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Celebrity chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is closing his Bristol-based River Cottage Canteen after seven years. It was largely enjoyed. Fearnley-Whittingstall blamed the closure on “rising costs and challenging market conditions, as well as the size and location of the site”. The River Cottage founder said: “Following a full review of our business we have […]
Monsieur Raymond Blanc presided over the Food Made Good Awards this week with typically French gusto, presenting his bon ami Jamie O with the Sustainability Hero Award, among many other accolades conferred upon green-thinking restaurateurs and suppliers. Held at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Hall on 22 March, the ceremony was by far the award’s […]
This March the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) will launch its fifth annual awards – now named the Food Made Good Awards, sponsored by Nestlé Professional. The accolades are a chance for restaurants and the food service sector to showcase their sustainability achievements. Managing director of the SRA, Mark Linehan, says that recent years have witnessed […]
Two very different restaurants, 700 miles apart, were named joint winners of the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award yesterday (23 February) in London. Daylesford Organic, which operates three organic cafés in the Cotswolds and London, and The Captain’s Galley (Britain’s most northerly mainland restaurant) received their awards from Raymond Blanc, president of the Sustainable Restaurant […]
A new River Cottage Canteen will open, in Winchester city centre, on 24 September. The restaurant, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s fourth outpost, will occupy a Grade II listed building, Abbey Mill, just off the Broadway. In addition to the dining room, the site will also have a separate bar area offering a selection of local cider, beer, cocktails, coffees, cakes and […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of River Cottage to offer you the chance to win a foodie experience to remember in gorgeous East Devon. This tasty little morsel of a competition is for one lucky winner, who will be catered for as only River Cottage know how! The winner will receive a ticket for the River Cottage Experience, […]
Were you aware it’s Earth Awareness month? Harden’s has teamed up with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) to bring you a list of some of the UK’s top places to eat ethically. Save the planet while also tantalising your tastebuds… Grain Store N1 £50 Harden’s says: “An exciting new venture for Bruno Loubet and his […]
