Michelin - Hospitality

Chef's table Abajo to overhaul culinary concept

17-May-2024 By James McAllister

Abajo, the 10-seat chef's table housed below Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant HUMO, is to overhaul its culinary concept with a new menu drawing inspiration from executive chef Miller Prada’s Colombian heritage.

Tom Shepherd: “Covid was awful, but it helped me build my dream”

15-May-2024 By Stefan Chomka

The Upstairs by Tom Shepherd chef-patron on opening above his father’s shop, Great British Menu, and what the future holds for his restaurant.

Brad Carter: "The last thing I want to do is burn down a church"

10-May-2024 By Stefan Chomka

The Birmingham-based chef on his new London project Undercroft and the relocation of his long-standing restaurant Carters of Moseley.

The Fat Duck invites diners to eat their meal in reverse

07-May-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The Fat Duck has launched a backwards version of its tasting menu that starts with desserts and concludes with savoury dishes.

Meet the new face of progressive Scottish cuisine

17-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Just two years into the job, former Noma and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie chef Mark Donald has bagged The Glenturret Lalique a shiny new two-star plaque.

“The memories we've created will remain close to our hearts”- Galvin at Windows to close

17-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Galvin brothers Chris and Jeff have announced that their Galvin at Windows restaurant on London’s Park Lane will close later this month after 18 years of trading.

Jason Atherton to close Pollen Street Social after 13-year run

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Jason Atherton has announced his Mayfair restaurant Pollen Street Social will close in the summer after 13 years.

Michelin-starred Thanet restaurant Stark to relocate to Essex

01-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Ben and Sophie Crittenden have announced that they are relocating their Michelin-starred Broadstairs restaurant to Mersea Island.

Ruth Hansom: “You don’t want to go to a chef’s restaurant and they’re not there cooking”

16-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The first ever female winner of Young National Chef of the Year has launched her debut solo venture – a 16-cover, modern British fine dining restaurant in Bedale, North Yorkshire.

“Hospitality in Britain has been broken": Sheffield restaurant Juke & Loe to close

14-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Michelin-rated Sheffield restaurant Juke & Loe will close next month after almost seven years.

Friday five: the week's top hospitality stories

09-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

The publication of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024 stole the headlines this week.

Uncorked: Juan Luengo

08-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager at Hackney’s Behind on Bavarian winemaker Andi Weigand, Aline Beauné’s Aligote and getting his socks blown off by a bottle of well-aged Zibbibo.

Michelin Guide 2024 deletions: Hakkasan loses stars at both London restaurants

06-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Both of Hakkasan’s London restaurants have had their Michelin stars deleted in the little red book’s Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024.

Michelin Guide 2024: Michel Roux Jr wins Chef Mentor Award

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr has won this year’s Michelin Chef Mentor Award, with Jake Jones, head chef at Forge in Middleton Tyas, receiving the Young Chef Award.

Michelin Guide 2024: Six new restaurants receive Green Stars

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Interlude in Sussex and St. Barts in London are among six new restaurants to have been awarded a Green Star in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland 2024.

Michelin Guide 2024: The Ledbury awarded three stars with flurry of new two stars announced

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Brett Graham’s Notting Hill restaurant The Ledbury has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024.

The Lowdown: Michelin 2024

02-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The eyes of the restaurant world will be on Manchester come Monday night as the little red book reveals its latest tranche of stars and awards.

Michelin-starred The Cellar put on the market

01-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Michelin-starred Fife restaurant The Cellar has been put up for sale.

Michelin announces 20 new Bib Gourmand restaurants in 2024 Guide

29-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Twenty restaurants have been awarded a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland 2024.

Latest opening: Montrose

26-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

The team behind family-run Edinburgh restaurant Timberyard have launched a new venture in the Scottish capital’s Abbeyhill area.

Research reveals the cheapest and most expensive countries for Michelin-starred dining

17-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

New research has found the countries where it is the cheapest and the most expensive to have a Michelin-starred meal.

"It will be a massive wrench to leave": Mark and Sarah Dodson put The Mason Arms up for sale

12-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Mark and Sarah Dodson have announced that they are putting their Michelin-starred gastropub The Mason Arms up for sale after 18 years of running the business.

Le Gavroche marks closure with events for hospitality industry and charities

11-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche has announced it will host three hospitality industry-linked dinners next week to mark its closure.

11 food, drink and restaurant trends for 2024

10-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

What will the next 12 months bring for the restaurant sector? No one really knows, but we’ve had a stab at making some predictions anyway. Here’s what we think 2024 has in store.

Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant SY23 to close

18-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant SY23 is to close its doors at the end of the year, with its owners blaming 'the unprecedented challenges of the current financial climate'.

Nathan Davies to leave SY23

14-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

Welsh chef Nathan Davies has announced he is to leave his Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant SY23.

Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024 to be published in February

06-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

The 2024 Michelin star revelation ceremony for Great Britain & Ireland will take place at Manchester's Midland Hotel on 5 February.

Claude and Lucy Bosi to bring ‘a little piece of Lyon to Fulham’ with Josephine

30-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Claude Bosi and his wife Lucy will launch their first joint venture early next year – a new neighbourhood-style French bistro in London’s Fulham.

Flash-grilled: Dani García

15-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The Spanish heavy hitter behind Bibo in London's Shoreditch on his first industry job, collaborating with McDonald's, and debating the nuances of his home country's cuisine.

Michael Deane to close Michelin-starred Deanes Eipic restaurant

02-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Belfast-based chef Michael Deane has announced he will close his Michelin-starred Deanes Eipic restaurant in January and launch a new value-led concept in its place.

Kray Treadwell plots new direction for 670 Grams

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Kray Treadwell is to drop the tasting menu at his Birmingham restaurant 670 Grams at the end of the year in favour a 'more informal' sharing-style format.

“It's not going to be a destination restaurant, just a bloody good pub” - Tom Kerridge on The Butcher's Tap Chelsea

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The chef on opening his first London pub, five years operating in the capital, plans for further expansion, and why he believes people can be quick to criticise his prices.

The Man Behind The Curtain to relaunch as Psycho Sandbar

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Michael O’Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain is to close at the end of the year and relaunch as new concept Psycho Sandbar.

Friday five: the week's most read new stories

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Stephen Terry's sudden closure of The Hardwick and a stellar performance from The Ivy Collection are among this week's most read hospitality news stories.

The Michelin Guide to start ranking hotels

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Michelin Guide is branching out into hotels with a new set of awards launching next year.

Latest opening: Brooklands

05-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The Peninsula London’s rooftop restaurant pays full-sensory tribute to Concorde and Franco-British relations with chef director Claude Bosi marrying British produce with French cooking techniques.

Flash-grilled: Alberto Landgraf

04-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The acclaimed Brazilian chef, who recently launched his first London restaurant, Bossa, in Marylebone, on what he'd do if he wasn't in kitchens, and a dangerous deep sea fishing trip.

Andrea Cofini - the chef in charge of maintaining Joël Robuchon's legacy in London

29-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

The executive chef at Robuchon International on the return of L’Atelier Robuchon London, the capital's dining scene, and living up to the Robuchon name.

Latest opening: L’Atelier Robuchon

26-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

The late Joël Robuchon’s legacy continues with the relaunch of his Mayfair restaurant.

Flash-grilled: Colin Anderson

20-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

The chef director of Brett in Glasgow, Scotland, on how he got his start in the industry, what drink to pair with fish and chips, and his dream dinner party.

Meet the Radfords – the family forging a lasting dining legacy in Edinburgh

19-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

More than a decade on from launching Timberyard, the Radford family are riding higher than ever, with a first Michelin star under their belts and second restaurant on the way.

Restaurant Story executive chef Tom Phillips wins Bocuse d’Or UK National Selection

11-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Tom Phillips, executive chef of the two Michelin-starred Restaurant Story in London, will be the next chef to represent the UK in the Bocuse d’Or cooking competition.