The annual British Curry Awards was held at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Sunday 21 Nov 2010 and has been recognising excellence in the industry since 2005 with this year’s competition attracting a record 67,000 public nominations. List of winners Most Innovative Restaurant – Chilli Pickle, Brighton Best Newcomer – Mem Saab, Leicester…
Read MoreGive the perfect gourmet gift this Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of year …. and here at Design Restaurants we are very excited to be offering lots of delicious and inspiring choices for the pampered gourmet this Christmas. With our vast collection of leading restaurants and luxury hotels, spas and affiliated club associations we are able to create extra special personalised…
Read MoreTop 10 UK Restaurant Designers shaping the industry today
The architecture and interiors of a restaurant are becoming as fundamental an ingredient as the food and service you receive within. As an environment for social entertaining there is an increasing movement to strive for the more daring, experimental, inspirational, harmonious or nurturing – creativity in design is back in fashion – and dragging us…
Read MoreFox Linton to design London’s first six star property
Leading interior designers, Fox Linton Associates are to design The Wellesley – a new 36 suite townhouse due to open at 11 – 13 Knightsbridge in November 2012. Fox Linton, recently responsible for the Dorchester Collection’s new opening Coworth Park in Ascot, The Grove in Watford and One Aldwych, will use the former office blocks…
Read MoreSunday Times ‘Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants’
The Sunday Times continue its tradition of ranking our favourite restaurants in its supplement of 31 October 2010. Rankings are according to canvassed survey of 1,000’s of diners in association with the Harden’s Restaurant Guides. 1. Gidleigh Park: Chagford, Devon (French) Chef – Michael Caines / Price pp £127 2. The Fat Duck: Bray, Berkshire…
Read MoreVision Marketing launches luxury loyalty club with Inverlochy Castle and Chez Roux
Vision Marketing (parent company to Design Restaurants) has signed a landmark marketing agreement with Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI) and Chez Roux to launch a range of privileges and rewards programme at Scotland’s most renowned small luxury hotels. The Inverlochy Club will showcase ICMI’s iconic collection of magnificent castle’s, country houses and boutique hotels in…
Read MoreVision Marketing awarded contract to run Luton Hoo Loyalty Club
Vision Marketing (parent company to Design Restaurants) has been selected by Elite Hotels to implement and run the debut loyalty programme for its five star property, Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa. The new rewards club will feature comprehensive membership benefits for The Mansion House, Golf and Spa venues and across…
Read MoreThe UK’s Greatest Auction Goes Live
Do you fancy Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli cooking in your home for all your friends and family? Or flying to the exclusive Parisian apartment of legendary chef Ken Hom, whilst he dines you and four friends? Or for the chance to attend the British Grand Prix as a guest of Bernie Ecclestone? These are just…
Read MoreX Factor effect at Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa
Insider news at Pennyhill Park Hotel tells us that bookings went through the roof last week after their sponsorship of the X Factor’s viewer call in competition. Shown over the last two weekends, the prize draw for a Mazda sports car and a two night break at Pennyhill Park Hotel with complimentary spa entry and dinner for two, is…
Read MoreNo official leaks yet of next week’s AA announcements
The top tier of the 2011 AA Rosette awards are due for release on the 27th September and Design Restaurants will bring you the latest recipients as they are announced. News due for release are the three and four AA Rosette restaurants which are awarded twice per year, and five Rosette restaurants which are only…
Read MoreRestaurant Ratings Uncovered
When you are searching for a rating systems for a restaurant you would certainly expect them to be unbiased, authoritative and standardised. However any rating system is bound to court controversy at some stage or another for its methodology in rating others labour. To clear the muddied waters we reveal how the most well-known ratings…
Read MoreEating Out in Luxury Restaurants is more affordable than ever
Fine dining aficionados are being encouraged to take advantage of the recent economic downturn suffered by the hospitality industry and to join the rapidly expanding fine dining benefits club run by Design Restaurants. The struggles of fine dining restaurants are well documented within the recent recession, and restaurants have been increasingly looking at how to…
Read MoreLeaked preview of the Good Food Guide 2011
The Good Food Guide 2011 Design Restaurants has obtained a sneak preview of the forthcoming Good Food Guide 2011 list of the top 60 restaurants which is due for release on 8th September 2010. Congratulations to Heston and The Fat Duck in Bray which takes top billing for the third year in a row. Restaurants…
Read More2 Michelin-starred Pied à Terre now offers DR member benefits
Design Restaurants are truly delighted to welcome on board one of London’s few coveted 2 Michelin-starred restaurants, Pied à Terre in Fitzrovia. This world renowned restaurant has held 2 Michelin stars for over 14 years, as well as countless other accolades for both the restaurant and its celebrated head chef Australian Shane Osborn. It remains…
Read MoreThe Best of…Restaurants with Rooms for a gourmet break
We should always be dreaming about the next holiday…and here’s our pick of some of the best restaurants with rooms for a decadent gourmet break with the highest standards of fine dining. All, of course, offering DR benefits to our members to make it that little bit extra special…here are eleven restaurants in no particular…
Read MoreBlumenthal and Ramsay top Good Food Guide restaurant list once again
Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay have once again topped the Which? Good Food Guide’s Top 60 list of the UK’s best restaurants. In The Good Food Guide’s 2011 edition, Blumenthal’s three Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant in Bray received a 10/10 rating for the third year in a row, making it the top dining spot in the…
Read MoreDiscounting, healthier eating and sustainability are key features in the dining market
Here at Design Restaurants we note with interest the findings from report ‘Eating Out in the UK 2010’ as reported in Caterer Magazine revealing that whilst the dining industry remains steady in terms of value, less people will be eating out, with one in home, down from one in nine in 2009 (this includes fast…
Read MoreSpotlight on…Gravetye Manor, coming back from the brink
It’s fair to say Gravetye Manor, the 3 red AA star, 3 AA rosette hotel near East Grinstead, West Sussex, has had a tempestuous couple of years in these difficult economic times. For a while, as the hotel was plunged into administration in January 2010, the future looked bleak, but hope was restored in March…
Read MoreThe Best of… Fine Dining on Country Estates
On summer days, everyone wants to escape the big cities and head to the countryside, to take in the English countryside at its best. Here are our Top 10 recommendations for a splendid day out to a country estate, combining excellent fine dining with country walking at its best. Just don’t forget your camera… (and…
Read MoreGourmet Offers and Stays
A new week, and new restaurants on board offering exclusive rates for Design Restaurant cardholders. We are delighted to announce the following inclusions to the DR fold: The Dining Room at Hersham, Surrey The Dining Room in Hersham, Surrey is a quaint British restaurant which no village should be without. Fashioned together from several local cottages…
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