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Northern Restaurant & Bar 2010 Closed!

Northern Restaurant & Bar has closed its doors for another year. What a fantastic turnout we had on the 12 & 13 April 2010, with over 4,000 visitors passing through the Manchester Central doors.

We are delighted to announce that we will be back on 1 & 2 March 2011 at Manchester Central, for what promises to be an exciting year, as Northern Restaurant & Bar celebrates its 10th year anniversary.

Northern Hospitality Awards Winners 2010

After a busy day at Northern Restaurant & Bar all the elite of the industry made their way over to the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Monday 12th April to celebrate the finalists of the Northern Hospitality Awards 2010. It was a fantastic evening with canapes & cocktails, a four course meal by head chef David Gale and of course the 2010 winners were announced.  

The winners of the Northern Hospitality Awards 2010 were:

Best Restaurant
Green's Restaurant & Bistro, Whitby

Best Hotel
Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool

Best Bar
Corridor, Manchester

Best Pub
The Feathers Inn, Northumberland

Best Newcomer
van Zeller, Harrogate

Best Wine Offering
The Devonshire Arms, North Yorkshire

Best General Manager
Michael Magrane, The Midland Hotel, Manchester

Best Chef
James Mackenzie, The Pipe & Glass Inn, North Yorkshire

Special Achievement
Peter Papprill, aka The Cheese Detective, Pendrills

For more information please visit www.northernhospitalityawards.co.uk.

CEDA Village

16 March 2010

The Catering Equipment Distributors Association will be exhibiting at Northern Restaurant & Bar with 15 of their members to bring visitors a wide range of equipment.

Over 30 New Exhibitors

12 March 2010

Over 30 new companies have joined the exhibiting line up at this year's event appearing at the exhibition for the first time. Click here to see who's new and who could be supplying your business this year.

Awards Shortlist Announced

5 March 2010

A record number of chefs, restaurants, bars and hotels from across the North West, Yorkshire and the North East entered this year’s pre-eminent Northern Hospitality Awards. The shortlisted finalists are available on www.northernhospitalityawards.co.uk

The grand awards ceremony, which will be presented by renowned food and drink journalist, Nigel Barden, will take place on the evening of Monday 12 April 2010 at The Hilton Deansgate, Manchester, where all the finalists will be in with a chance of bringing home the coveted title.

Thom Hetherington, managing director of Moorfield Media, organisers of the awards, commented: “The calibre of entries this year has been exceptionally high, with a number of Michelin starred establishments taking part, which is great to see.

“Our judges had an incredibly tough time whittling down the entries as so many were hugely impressive. They have now made their decisions though and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the entrants for taking part and wish all the finalists the very best of luck for the big night.”

Chef Line Up Confirmed

25 February 2010

Northern Restaurant and Bar have carefully selected some of the North’s most highly acclaimed working chefs to impart their knowledge and expertise.  Be entertained by their flair and skills as they take to the stage to showcase what it was that got many of them their Michelin stars! Click here to view the full timetable

Over 20 new exhibitors

5 February 2010

Northern Restaurant & Bar are delighted to confirm that more than 20 new exhibitors have booked stands at the exhibition with more than 70 booked in total. New faces in the aisles will range from Johnsons Stalbridge Linen and Bacardi-Martini to New Forest Ice Cream and Costa Coffee.

Registration Now Open

1 February 2010

Visitors are now invited to register for their free ticket to Northern Restaurant & Bar 2010. This year's exhibition is set to be a focal point for an industry surviving a tough year. There will be no doom and gloom but lots of positive attitude, deals to be done and lots of fun to be had.

Enter Northern Hospitality Awards

25 January 2010

Entries are now being taken for the Northern Hospitality Awards. The winners will be announced at the traditional annual black tie awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel on Monday 12 April 2010.
We are delighted announce that this year’s Best Pub category will be sponsored by drinks distributor, LWC Limited. Andrew Morse, purchasing manager, said: “LWC has exhibited at the Northern Restaurant & Bar show for three years now and it has always been a great way for us to meet other leaders in the northern hospitality sector and develop new opportunities. In conjunction with our involvement in the show, we are now delighted to be sponsoring the ‘Best Pub’ category at this year’s Northern Hospitality Awards."

For more information on the Awards and to enter online visit www.northernhospitalityawards.co.uk

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