All news articles for December 2018

Best knives for restaurants chefs

Nine niche knives you didn't know you needed

By Joe Lutrario

Give your knife collection the edge with these specialist blades, including one for cutting soba noodles, one for chiselling out parmesan and another for slicing lemon for G&Ts.

Flash-grilled: Lovaine Humphrey

Flash-grilled: Lovaine Humphrey

By Stefan Chomka

The chef and sommelier is the owner (with husband Adam) of fine dining restaurant Arras in York. Prior to opening its doors 18 months ago the couple lived in Sydney where they owned and ran a restaurant for 10 years.

Lee DeSanges Baked in Brick

How I Got Here: Lee DeSanges

By Joe Lutrario

Baked In Brick has had great success on street food circuit in Birmingham and further afield with its eclectic pizzas. Founder Lee DeSanges recently opened his first restaurant at The Custard Factory in Digbeth.

Din Tai Fung Chinese restaurant London's Covent Garden

Latest opening: Din Tai Fung

By Stefan Chomka

The Chinese restaurant brand famous for its xiao long bao soup dumplings has opened its debut European restaurant, in London's Covent Garden

Chef Masterclass: Pickled Herrings by Ekte's Robin Freeman

Chef Masterclass: Pickled Herrings by Ekte's Robin Freeman

By Bill Knott

Magnus Nilsson’s magisterial The Nordic Cookbook contains 39 recipes for herring. This does not overstate the importance of the humble herring to the various peoples of northern Europe: the fish has, for thousands of years, been a major part of their...

 The turkey shortage restaurants

The Lowdown: The turkey shortage

By Joe Lutrario

Feathers look likely to fly in restaurant kitchens as chefs struggle to secure birds for the festive period.

Mark Lloyd Pomona’s

Flash-grilled: Mark Lloyd

By Joe Lutrario

The chef and TV presenter was recently appointed executive chef at Notting Hill restaurant and bar Pomona’s.

Marcos Fernandez Pardo Iberica

How I Got Here: Marcos Fernandez Pardo

By Joe Lutrario

Marcos Fernandez Pardo launched Spanish restaurant Iberica in 2008. He now operates seven restaurants in London, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow and will soon help bring Quique Dacosta's InPaella to the capital.

Mark Birchall chef Moor Hall restaurant Michelin star

Under the Knife: Mark Birchall on Moor Hall

By Stefan Chomka

Mark Birchall’s Moor Hall has won its second Michelin star after less than two years in business. But don’t think for one moment this means he’s taking his foot off the gas.

Radio Alice Italian restaurant and pizza group looking to expand across London

Radio Alice: the pirates of pizza

By Stefan Chomka

London might not seem the most obvious place for Bologna-based restaurateurs to get inspiration for their pizzerias but in the case of Italian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe the UK capital’s restaurant scene has proved invaluable.

Opening of the month: Southside Scran Michelin starred restaurant Tom Kitchin Edinburgh

Opening of the month: Southside Scran

By Stefan Chomka

The fourth restaurant in Tom Kitchin’s Edinburgh-based restaurant group is a neighbourhood bistro that bridges the gap between his Michelin-starred flagship and his popular gastropub