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Carmelo Carnevale head chef Onima restaurant Mayfair

Flash-grilled: Carmelo Carnevale

Born in Sicily, Carmelo Carnevale is head chef at top end Mayfair Italian Onima. His CV also include Semplice and Novikov Italian.

Lussmanns to offer UK's first 100% MSC menu

Lussmanns Sustainable Fish & Grill Restaurants has become the first group in the country to offer a menu that is 100% Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified.

Chef Alyn Williams steps away from The Wild Rabbit

Alyn Williams has stepped down from his role as chef patron at The Wild Rabbit gastropub in Kingham after less than a year.

Flying chance: inside The Fat Duck's Inspirational Lunch

Last month The Fat Duck gave catering students across the country the rare chance to eat in its prestigious dining room. Restaurant magazine pulled up a chair at its Inspirational Lunch.

Harts Group's Parrillan to offer diners DIY grill menu

Harts Group has revealed further details about Parrillan, its fifth and final restaurant to open at Coal Drops Yard.

Great Scotland Yard Hotel to open after £75m revamp

The former home of the London Metropolitan Police is to reopen as a luxury hotel with a restaurant overseen by chef Robin Gill this year.

CHIK’N set to finally open second site

Premium fried-chicken brand CHIK’N is on the expansion trail, with its founders saying they have righted the wrongs of the past.

Million Pound Menu's Baba G's among new London Bridge market line-up

My Million Pound Menu winner Baba G’s is among the line-up of traders at a food and retail space opening in London Bridge next month.

Michelin maestro Alain Ducasse talks boats, Brexit and boutiques

The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef has been busy launching a floating restaurant in Paris and a chocolate shop in London. We caught up with him last month in Paris’ Le Meurice over a special lunch cooked by three of his top chefs.

Andrea Reitano to launch two new restaurants in London

Self-made Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge and Mayfair’s Caffè Rei, is to open two new restaurants in London this April.

Friday Five: the week's top news

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Youtube star DJ BBQ to launch crowdfund for Suffolk restaurant

Barbecue cookbook author and Youtuber Christian Stevenson, aka DJ BBQ, is to launch a crowdfunding campaign to open his first bricks and mortar restaurant in Suffolk.

Gary Usher is looking at Leeds for a potential new restaurant location

Gary Usher is eyeing Leeds as a potential destination to open a restaurant next year.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Four

The fourth episode of our Behind the Brigade series - sponsored by Nisbets - sees The Ritz's executive chef John Williams give us a tour of the dining rooms.

The Lowdown: music and food pairing

A dinner last week hosted by Beats By Dre and overseen by Tom Sellers looked at how pairing music with a menu could be the future of multi-sensory dining.

Bowl food concept with Roux Scholar chef targets three sites

A bowl food restaurant concept with a menu designed by Roux Scholarship winner Frederick Forster is planning to open three London sites this year.

Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner CVA approved

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is poised to close over a third of its Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner restaurants following the approval of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Huge halal steakhouse to open in Manchester

A halal steakhouse concept is to launch in Manchester this summer with what it claims is the city’s first dry bar.

Harts Group: "footfall lower than expected at Coal Drops Yard"

Harts Group has spoken of the challenges of opening four restaurants at the same time at Coal Drops Yard, with the landlord’s predicted footfall falling considerably short of expectations.

Is the customer always right?

Restaurant employees are becoming less subservient but, online and on the restaurant floor, diners are more combative than ever. It is an explosive mix

How I Got Here: Rosie Whaley

A former fashion buyer, Rosie Whaley launched Pi Pizza in Winchester in 2014 and followed up with a second in Battersea last year.

Great British Menu - looking back at the last five years

The new series of Great British Menu gets underway on BBC Two on 20 March, with a fresh selection of Britain’s best chefs vying to serve their food at the final banquet.

Lost in translation: is Ikoyi London's most misunderstood restaurant?

Almost universally misunderstood at launch, Ikoyi nearly didn’t make it. But a change of menu and attitude has seen it become one of the capital’s most distinctive and exciting places to eat.

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