Michelin Guide Malta 2022 is officially out with five restaurants retaining one star
One restaurant is newly awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand
Confirmed: Restaurants with a licence allowing up to 300 people can do away with socially distanced tables
Restaurants, snack bars and kazini no longer have to ask for vaccine certificate
Malta’s pastizzerias also feel the pinch of rising costs – with some planning to raise prices
They are being hit by increasing rent, ingredient and staff costs, alongside general COVID impacts
MHRA welcomes lifting of restrictions, says sector lost workers to industries where jab is not mandatory
It called for an extension to the vaccine certificate validity of the primary dose, currently set at 90 days
Restaurant owners slam obligation to enforce new laws, say onus should not fall on businesses
Several restaurants are receiving abuse from customers for following the law
‘Losing non-vaccinated staff is not an option’: Catering businesses call for new rules to be reconsidered
As of 17th January, only those with a valid vaccine certificate can enter restaurants and other businesses
Restaurants report lower sales than 2020 during Christmas period
Poor performance due to mass cancellations in wake of spike in cases
Restaurants association accepts vaccine certificates as alternative to shutting down
'Better to serve only vaccinated customers than no customers at all'
More effort needs to be made on developing in-house staff, says Head Chef Tyrone Mizzi
The leading figure at Bahia restaurant reflects on the catering industry’s wide-ranging challenges
‘Latest trend of indiscriminate poaching of staff between restaurants should stop’ – Michael Diacono
The Chef Patron at Giuseppi’s Bar & Bistro has felt the pressures of Malta’s hospitality staff crisis
‘It will take a while, but I believe we will get there,’ says Chef Patron Andrew Vella on staffing crisis
He believes the number of new restaurants opening up is evidence of reform in the sector
Maltese eateries welcome increased card payments… mostly
Benefits of cards can outweigh processing fees
Restrictions on catering outlets led owners to ‘adapt quickly & turn things around’ – Chef Patron Letizia Vella
‘Obviously, we are still far from an ideal situation,’ says the Chef Patron at The Golden Fork
‘When it comes to staffing, Malta needs to create a competitive edge,’ says Executive Head Chef Victor Borg
He believes incentives and attractive conditions are the way to go
‘We hope to be able to operate at full capacity again in time for Christmas’ – Chef Edward Diacono
The Chef Patron at popular Valletta eatery Rubino commented in an in-depth feature on Business Now magazine
Michelin Guide Malta 2022 is officially out with five restaurants retaining one star
One restaurant is newly awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand
Confirmed: Restaurants with a licence allowing up to 300 people can do away with socially distanced tables
Restaurants, snack bars and kazini no longer have to ask for vaccine certificate
Malta’s pastizzerias also feel the pinch of rising costs – with some planning to raise prices
They are being hit by increasing rent, ingredient and staff costs, alongside general COVID impacts
MHRA welcomes lifting of restrictions, says sector lost workers to industries where jab is not mandatory
It called for an extension to the vaccine certificate validity of the primary dose, currently set at 90 days
Restaurant owners slam obligation to enforce new laws, say onus should not fall on businesses
Several restaurants are receiving abuse from customers for following the law
‘Losing non-vaccinated staff is not an option’: Catering businesses call for new rules to be reconsidered
As of 17th January, only those with a valid vaccine certificate can enter restaurants and other businesses
Restaurants report lower sales than 2020 during Christmas period
Poor performance due to mass cancellations in wake of spike in cases
Restaurants association accepts vaccine certificates as alternative to shutting down
'Better to serve only vaccinated customers than no customers at all'
More effort needs to be made on developing in-house staff, says Head Chef Tyrone Mizzi
The leading figure at Bahia restaurant reflects on the catering industry’s wide-ranging challenges
‘Latest trend of indiscriminate poaching of staff between restaurants should stop’ – Michael Diacono
The Chef Patron at Giuseppi’s Bar & Bistro has felt the pressures of Malta’s hospitality staff crisis
‘It will take a while, but I believe we will get there,’ says Chef Patron Andrew Vella on staffing crisis
He believes the number of new restaurants opening up is evidence of reform in the sector
Maltese eateries welcome increased card payments… mostly
Benefits of cards can outweigh processing fees
Restrictions on catering outlets led owners to ‘adapt quickly & turn things around’ – Chef Patron Letizia Vella
‘Obviously, we are still far from an ideal situation,’ says the Chef Patron at The Golden Fork
‘When it comes to staffing, Malta needs to create a competitive edge,’ says Executive Head Chef Victor Borg
He believes incentives and attractive conditions are the way to go
‘We hope to be able to operate at full capacity again in time for Christmas’ – Chef Edward Diacono
The Chef Patron at popular Valletta eatery Rubino commented in an in-depth feature on Business Now magazine