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22 / 02 / 12
February saw Red Hot jump head-long into National Apprenticeship Week, with our own scheme getting a mention in national newspaper The Sun, and our celebration of a new partnership with Remit Training drawing the attention of the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Valentine's Day was a huge success across all of our restaurants and it was made extra special in Liverpool by lovely couple Stan and Mabel Cull, who were invited to celebrate 66 years of marriage at the restaurant. It was a wonderful occasion and we wish them many more happy Valentine's days to come. You can read about their amazing story in the Liverpool Echo here.
30 / 01 / 12
January saw the return of the Red Hot Way, a very special event which recognises the true stars of the business – our hard-working staff. This year saw Red Hot's high-flying apprentices, bar staff, chefs and front-of-house staff all rewarded for their hard work with holiday packages, trophies and a personal letter of congratulations from the company's chairman. Among the winners was Manchester's Rajat Sharma, who won Employee of the Year. We are truly grateful for the effort they put in last year, and we're really looking forward to a fantastic 2012!
30 / 12 / 11
Red Hot's Christmas was very merry indeed. Our Northern restaurants challenged primary school children from Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool to come up with a new menu to replace Father Christmas' usual mince pies and carrots in order to win a meal for their entire class. They didn't let us down - we absolutely loved the ideas that came flooding in, including a large chocolate jelly and a Christmas tree made from sausages!
As part of our winter celebrations, we enlisted The Dance Studio in Leeds to surprise Christmas shoppers in The Light with a dance flashmob. On a chilly December evening our intrepid dancers wowed the public with a fantastic routine - you can check it out here.
30 / 11 / 11
November will be remembered fondly by everyone here at Red Hot as the month that our staff and directors were recognised in two different awards ceremonies. Our director Helen Dhaliwal was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year at the prestigious Growing Business Awards in London. The second feather in our cap was being crowned Newcomer Brand of the Year in the national Peach Hero awards. We fought off stiff competition from popular London eateries and national chains, and the judges praised Red Hot World Buffet for proving that the restaurant scene doesn't start and end in England's capital. You can read about our win here.
10 / 11 / 11
It has been a busy time at Milton Keynes, Nottingham and Northampton with the launch of the new ‘Best of British Menu’, the Masterchef finals, a ‘fiery’ celebrity appearance, and much more!
After a long awaited final, we saw the four young finalists of the Red Hot Master chef 2011 competition cook it out at the final judging. Jack Fitzgerald scooped the top prize in the contest. From the Milton Keynes Citizen, read how Jack’s zesty lemon chicken won the day here or see the news article attached.
As read on the Milton Keynes Citizen online, we welcomed Gordon Ramsay lookalike, Martin Jordan, through our doors to launch the Best of British menu; he also appeared on the second page of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo!
The media have recently also been following Red Hot’s apprenticeship scheme where we will recruit 200 apprentices into our restaurants including the Northampton, and Milton Keynes Unit. In October Northamptonshire Business reported on the scheme along with the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. In Milton Keynes we had a reporter come down from BBC MK to be put through their paces as an apprentice. Listen to their experience here.
In other news we have also had the MK Lions Junior basketball team down to dine at the restaurant read here.
08 / 11 / 11
October was a special month for Red Hot as the crème de la crème of Cardiff finally got to experience our newest restaurant in the Welsh capital city centre!
The highly anticipated launch of Red Hot World Buffet & Bar Cardiff, Wales’s biggest buffet restaurant, was attended by 300 VIP guests who were dazzled and delighted by an evening of entertainment, including a Chinese dragon, Indian drummers, Bollywood Dancers, Geisha stilt walkers, fire breathers and a Mexican mariachi band.
TV broadcaster, Sian Lloyd, hosted the event where diners were also greeted by 30 ornate food sculptures made from 130kg of spun-sugar by Red Hot chefs. Another striking focal point of the restaurant is its 35 foot long 100% recycled paper ‘flying dragon’. Hand-made by one of the chefs, it took three months to create and at six foot wide with a wing span of 18 feet, it represents good luck as well as reflecting the Welsh location.
Check out photos of the event on our Facebook page here!
As well as our spectacular buffet of nine different cuisines and more than 300 dishes, guests also experienced a Red Hot first – our only live dessert station in the UK - where diners can see tempting treats being made in front of their eyes!
The launch event, and the exciting lead up to it, was covered by media across Wales. Here are just some of the pieces that caused a stir in Wales’s national paper, The Western Mail, Cardiff’s local papers the Echo and the Echo Extra and magazines including Buzz, Cardiff Life and the Penny Post.
31 / 10 / 11
Red Hot's Best of British festival warmed the cockles of patrons visiting our Northern restaurants, and someone looking suspiciously like The Queen paid a royal visit to Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds in a tour that took customers and staff by complete surprise! Her Majesty also presented our Leeds restaurant with a very special birthday cake celebrating the first anniversary of its opening.
Speaking of birthdays, our Liverpool restaurant's second anniversary was celebrated in spectacular fashion with the help of Nazene Danielle's Dance Dynamix dancers, who snuck into the restaurant and broke into an amazing routine in front of our customers! It was a truly memorable celebration and you can watch the video here.
30 / 09 / 11
September saw the launch of Red Hot's national apprenticeship scheme, which aims to recruit 200 apprentices in 12 months. We are very proud to be up there with the largest schemes in the country, and our launch was covered in the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, Yorkshire Post and Liverpool Daily Post.
12 / 08 / 11
It’s been a busy month for Red Hot, with the launch of their month long Caribbean Food & Drink Festival on the 15th July. Before the launch, the restaurant got local support from the Northampton Herald & Post here and from the MK Web and Destination MK here.
In Northampton, the Northampton Chronicle & Echo came along to interview head chef Anurag Tyagi and continental chef Lalit Rawat, and discover the inspiration behind the Caribbean inspired dishes. Have a read of the article.
Some of the guests invited to the Caribbean lunch launch in Northampton included the new signings of Northampton Town Football Club. As one of the clubs main sponsors, the players are regulars at the restaurant, see what they thought of the new Caribbean menu here.
Other visitors to the Northampton restaurant included members from the BBC team. Listen to our director Mrs Helen Dhaliwal be interviewed on the concept of Red Hot and the Caribbean menu here.
In Nottingham, The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Michael Wildgust attended the Caribbean launch, read how the restaurant donated £200 for his chosen charity here.
Local Nottingham Radio station, Kemet FM, raved about the Caribbean menu after dining in the restaurant, listen to the stations interview with our Director Mrs Helen Dhaliwal here.
In Milton Keynes, the buzz of the Caribbean menu was everywhere; the MK Citizen helped us celebrate the festival along with the MK Web here, and the MK News here who all loved the new additions.
In other news, Red Hot World Buffet & Bar Milton Keynes has continued to show support to local based charity, the Little Lives Appeal. Read how they celebrated the first day of Wimbledon and raised money for the appeal here.
22 / 06 / 11
It’s been a busy few months for our brand new Red Hot Manchester restaurant, with the buzz of the launch in May spreading far and wide. Manchester Confidential came along to the launch of our newest and biggest restaurant and had a great time, have a look at how they fared here.
The Lord Mayor of Manchester came along to officially open the restaurant on the 11th May, where he was shown the full wonder of the biggest restaurant in the city before tucking in to a selection of our delicious dishes. The whole event was captured by Pocket Manchester in a fantastic video that you can watch here, and also featured in Manchester Matters magazine here.
Another visitor on the 11th May was BBC Radio Manchester’s Matt White, who recorded his delectable Gourmet Night programme direct from the restaurant. Listen to Matt talking our group general manager, Sal Bajpai, and corporate chef, Deepak Bahuguna, as well as other guests, from the comfort of Red Hot Manchester here.
Matt was not the only radio presenter interested in our new restaurant. On the 15th May BBC Radio Lancashire’s Talat Awan invited our director, Mrs Helen Dhaliwal, onto his Indus programme so she could give him the chance to try out some Red Hot food and discuss what it was like to run a business in such tough economic times. Have a listen to the show here
Red Hot was invited back onto BBC Radio Manchester on the 16th May, with our corporate director, Mr Parmjit Dhaliwal joining the Manchester Business show to discuss the concept of Red Hot World Buffet and describe just how a restaurant can be doing so well in a recession.
Also on the business side of things, TheBusinessDesk.com interviewed Mr Dhaliwal on the 10th June about the flying start that Red Hot Manchester has had in its first month, with plenty of facts and figures showing the success of the new restaurant. Check out the interview here.
Mr Dhaliwal also spoke to BigHospitality.co.uk, revealing his big plans for the future of Red Hot World Buffet – anyone interested in whether we’re coming to their town should have a look here.
Finally, City guide specialists Itchy Manchester came to try out our new restaurant and were blown away by freshness, choice and value of what was on offer, have a read of their review here.
20 / 04 / 11
On Wednesday 20th April, Red Hot World Buffet & Bar appeared on the first page of the Manchester Evening News’ Business Section. The article looked at how we’re not only opening a super-sized restaurant, but how we’re also going to be super-sized employer: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO...
There’s already been lots of buzz about our new Red Hot Buffet & Bar in Manchester – and we’ve not even opened it yet! We made the Manchester Evening News’ Business Round Up on 1st April 2011: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO...
08 / 04 / 11
Before we’ve even set an opening date, the new Red Hot World Buffet & Bar in Manchester is already causing a few tummies to rumble in the city. Food and drink journalist Paul Ogden mentioned us in his City Life column on 8th April 2011!
In April, Itchy Leeds reviewed our restaurant and it was a definite thumbs up! The reviewer clearly had a sweet tooth as well... but to be fair our great range of deserts are pretty yummy! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO...
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