Sixteen sommeliers have made it through to the 2011 UK Sommelier of the Year final and have been named by the Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) as: Wiremu Andrews, Hotel du Vin & Bistro, CheltenhamLoic Avril, The Fat Duck, BrayArnaud Bardary, Maze, London W1Tobias Brauweiler, Ellenborough Park, CheltenhamRemi Cousin, The Fat Duck, BraySergio […]
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AFWS announces the 16 finalists for this year’s Champagne Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year
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Press release: Academy launches search for 2011 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year
The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS), the UK’s professional body for front-of-house staff, is inviting the nation’s top restaurant managers to enter its 2011 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition. The competition, supported by Hospitality Benchmark through the National Skills Academy for Hospitality, the Savoy Educational Trust and sponsored by OpenTable.com, seeks […]
Press release: David Hennigan wins UK Restaurant Manager of the Year

David Hennigan, 40, of The Crown at Whitebrook and Celtic Manor in Monmouthshire, has won the 2010 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition following an exciting final held yesterday at Babylon restaurant at the Roof Gardens, London. Michele Caggianese, restaurant manager at Galvin at Windows, London Hilton on Park Lane, was runner-up. “I’m was […]

