The wonderfully busy PA about town Penelope Alice visited the PA Life Club members event in London last night.  Read about how her night was with in a super cool venue in Shoreditch and a cyber escape game run by Green Hat People. “For many of us, the thought of an escape room can seem […]

Business meetings often require a substantial degree of preparation; we tirelessly brainstorm, work collectively to ensure all necessary paperwork is in order, rehearse our presentations to within an inch of perfection and hope that in turn, we’ll close the deal. However, whilst our track record might boast regular success, meetings sometimes don’t go quite to […]

London Victoria is home to an exquisite array of restaurants and it’s here where you can find the Rail House Café. Jade Burke sits down to taste some of its global dishes with a healthy twist. International dishes with a unique twist are what the Rail House Café prides itself on, and I can see […]

Baygo is an exciting new fast casual restaurant in the City of London, providing the City with a fresh taste of the Caribbean, and most importantly… sunshine. Eat in, take-away or order for office catering. The Baygo mission is to innovate and change the perception of what Caribbean food is and can be, and the […]

Forget ‘Laurel or Yanny’, the question that’s long divided offices and homes is ‘dinner or tea’? And who’s right? New YouGov analysis among more than 42,000 English people reveals that across England as a whole, the majority (57 per cent) call it ‘dinner’, while just over a third (36 per cent) opt for ‘tea’. The […]

Would you cut up your boss’s meals before serving it to them? That’s what a new job advert is looking for in a personal assistant. The role, which has been advertised on Staff Heroes, is offering £75,000 to the successful candidate, who will boast at least 10 years’ experience and will ideally be ‘trained in […]

As a PA, your reputation is on the line every time you organise a meeting. From C-suite roundtables to weekly status calls, execution must be flawless. Tick one hassle off the list and order catering online with OfficeServe, a catering platform for breakfast meetings, working lunch and afternoon tea. Here’s the situation: you have a […]

When I was invited to a London gastro-pub for review, I should have known there would be more to it than that. Although it seems it’s impossible to traverse London for a review without being caught in the pouring rain, once we walked within the Alfred Tennyson it was clear we had entered its own […]

A new study of 2,000 people has revealed that three quarters will eat just before bedtime, with 58 per cent reaching for naughty treats that may hinder sleep. Most popular evening tit-bits include chocolate, crisps, biscuits and buttered toast. But while many people feel hungry before bedtime, a fifth believe their choice of food may […]

30 Euston Square’s latest research across 177 event organisers and delegates reveals a significant difference between national averages and delegate respondents when it comes to dietary choices. According to the 2014 National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS), 2.6% of adults are vegetarian. In 30 Euston Square’s research, 11.36% of delegates responded saying they were vegetarian. […]

BMA House gets to the fork of the matter on all things food at meetings and events. A staggering 93% of all event bookers and PAs surveyed by the central London venue agreed that poor catering ‘always’ reflects badly on an event. Food is top of the meetings agenda, with 31% agreeing it was what […]

Let’s face it; lunch is the best part of the working day. Not only does it signal that you are (thankfully) half-way through the day, but after a busy morning of meetings, conversations and telephone calls it also means you can spend some time entertaining your other senses and catch up with your office friends. […]

Ex-restaurateur and Michelin-starred chef Barry Tonks, who has taken over as Executive Chef at The Gherkin, part of the Searcys collection of venues, believes there is significant room for improvement in the world of event catering. “Great quality food is in my DNA; it is part of my ethos, has been a cornerstone of my […]

What on earth are we going to be eating this year? Prepare yourself, your taste buds are going to be put to the test in 2016, courtesy of these eight little gems Acai bowls Warming bowls of oatmeal (ie porridge, both sweet and savoury) are continuing their strong game in 2016, but now they have […]