IT seems KitKat's new slogan, Make The Most Of Your Break, has been on a permanent break.

Nestl Rowntree launched the phrase in 2004 to much fanfare and media attention as a replacement for the much-loved traditional slogan, Have A Break, Have A KitKat.

But after only one run of adverts it appears it has been quietly dropped in favour of the original. Our moles tell us the last four KitKat commercials used Have a Break...

A mouthpiece for the company recently said the new slogan was still in use on some product packaging.

In reply to The Diary's probing, a Nestl spokeswoman insisted they "never really dropped" the original slogan and confirmed they were now using it again to promote the bar.

"We might use Make The Most Of Your Break again in the future," she said.

Yeah right....

In the light of recent job losses, workers at the Wigginton Road factory are hoping bosses take a permanent break from announcing any more redundancies...

Ah Bistro! There's a savoury whiff of success in the air down at York's plush Dean Court Hotel.

As the hotel bathes in the glory of its current title of York Tourism Bureau Hotel of the Year, staff have been scooping up accolades of their own.

In fact two employees were up on stage earning culinary Oscars at last week's York Hospitality Awards.

Head chef Andrew Bingham, who recently earned his second AA rosette in two years, picked up the award for best department manager, partly for his work with the Dean Court's two restaurants and the re-launch of its new caf-bistro.

Andrew's running the Edinburgh marathon this year to raise money for cancer research, so he leaped off the stage with his award and did a charity collection round the tables while he had a captive audience.

To round off the evening, Dean Court senior chef de partie Steve Scoullar won the chef/cook category and impressed the judges with the major part he plays within the team for one so young - a ripe, old 21.

Let's hope the hotel's esteemed general manager David Brooks is cooking up a big pay rise for his winning team.

So we've said a sad farewell to Chris Titley, guardian of this column since its inception. He made 'em laugh, he made 'em cry but he never failed to arouse some emotion. Thanks, Chris, we wish you well in your new endeavours.

Talking of colleagues, two of the Evening Press's most intrepid, senior reporters were sent into an embarrassing spin - by York's new big wheel.

When asked to report on the grand opening of the huge attraction by being among the first on board, both Matthew Woodcock and Stephen Carroll turned green at the thought.

The pathetic pair complained to our newsdesk command post of suffering from "serious vertigo" - so would it be possible to send someone else, they pleaded in girlie voices? Wimps!

In stepped trainee reporter Gavin Aitchison who rode the big wheel with aplomb - shaming them both in the process.

Updated: 10:02 Monday, April 17, 2006