Category: Features

The latest online feature articles from Licensed and Catering News.

Speaking up for tourism

Howard Hastings OBE, who steps down shortly as chairman of Tourism Northern Ireland, has been with the agency through the most successful and productive phase

Backpacker chic

Frankie and Andy Hill’s Portrush Townhouse is like no other seaside hostel we’ve ever seen. LCN has been taking a look inside this charming seaside

All the little things

Lavery’s is a name that’s been well known across the hospitality trade in Belfast for generations. Now, following recent refurbishment, the Bradbury Place venue is

Testing the boundary

There will soon be as many as 20 independent breweries operating in Northern Ireland – a far cry from the situation a decade or two

It’s all in the mix…

From the bartender’s perspective, one of the most attractive aspects of working with cocktails is their versatility. The only limit on the mixologist’s creativity is

The story so far

Award-winning Kilkeel chef, Shaun Hanna, certainly hasn’t stood still since he launched his career almost 20 years ago, but these days, he’s sticking closer to

A place in the country

The owners of the Browns restaurant chain in Londonderry and Letterkenny have moved into a new phase of business development with the purchase of a

Late to the party

By any standards, thirty-six-year-old Sean Harrigan’s kitchen career has been a little unusual. The head chef and co-owner of successful Londonderry restaurant, The Sooty Olive

Jewel in the Crown

Danny Rice sees his purchase of The Old Inn at Crawfordsburn as the pinnacle of a successful career in hospitality. He’s transformed the 400-year-old venue

Lucky Jim

Jim O’Neill has been building drinks businesses in Northern Ireland for more than 55 years and he’s still at it. He’s been telling LCN the