Events & Awards

The latest news and results of industry events and awards – from trade shows and conferences to national and international competitions.

Northcote reveals impressive chef lineup for its Obsession 19 event

17-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A roster of chefs from England and across the world, including James Lowe, Marc Fosh, Ollie Dabbous, Norbert Niederkofler, Andrew Wong, Marianne Lumb, Matt Orlando, Niall Keating and Romy Gill will be cooking at Northcote’s 19th annual Obsession chef...

29 Power Station West and Mei Ume win best UK design at the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards

05-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards celebrated its tenth year last night, and the teams that worked on the designs for eleven UK restaurants took home awards for their design excellence.

World's 50 Best Restaurants heading to Singapore in 2019

03-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants will be held in Singapore in 2019, it has been announced.

Henry Wadsworth from Le Manoir is the Young National Chef of the Year

03-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Henry Wadsworth from Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons has been named the Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) at the Restaurant Show.

Kuba Winkowski wins National Chef of the Year

03-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Kuba Winkowski, the head chef of The Feathered Nest Inn was crowned The National Chef of the Year at The Restaurant Show last night.

Food Made Good Awards 2018 winners revealed

02-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Nando’s, JD Wetherspoon and Bristol’s Poco Tapas Bar were among the food businesses honoured at the Food Made Good Awards 2018 last night.

Welsh restaurant retains its Michelin star - despite not wanting to

02-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A Welsh restaurant that requested to ‘hand back’ its Michelin star because of a planned change in direction has retained it in the new Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland.

Marcus Wareing's Berkeley Hotel restaurant loses second star

01-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Marcus Warering’s eponymous restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel has lost its second Michelin star.

Core by Clare Smyth named as one of three new two-star restaurants

01-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Core by Clare Smyth, Moor Hall and Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs have each been awarded two Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, published today (1 October).

Michelin to announce new 2019 stars today

01-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Michelin is to announce the new starred restaurants entering its 2019 Great Britain and Ireland guide later today (1 October).

Michelin announces Bib Gourmand winners for its 2019 guide

28-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Michelin has awarded 27 new Bib Gourmands in its 2019 Michelin Guide for UK & Ireland, bringing the total awarded by the red book to 143.

Social enterprise: creating your brand as a chef

26-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The National Chef of the Year competition gathered previous winners and industry experts to talk about how chefs can create their own personal brands.

Welsh restaurant asks to hand back Michelin star

21-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Checkers restaurant in Montgomery, Wales, has asked to “hand back” its Michelin star ahead of a change in the direction of the business.

Healthy competition: Gary Jones and David Mulcahy on National Chef of the Year 2019

21-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario & Sophie Witts

The National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) 2019 chairman of judges and competition director on the importance of cooking competitions and their tips for the 10 finalists.