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The latest news and interviews from the movers and shakers in the industry, including appointments, promotions, insights and achievements.

"We're a brash New York restaurant, and we don't want to change": Ed Schoenfeld on bringing RedFarm to the UK

18-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Earlier this month, prolific US restaurateur Ed Schoenfeld quietly launched the UK iteration of his famous New York based Chinese restaurant RedFarm in Covent Garden.

Chef Fabrice Lasnon joins The Savoy as hotel takes new culinary direction

18-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

London’s The Savoy has appointed Fabrice Lasnon as its new executive chef as part of what it says is a ‘new direction’ for the hotel.

Michelin Guide names its new international director

17-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Gwendal Poullennec has been named as the new international director of the Michelin Guides.

Chef Helena Puolakka to oversee two D&D London restaurants

17-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Helena Puolakka is expanding her role within D&D London by returning to Skylon as executive chef.

Flash-grilled: Monika Linton

14-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Monika Linton founded Brindisa, one of the capital's most loved Spanish food shops, in the 1980s. Now comprising five tapas restaurants and shops, the group is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable authorities on Spanish food in the UK.

Marco Pierre White rejects Michelin Guide at his Singapore restaurant

13-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Marco Pierre White has reportedly brushed off the advances of the Michelin Guide once again with the opening of his first restaurant in Asia.

How I got here: Juliette Wall

13-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Juliette Wall founded Vietnamese noodle specialist Pho with husband Stephen in 2005. The group has now opened restaurants across the UK, and recently launched its 27th location, in Exeter.

Chef Masterclass: Fideuà by Barrafina's Angel Zapata Martin

12-Sep-2018 By Bill Knott

Valencians are an easy-going bunch, but – as Jamie Oliver discovered a couple of years ago – don’t mess with their paella.

Chef Francis Mallmann to host London pop-up

11-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Celebrated South American chef Francis Mallmann is coming to London to run a pop-up next month.

Angela Hartnett on 10 years of Murano and the future of restaurants

11-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

It’s a decade since Angela Hartnett opened Murano with Gordon Ramsay in Mayfair.

Sitting pretty: Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw launch in London

10-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

After a lengthy search and a false start, Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw will finally make their long-awaited debut in the capital this month. And it's shaping up to be a cracker.

Corbin & King launches initiative to employ more over 50s workers

10-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched an initiative to employ more people over the age of 50 in a move that it believes will create a better and more diverse workforce.

10 front of house personality types who need retraining

10-Sep-2018 By Tony Naylor

Waiting staff are often seen as serving a mechanical function. But a lack of personality on the floor can be a killer

Pentonbridge Inn names new head chef after Jake and Cassie White depart

07-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Gary McDermott has been named head chef at The Pentonbridge Inn in Cumbria following the departure of Jake and Cassie White.

Flash-grilled: Richard Allen

07-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The executive head chef of The Orangery at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham on his love of fishing and his mother's cooking and his admiration of Northcote's Nigel Howarth.