Sophie Weir - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 29

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Food, Drink & Hospitality Week 2025: Registration opens for the UK’s biggest celebration of industry innovation

🍽 Food, Drink & Hospitality Week runs from 17-19 March 2025 at Excel London, featuring an expanded HRC event with a new Pizza & Pasta section and stages for discussions on industry trends. Robert Richardson, CEO of the Institute of Hospitality, emphasizes HRC's significance for industry professionals. The event includes Chef HQ with chef demos and interviews, plus the return of the World Catering Technology Awards with FoodBev Media. Visitors can register for complimentary trade tickets at fooddrinkandhospitalityweek.co.uk.

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GAIA Skincare Partners with Wellness Retreat & Spa to Enhance Wellness Journeys

🌱 UK's luxury organic skincare brand GAIA Skincare has partnered with SANté Wellness Retreat & Spa in Cape Winelands, South Africa, to provide handcrafted products and enhance wellness experiences. The alliance merges GAIA's natural, holistic care philosophy with SANté’s wellness approach. Guests at SANté can now enjoy bespoke GAIA skincare rituals within the spa’s tranquil environment, surrounded by mountain views and lush gardens. Diane Nettleton, GAIA’s founder, celebrates this first international collaboration, born from a meeting in Bali with SANté's family owners.

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1994 Supperclub.tube Review: A Cultural Journey on the Victoria Line

🍽 In Walthamstow, supperclub.tube opened in 2018, attracting nearly 11,000 guests and offering a social dining experience three nights a week. Head Chef Beatriz Maldonado Carreño (Bea), inspired by Latin American cuisine, presents a six-course seasonal tasting menu within a 1967 Victoria Line tube carriage at the Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum. The exclusive venue merges industrial heritage with culinary innovation, highlighting Bea's journey from Colombia to training in Argentina under European technique influencers and working under Virgilio Martinez in Peru before joining supperclub.tube.

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Celebrate love at Cameron House this Valentine’s Day

💎 Cameron House, a luxury five-star resort on Loch Lomond, offers romantic escapes for Valentine's Day including proposals, private champagne cruises, island picnics, and seaplane tours. The resort features 208 bedrooms, 28 suites, multiple dining options, a spa, and The Carrick golf course over 400 acres. Room prices start from £348 bed and breakfast per night. Bookings can be made at cameronhouse.co.uk.

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Capella Hotel Group crafts meaningful moments of tradition in celebration of the Lunar New Year

🎃 Capella Hotel Group celebrates the Year of the Snake from January 28 to February 12, 2025, offering complimentary "Capella Moments" experiences at all destinations. Capella Singapore, listed in the World’s 50 Best Hotels in 2024, hosts a lion and dragon dance on January 29. Capella Sydney starts celebrations on January 28, featuring cultural activities and a special afternoon tea. Capella Bangkok, named The World's Best Hotel in 2024, blends Thai and Chinese traditions starting January 29. Patina Maldives, Fari Islands provides a reunion dinner and lion dance performance on the morning of Lunar New Year, January 29.

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Rocket: First Amongst Luxury Events Hospitality to Unveil Inaugural Low & No Alcohol Menu

🍻 Luxury caterer Rocket launches Low & No Alcohol menu, responding to increased demand for non-alcoholic drinks at events. Michael Symonds, Rocket's Director & Co-founder, highlights the shift in drinking habits, aiming to provide sophisticated drink experiences. The menu includes complex non-alcoholic cocktails with Kahol's 0% spirits, Quarter Proof's low-alcohol spirits, Botivo Drinks' artisanal switchel, and French Bloom's non-alcoholic sparkling wine. All ingredients are sustainably sourced from British producers prioritizing quality and sustainability. The new menu is now available for all Rocket events.

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Hilton London Bankside invites guests to relax and rejuvenate with Janaury wellness events

💪 Hilton London Bankside promotes urban wellness in 2025 with free HIIT classes every Friday starting 10th January, relaxation treatments from £110, and mixology masterclasses on 23rd and 29th January for £20 per person. Sleep Well Massage costs £120 for 60 minutes. Non-alcoholic cocktail flights at The Distillery Bankside are priced at £8 each or £16 for three, available from 2nd to 31st January. The hotel features a 17-meter heated indoor pool and Peloton Rooms for the ultimate wellness stay.

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Mondrian And Hyde Ibiza

🏖 Mondrian and Hyde Ibiza, two beachside hotels, launch celebration packages for 2025. Hyde opened August 2023; full season from April 2024. Over 400 rooms, three pools, a boat dock. Mondrian, with 154 rooms, features design-led hospitality. Event spaces "COACHELLA," "ART BASEL," "SOUNDS OF HYDE" accommodate over 300 people; Sonrojo chiringuito up to 100. April-October 2025 event hosting, with outdoor events allowed until 10pm, indoors until 1am. Early booking advised.

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Ring in the New Year on the Rooftop at Alto by San Carlo, Selfridges

🎊 Who? Alto, rooftop Italian restaurant in Selfridges, London. What? New Year's Eve celebration with exclusive set menu. When? December 31, 2024. Where? Selfridges, London. How much? £90 per person, includes complimentary glass of Prosecco. Extras? DJs from 8pm, live saxophonist, Italian-inspired dishes. Menu highlights? Tartare di Tonno, Capesante, Filetto di Manzo, Branzino al Sale, Tiramisu, Profiteroles. Booking? Available online.

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Christmas Karaage & Champagne in NIJU

🎄 NIJU, a Japanese "home-cooking" restaurant in Mayfair, offers Christmas and New Year’s Eve menus with a Japanese twist. Throughout December, guests get free Japanese fried chicken (karaage) with two glasses of Champagne. The New Year's Eve menu features dishes like A4 Wagyu beef tartare and has two seatings at 5.30pm (£175pp) and 8pm (£225pp). The Christmas menu, available in the private dining room throughout December, costs £200 per person. Offers include live entertainment, DJs, and optional drinks pairings.

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