The National Theatre’s head chef Simon Flint on organising chaos February 24, 2015 There are two main challenges to running the restaurants at the National Theatre: people have very high expectations because the theatre is so good, and they’re often in a hurry, so we need to serve great food quickly. Our restaurants are open at other times, but pre-theatre – which is 5–7.30pm – is very much [...]
Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins talks pipes, politics and £1m election bets February 22, 2015 I don't know much in life, but I know how to run a plumbing company,” says Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, matter-of-factly. Mullins is entitled to his own opinions (and he’s got his fair share) but he’s probably wrong on this one. The self-made multi-millionaire is unerringly humble – he’s not just any managing [...]
Food deliveries roll out at Uber and Burger King February 19, 2015 CONTROVERSIAL ride hire firm Uber yesterday launched its latest experiment in delivering more than just people with UberEATS in Barcelona. UberEATS works with local restaurants in the Spanish city to put together a daily selection of meals that can be ordered to arrive in under 10 minutes. Meanwhile, US fast food chain Burger King has [...]
Film review: Cake – the one where Jennifer Aniston feels sorry for herself February 19, 2015 Cert 15 | ★☆☆☆☆ Since Friends, Jennifer Aniston has gone on to build a successful, if not groundbreaking, career as a commercially bankable but critically patronised American sweetheart. But she wants more. She wants respect. She wants awards. She wants – whisper it – to do a McConaughey. Cake isn’t Aniston politely asking to [...]
25 years of Photoshop: A short history of the image editor which gave us Katy Perry’s left shark, Kim Kardashian breaking the internet and Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich February 19, 2015 It’s created iconic images and can take responsibility for the most bizarre image fails ever seen, now Photoshop is celebrating its 25 year anniversary, a quarter of a century in which it changed our visual culture. The image editing software package which became a verb is so integrated into our lives and the way we [...]
We are spending £1,840 a year on lunch February 18, 2015 Nipping out of the office to buy pre-packed sandwiches and snacks is costing your average British worker a significant chunk of their average salary. Research suggests 60 per cent of Britons who buy their lunch from nearby shops spend an average of £1,840 a year, over 46 work weeks, splurging in the likes of Pret, [...]
Street food in the City? Street Kitchen co-founder Mark Jankel on his locally sourced alternative to Pret February 17, 2015 We were professional chefs and we thought it would be good fun to set up a street food kitchen, just to see how it worked. We did it as a bit of a laugh for two weeks, and loved it so much we decided to pursue it as a business. I left an executive job [...]
When you’re hungry you end up spending more money, and not just on food February 17, 2015 Most of us are well acquainted with hunger-driven over-spending. The purchasing of a family meal for one after a long day at work, or the ordering of twice as much food as you could possibly eat at a restaurant. Hunger can distort our perception of what we require to make us feel satisfied [...]
Just Eat grows its presence in Latin America February 16, 2015 Online takeaway group Just Eat is preparing to push into Mexico with yesterday’s acquisition of the country’s leading takeaway group. SinDelantal Mexico will expand Just Eat’s business into its thirteenth country as the group looks to grow in the Latin American takeaway market. “We are delighted to be entering the thriving Mexican market, which offers [...]
Pizza Hut serves cocktails in an effort to win back the hipster generation February 16, 2015 Pizza Hut, that bastion of teenage dining, has unveiled plans to win back the hipster generation – by serving cocktails. Yep, from now on you can sip a Southern Punch as you chow down on your Texas Meat Meltdown, after the chain announced plans to spend £1.67m on a major revamp. Pizza Hut on The [...]