Hotel Operations

🍴 Dave McCarthy, head chef at Scott's in London's Mayfair, began his culinary career at 16 as a weekend kitchen porter. He admires chefs Anton Mossiman and Pierre Koffmann, dislikes whistling in the kitchen, and was once critically reviewed by AA Gill. His cooking style focuses on simple, classic dishes with great ingredients. McCarthy can't live without a tomato knife and favors à la carte over tasting menus. His dream last meal includes Tournedos Rossini, and his go-to fast food is Five Guys.

🍻 Natalie Diaz-Fuentes and Edson Diaz-Fuentes opened Santo Remedio in Shoreditch, London, in 2016; however, it closed after five months. Reopened in London Bridge in 2017, offering tacos and mezcal Margaritas. In 2022, they launched Santo Remedio Café back in Shoreditch, initially planned as Santo Remedio Taqueria. The couple balances business with family life and plots expansion despite pandemic challenges.

💰 Aptech collaborates with BirchStreet Systems to enhance the procure-to-pay (P2P) process, combining cloud-based enterprise accounting and P2P software. This integration aims to streamline purchase orders, invoicing, budgeting, and payments, addressing critical hospitality industry challenges such as staffing and supply management. Southern California's Twenty Four Seven Hotels, utilizing both Aptech's PVNG and BirchStreet's software, reports improved vendor relations and operational efficiency. Key benefits include real-time spend reporting on purchase orders, improved cost control, and increased P&L review efficiency.

💰 Aptech and BirchStreet Systems collaborated to enhance the procure-to-pay (P2P) process for hoteliers, offering cloud-based accounting and P2P software integration. This helps control purchase orders, invoicing, and financial efficiency. Southern California's Twenty Four Seven Hotels, already using Aptech and BirchStreet, improved operations by integrating PVNG for accounting with BirchStreet P2P, eliminating manual data entry and vendor payment delays. Aptech's PVNG software and BirchStreet's tools combined streamline the hotel industry's financial management.

💰 Aptech has partnered with Birchstreet Systems to enhance the procure-to-pay (P2P) process, offering cloud-based solutions for better control of purchasing and finances. Twenty Four Seven Hotels, utilizing both Aptech's PVNG for accounting and BirchStreet's P2P, reports improved vendor relations and operational efficiency, with automation significantly reducing manual data entry and errors. Aptech and BirchStreet's integrated services provide real-time budget management, automated invoice data entry, and an efficient P&L review process, aiming to address staffing and supply management challenges in hospitality.

💰 Aptech collaborates with Birchstreet Systems to enhance the procure-to-pay process, offering better control over POs, invoicing, budgeting, and financial review efficiency. Twenty Four Seven Hotels improved their operations by integrating Aptech's PVNG with BirchStreet's P2P, streamlining accounts payable and vendor relations. Aptech and BirchStreet's joint solution provides real-time budget management, automated invoice data entry, digital storage, and efficient P&L review.

🍕 Dallas-based Legendary Restaurant Brands revived the Steak and Ale brand as a franchise in Burnsville, Minnesota on July 8. The concept, created in 1966, had closed in 2008 due to parent company Metromedia Restaurant Group's Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The new franchised location at Wyndham Nicollet Inn encompasses 5,000 square feet, seats 225, and includes a patio. CEO Paul Mangiamele purchased the rights years ago and is now realizing the dream of its return, managed by franchisee Roy Arnold with a 15-store agreement in the Midwest.

🍴 Pat Cobe visited Blank Street for their summer matcha drinks and noted the $42 lobster rolls at Salavar’s in Montauk. Bret Thorn dined at Iron Hill Brewery in Philadelphia, enjoying spirit-free cocktails, and at Zahav, tasting the $85 prix-fixe menu. Both attended Electric Shuffle's debut in NYC. Dan Kluger, chef-partner of Greywind in New York, discussed his culinary journey and the restaurant's multiple venues, including a bakery and speakeasy-style bar.

🍕 Akbar and Sanobar, refugees from Uzbekistan, joined London's McCain Streets Ahead Programme by KERB+ in 2022, aiming to share their cuisine through Samarkand Palav. By June 2023, they received operational training and successfully pitched their food concept. In 2023, McCain invested £10,000 into their business, enabling equipment purchases for weekly market presence at locations like Cowcross Yards and Fleet Place. They plan to support societal causes, including education and women's empowerment, and envision opening a café. Over 18 months, Streets Ahead supported over 200 participants, with McCain investing over £146,000 into start-ups.

🏡 Miiro launched its first property, Le Grand Hôtel Cayré, in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Prés in partnership with Michaelis Boyd. The hotel offers 123 rooms and suites, a signature Refresh Room, restaurant Annette, bar Officine Bac, and other amenities. Miiro, a venture by InterGlobal Enterprises, was established in December 2023. Future openings include Barcelona and London, targeting early 2025.