Monthly Archives: May 2012

Jan Konetzki becomes 2012 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year

Sommelier Jan Konetzki, 31, of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, was announced last night as the 2012 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year. The prestigious competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service, was held yesterday at the London International Wine Fair at ExCel. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Jan came to London five years ago […]

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AFWS announces Moët Sommelier of the Year finalists

The names of the 12 sommeliers who have made it through to the final of this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), have been announced as:

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Food provenance gaining importance on British menus, says Horizons’ Menurama research

Britain’s high street restaurants are working hard to give diners a choice of innovative new dishes with bold flavour combinations, as well as offering an increasing amount of information on their menus about the ingredients they are using. These are the key trends evident in the UK’s high street restaurants revealed by the latest Menurama […]

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Management changes at HVS London

HVS is pleased to announce that Charles Human has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the London offices of HVS, overseeing the firm’s valuation and consulting division as well as retaining his current responsibility for managing HVS Hodges Ward Elliott, the brokerage and investment banking division of HVS in Europe. Russell […]

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