All news articles for March 2017

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

UK haddock loses sustainable fish status

By Sophie Witts

Haddock from the North Sea and west of Scotland has been taken off a list of sustainable ‘fish to eat’ by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).

Photo: Cristian Barnett

Opening of the week: Mere

By Stefan Chomka

Mere is the debut restaurant from long-time Le Gavroche senior sous chef and MasterChef judge Monica Galetti and her husband David, who runs front of house.  

Gary Jones on why young chefs today are better than ever

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Gary Jones on why young chefs today are better than ever

By Hannah Thompson

The executive head chef at Raymond Blanc’s Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons and newly-appointed chair of judges for this year’s National Chef of the Year and Young Chef of the Year (NCOTY & YNCOTY) competitions explains the value of culinary competitions...

Michael O'Hare and Tom Sellers to collaborate at Restaurant Story

Michael O'Hare and Tom Sellers to collaborate

By Sophie Witts

High-profile chefs Tom Sellers and Michael O’Hare are to team up for a special two-day lunch and dinner service at Sellers' Restaurant Story in London later this year.

Sweet, fresh, spicy: How to make classic prawn rolls with Thaikhun

Sweet, fresh, spicy: How to make classic prawn rolls with Thaikhun

By Hannah Thompson

Sal Taylor, assistant business manager and head chef at Thaikhun at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, is originally from Thailand, but has been a proud resident of Newcastle for almost three decades after moving to the UK with her family when she was nine...

Independent restaurants boom in Northern cities

Northern cities lead independent restaurant boom

By Sophie Witts

Northern cities are seeing a boom in independent restaurant openings with growth rates outstripping traditional hotspots such as London and Edinburgh, a new study shows.

Hospitality industry faces uncertain future for EU staff

Uncertain future for hospitality industry's EU staff

By Sophie Witts

EU nationals working in the UK’s restaurants, pubs and hotels have been thrown in to limbo after MPs passed the Brexit bill on Monday, leaving the government free to kick start the process of the UK leaving the EU.

Restaurant Magazine: London Taco Tour

Restaurant Eats Out: The London Taco Tour

By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant magazine’s second Eats Out event turns its attention to the London’s burgeoning taco scene. Fittingly, our taco tour began at Wahaca, the brand that kick-started the UK’s taco revolution 10 years ago. 

Norwegian skrei cod fishing

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In search of Skrei: fishing for the king of cod in Norway

By Stefan Chomka

It’s a clear February morning and on a boat on the icy Norwegian waters around Sommarøy, a small island in the far north of the country, a group of chefs are dangling fishing lines over the side. Dawn has recently broken and the sun sits low in the sky,...

Angela Hartnett on why young chefs must focus on classic skills

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Angela Hartnett on why young chefs must focus on classic skills

By Hannah Thompson

The renowned chef behind Murano and the Café Murano group, Angela Hartnett has been confirmed as the new UK & Ireland mentor for the global 2018 S. Pellegrino Young Chef competition, open to professional chefs aged 30 and under. With the launch of...

What does Spring Budget 2017 mean for hospitality?

What does the Spring Budget mean for hospitality?

By Sophie Witts

Chancellor Philip Hammond offered an olive branch to pubs facing rising business rates in today’s budget, but raised the price of a pint of beer for the first time in five years.

Chefs’ Choice Awards 2017

Inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards announced

By Joe Lutrario

Professionals from the hospitality, wholesale and food manufacturing industries gathered at London’s Haymarket Hotel last night to see the winners of the inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards unveiled.

Chefs’ Secrets of Success: Jonny Glass

Chefs’ Secrets of Success: Jonny Glass

By Hannah Thompson

The head chef at the two Michelin starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - and Ashley Palmer-Watts' right hand man - explains the advice that got him where he is today

Bel & the Dragon gastropub Business Profile

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Bel & the Dragon - the pub group with fine dining flair

By Stefan Chomka

There isn’t a burger on the menu at any of Bel & the Dragon’s seven pubs. Or bangers and mash for that matter. And while fish and chips does make an appearance at one of its sites, the classic pub dish is noticeably lacking from the menu everywhere...

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