Seven of the UK’s top restaurant managers, including last year’s runner-up, will go through to the finals of the 2011 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition, following a semi-final held at the Westbury Hotel, London, earlier this week [28 February]. The seven finalists are: Damien Bastiat, restaurant manager, Gidleigh Park, DevonMichele Caggianese, restaurant & […]
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Finalists announced for this year’s UK Restaurant Manager of the Year
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Interview: UK Restaurant Manager of the Year David Hennigan on making guests feel special
David Hennigan, the 2010 UK restaurant manager of the year, sums up excellent hospitality as ‘creating memories’ for diners. When a honeymooning Australian couple visited David Hennigan’s The Crown at Whitebrook as part of their tour of the best restaurants in the UK, they were treated to such outstanding front-of-house service that they told Hennigan: […]
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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 […]
