteration of their popular restaurant mobile simulation game, called Star Chef 2
The new game also follows a freemium model and is available for free on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. To keep the audience entertained while the chefs take time to prepare the meals, the game has live music, celebrity appearances, pool parties, and more. The game also has a collaborative and social element to it.
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https://youtu.be/p1UWQyBUci8
indianexpress.com/article/technology/gaming/star-chef-2-first-impressions/
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National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) represents the interests of 500000+ restaurants across India. The Indian Restaurant Industry’s leading Association India launches New Chapter in Chandigarh and appoints Sunveer Sondhi as the Head of NRAI Chandigarh Chapter
Commenting on his new role as Head of NRAI’s Chandigarh Chapter, He said, “It is my honour to take up the responsibility as the Head of NRAI Chandigarh Chapter. “
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Roboticists, from the University of Cambridge in collaboration with domestic appliance company Beko, used machine learning to train the robot to cook to the necessary level, a matter of subjective choice.
Teaching a robot to prepare and cook food is a challenging task since it must deal with complex problems in robot manipulation, computer vision, sensing, and human-robot interaction, and produce a consistent end product. The results show that machine learning can be used to obtain quantifiable improvements in food optimization
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www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2020/06/04/robot-chef-arms-trained-to-make-delicious-omelettes.html
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Holiday Inn Chennai OMR IT Expressway appoints Chef Asif Iqbal as their Executive Chef. Armed with over 14 years of culinary experience, He brings a dynamic and innovative energy to Holiday Inn Chennai’s diverse culinary scene.
By joining Holiday Inn Chennai OMR IT Expressway as an Executive Chef, it would be his second innings with the IHG Brand.
He firmly believes, “‘Respect for food’ has always been significant value in my family and my inspiration to pick up this profession is my ‘Mother’. Food is the harmony of life and kitchen is the cradle where I want to spend the rest of my breaths.”
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From August 1, 2020, the following airports; Bandaranaike International Airport [BIA], Colombo Ratmalana Airport [RMA], and Mattala Rajapaksa Hambantota Airport [MRIA] will resume operations to greet tourist arrivals.
According to visa procedures, all travelers will require a valid visa; this will be issued for 30 days and extendable for up to 6 months after arrival. Tourists are required to stay a minimum of 5-nights in Sri Lanka. Travelers staying for more than 10 days will be required to take a third test during their stay.
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With 18 years of experience behind him, Tarun is a product specialist with core competence in the food and beverage category, across production, operations, formats, food heritage, and food and liquid culture.
Tell us about your culinary journey?
I started my culinary journey in the year 2000 at IHM Pusa Delhi. The three major milestones of the first phase of my professional life were being an Industrial trainee at the Oberoi, a Management trainee with the Habitat World, and a Sous Chef in 2006.
Finally, 2019 saw the birth of “TITLIE” Culinary Bar in Vagator Goa, based on collaborative cuisine and my most prestigious product so far, TitlIe opened to packed houses and got unprecedented love from the audience.
How have you managed your restaurants during the lockdown? What has happened to the restaurant industry as a whole?
The first step for us was to safeguard the interest of our employees and staff members.
What were some of your culinary initiatives during the lockdown?
We started a massive training drive for almost 100 of our staff members and food handlers covering Hygiene and Safety protocols
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yourstory.com/weekender/chef-tarun-sibal-one-fine-meal-titlie-restaurants
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Actioning advice from the World Health Organisation to use one meter for social distancing from July would enable many more pubs to viably reopen and serve their communities again.
UK Hospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls told BBC Radio 4'sToday program: "At two meters you are receiving 30 percent of your normal revenues, at one meter it gets up to 70 percent - so it is the difference between success and failure for many of those businesses.
The reopening of venues is expected to begin from July 4 in England and the Government is expected to publish its guidelines
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Glasses will be clinking and tables moving as Taranaki bar owners prepare for COVID-19 alert level 1.This meant the country would move to its 'new normal', with the only restrictions in place being on the border.
Bar and restaurant owners could say goodbye to the three S restrictions - seated, separated, and single server - and return to normal.
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Darren McGrady, 58, who worked for the royals for 15 years, said the beloved pooches used to have their own “a la carte menu”.
“The corgi's had their own menu. I thought I was going to be cooking for kings, queens, and presidents.
Darren described the Buckingham Palace kitchens as a restaurant for the lucky pooches, and he used to serve them fresh food daily.
This included preparing meats like rabbit and liver mixed with cabbage and rice, and there was a whole “menu” of dishes to choose from.
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www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/11804491/queens-former-chef-corgis-a-la-carte-menu-dogs/
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), recently released the results of the second State Food Safety Index to celebrate World Food Safety Day during a webinar.
The State Food Safety Index ranks states on five parameters of food safety through a rigorous evaluation process every year. This year, among the larger states, Gujarat was the top-ranking state, followed by
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
On this occasion, FSSAI also released an E-handbook on “Eat Right during COVID-19” for citizens. An updated detailed guidance note ‘Food Hygiene and Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses during COVID-19 pandemic’ was released.
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www.hotelierindia.com/fb/11137-goa-gujarat-and-chandigarh-leads-fssais-state-food-safety-index
We’ve seen movies that can make you hungry, we’ve seen cooking shows that inspire you to try a new cuisine, now it’s time to see movies on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube that will make you look at food from a different perspective – a chef’s perspective. From the action to the budding romance, these movies will take you through everything that goes on inside a kitchen.
If you are foodie and food is your BAE then watch out these movies :
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY – AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
BURNT – YOUTUBE
JULIE AND JULIA – NETFLIX
COOK UP A STORM – NETFLIX
NO RESERVATIONS – NETFLIX
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI – NETFLIX
MOSTLY MARTHA – AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
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National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination or NCHM JEE 2020 were scheduled to be conducted on June 22 after it was deferred. Initially, the NCHM JEE 2020 was supposed to be held on May 5. The entrance exam dates were postponed twice by National Testing Agency (NTA) in the wake of the coronavirus situation in the country.
As per the official notification, the NCHM JEE 2020 Admit Cards will be released 15 days prior to the date of examination on the official websites -- nta.ac.in or nchmjee.nta.nic.in.
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Post COVID-19, it is estimated that 18 percent of single-unit restaurants are likely to shut down between May and July and another 12-15 percent of restaurants will be part of the second round of closure between September and December
As per the report, in the financial year 2019-20, the year that ended in March 2020, only 19% outlets delivered an EBITDA of 10% or more, "half of our universe was negative"
It is important to understand the income-pool that restaurants serve. Drive-Throughs are now a lifeline for fast-food chains.
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The nationwide lockdown has led to various restrictions being lifted in many parts of the country, restaurants in Kolkata are also set to function from June 08 .In this regard, they have come up with various innovative measures to ensure social distancing as well as smooth functioning .
There are quite a few interesting measures which include: glass partitions between tables, an option to place an order on phone from the table, virtual instruction cards to inform guests about the new guidelines, a marked waiting area for those queuing up at the entrance door.
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The hospitality industry has raised concerns about 'high-handed' state government orders to requisition hotels as quarantine or treatment centers, and hoteliers not being compensated for the services offered through the lockdown.
On May 29, the Delhi government requisitioned five hotels through an order to convert them into extended Covid-19 hospitals, a move that took hoteliers by surprise.
The court directed the government to appoint an expert committee to examine the issue and to deal with the petitioner's representation. The matter stands adjourned to June 9.
The head of a hotel chain said his entire hotel has been taken over by state authorities in Madhya Pradesh and he had not been paid.
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