News about James Beard

The firm's contracts may look like a mishmash on the surface, but they can be seriously lucrative. This week's full-year trading update surprised the stock market on the upside, with the company flagging a mighty £4.5 billion of revenue, up 11 per cent, as well as operating profit of at least £200million. Chief executive Phil Bentley says Mitie will now buy back £50 million of its shares - some to use for the employee Save As You Earn Scheme, but the rest to return cash to shareholders.

A cookie-croissant (left) that made dessert enthusiasts wild online is now available in London. The 'crookie' is a plain butter croissant with cookie dough and chocolate chips that was first invented in October 2022 by pâtissier Stéphane Louvard. The pastry went viral on TikTok, and videos showing customers purchasing the original or making their own at home have amassed millions of views on the site. Baker Phillipe Concini announced this week that 'crookies' had been added to the menu of his London bakeries (right).

The antisemitic crowd, led by the Philly Palestine Coalition, marched on Goldie's in Center City, screaming and chanting: "We can't hide, we charge you with genocide." Mike Solomonov, an Israeli-born, Pittsburgh-raised chef, owns the restaurant. He has received the James Beard Award in the past, and since the ordeal, influential politicians and friends have rallied behind him. Senator John Fetterman called the assault "pathetic and rank antisemitism," while Governor Shapiro said it was 'hate and bigotry is reminiscent of a dark age.' The student at the nearby University of Pennsylvania - a violent uprising against Israel - erupted on Sunday.

Diplo returned to one of Brooklyn's most popular hotels for another blustery - and fashionable - end-of-summer celebration. On Sunday, the DJ, 44, was the main attraction for a special party that concluded the summer and a star-studded New York Fashion Week hosted at The William Vale's two-story rooftop bar Westlight in association with El Studio for a second year. Hundreds of visitors were welcomed into the swanky hotel's covered rooftop cocktail bar as well as its second-floor outdoor space, as well as spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline and East River.

With Hollywood hotspot Catch, Los Angeles's hottest celebrity seafood rooftop bar, capturing the number one spot, the most popular American Restaurants on TikTok have been revealed. Betway, a web-gaming firm in the United States, analyzed 160 of the country's most popular restaurants, compiling a list of the top ten restaurants from each location's hashtag usage to create a list of the top 10. Katz's Deli of New York City was in second place, almost three decades after it was featured in the famous 'When Harry Met Sally' film.'

Frank Rodriguez, a local activist, has revealed that business owners in the Kensington neighborhood of the city are struggling to find strategies to keep addicts off their stoops. The neighborhood has been a victim of the city's heroin crisis, and it is common for strewn of garbage and heroin injecting in the open. Workers of Cantina La Martina, a James Beard Award-nominated Mexican restaurant in Kensington, had to come outside to clean up 'needles, spit, feces, and bodies,' Rodriguez said.

Timothy Hontzas, an Alabama chef, has been barred from prestigious food awards for reportedly yelling at customers and employees, as well as an incident that reportedly escalated to physical boundaries. Hontzas was found to have violated the James Beard Foundation's latest ethics legislation, which led to the movement for social justice and equity in the organisation. Hontzas has been accused of a number of incidents including screaming about the ice machine not being full, screaming at kitchen employees, and yelling at customers, one of which has reportedly become physical.

This isn't a night spent at a posh hotel, but a look at the quaffable features on offer when traveling with some of the top US airlines. DailyMail.com has interviewed five American airlines to see what the latest offers are for business and first class passengers, with the privileges ranging from haute cuisine to unrivaled luxury.

Hundreds of families' lives have reported a sickness bug that destroyed their holidays while staying at the Mukarnas Resort and Spa in Antalya, Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Tourists were served lukewarm buffet food that was surrounded by flies, "disgusting" toilets, a dirty pool, and other unsanitary conditions throughout the hotel. Julie O'Sullivan, 45, her partner Gary Hunt, 46, (pictured left) and her two children Harry, 16, and 15-year-old Hannah, all fell sick in the first few days of their holiday.

After booking through tour operator Jet2 Holidays, the group travelled to Mukarnas Resort and Spa in Antalya, Turkey, between July 9 and July 27. Some people are already suffering from diarrhoea, vomiting, dizziness, and fevers, as well as the fact that the 'five star' resort's 'lukewarm' food was lacking. They have now instructed specialist lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to look into the matter. Lauren Scott, 27, and James Beard (left with their children), 42, who owns an exterior cleaning business, were both affected by gastric disease. Mark Clifton, 38, was another survivor (right). Mark was unable to get out of bed just three days into his trip.