Chef

Career Profile: Julien Maisonneuve

28-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Formerly head chef at Restaurant Tom Aikens, Julien Maisonneuve is now the new executive chef of the Booking Office bar and restaurant in Marriott’s latest London hotel opening, the St Pancras Renaissance, where he will work alongside Marcus Wareing’s...

Craft Guild of Chefs announces 2011 award nominees

26-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Lisa Allen of Northcote Manor, Anirudh Arora of Moti Mahal and Sudha Shankar Saha of Saffron are amongst 40 chefs nominated in the shortlist for the 2011 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards.

Orchid chef joins Maggi Guest Chef campaign

26-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Nestle Professional’s Maggi brand has unveiled Orchid Group senior development chef Brendan Corder as pubs expert for its new Guest Chef campaign.

Career Profile: Adam Simmonds

18-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

It took Adam Simmonds 16 years before he accepted his first head chef position, but the now Michelin-starred executive chef of Danesfield House in Marlow claims his slow and steady approach has ultimately culminated in his success.

Career Profile: Allan Pickett

01-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Once divided between cooking or gardening for a career, Allan Pickett, head chef of Plateau in Canary Wharf, has since retained a Michelin star, competed in international competitions and worked with the likes of Michel Roux, Chris and Jeff Galvin.

Jason Atherton hopes Pollen Street dessert bar will shine limelight on pastry chefs

28-Mar-2011 By Stefan Chomka

Jason Atherton is hoping to reignite the UK’s desire for desserts when he opens his much-anticipated debut solo venture Pollen Street Social in Mayfair this month.

Pearls of Wisdom: Mickael Weiss

25-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Mickael Weiss has been executive head chef at the City restaurant Coq d’Argent for a decade, after a career climbing the ranks in establishments like Le Gavroche, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, The Walnut Tree Inn and The Intercontinental.

Chaîne des Rôtisseurs names Young Chef of the Year 2011

22-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Garret Keown from The Bell Inn, Horndon on Hill, Essex, has been named the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Young Chef of the Year 2011 following a cook-off against seven other finalists last week.

Great British Pub Food Awards winners announced

11-Mar-2011 By Jo Bruce

Paul Salisbury, the managing director of gastropub operator Lovely Pubs has won the Great British Pub Food Awards' 2011 Special Achievement Award.

Ryan Murphy to leave head chef position at The Savoy

09-Mar-2011 By Becky Paskin

Ryan Murphy, the head chef at The Savoy Hotel’s River Restaurant, is to leave his position at the end of April for a position in the countryside, in a bid to attain a Michelin star.

National Chef of the Year 2011 open for entries

02-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The Craft Guild of Chefs is calling for chefs from across sectors in the hospitality industry to enter the 2011 National Chef of the Year competition.

Pearls of Wisdom: Michael Caines

25-Feb-2011 By Joe Lutrario

Trained under Raymond Blanc and Joël Robuchon, Michael Caines is operational partner, director and executive chef at both Devon’s Gidleigh Park and The Bath Priory in Bath.

Town & City invests in chef training schools

18-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

Town & City Pub Company, operator of Yates’s and Slug and Lettuce, has launched its own chef schools to help chefs and kitchen managers improve their skills.

Draft House and Bennett’s appointments

16-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

Charlie McVeigh’s Draft House has appointed a new operations director to oversee its three existing venues in London and future openings.

ACA announces 2011 Excellence Awards semi-finalists

15-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

The Academy of Culinary Arts has announced the kitchen, pastry and service semi-finalists in its 2011 Annual Awards of Excellence.

Alyn Williams leaves Marcus Wareing for own venture

10-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Alyn Williams, who has made his name holding top chef positions with Marcus Wareing and Gordon Ramsay, will now be branching off on his own in a new restaurant in London’s Westbury Hotel.

Bistro du Vin to launch at old Eastside Inn site

09-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

Hotel du Vin is to launch its first standalone Bistro du Vin concept on the former site of Bjorn van der Horst’s Eastside Inn in Clerkenwell in April.

ACF calls for entries to pastry competition

07-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Professional and trainee pastry chefs are being invited to enter a chocolate desert competition, which organisers ACF hope will raise the game of the sector in the culinary world.

Pearls of Wisdom: Yotam Ottolenghi

28-Jan-2011 By Joe Lutrario

Born in Israel, Ottolenghi worked as a journalist before heading to the UK in 1998 to study at the Cordon Bleu. He oversees four Ottolenghi branches in London, while his new restaurant, Nopi, opens in Soho later this month.

Food trends 2011: Top ingredients

24-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

BigHospitality brings you an exclusive insight into which ingredients will be top of the agenda for some of the UK’s top chefs this year.

Simon Hulstone heads to Lyon for Bocuse d’Or 2011

17-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

Simon Hulstone, chef proprietor of The Elephant in Torquay will next week represent the UK in the world final of the Bocuse d’Or.

Food trends 2011: Popular flavours and food pairings

17-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

In the second week of BigHospitality’s food trend feature, some of the country’s top chefs tell us which popular flavours and food pairings they think will be big in 2011.

Career Profile: Darren Brown

07-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

The newly appointed head chef of 10 in 8 Fine Dining Group’s Dartmouth restaurant Angelique turned his back on a fine dining career in London for one in the country, and hasn’t looked back since.

Pearls of Wisdom: James Gingell

10-Dec-2010

James Gingell is executive development chef at Italian restaurant group Piccolino. He heads up the kitchen teams in 22 sites, and plans to keep re-inventing the dishes and brand.

Boisdale and Roux at Parliament Square appointments

07-Dec-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Restaurant group Boisdale has appointed former Conran chef Andy Rose as an executive chef across three of its restaurants.

Tilda chef of the year to "boost" Brighton restaurant scene with new opening

06-Dec-2010 By Rachel Johnson

The winner of the Tilda Chef of the Year Dean Heselden is to open a new Brighton restaurant on Sunday, which he hopes will offer an alternative to branded eateries in the area.

Michelin-starred West Stoke House restaurant with rooms closes

01-Dec-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Michelin-starred West Stoke House in West Sussex has closed down as the business was not generating enough profit to remain viable.

Ask the Experts: How can I recruit a good Sous Chef on a limited budget

29-Nov-2010

John Wood, director of hospitality recruitment firm John Wood Consultancy, advises one reader how to go about finding and retaining a qualified sous chef without forking out huge advertising fees.

John Burton Race to consult at Fuller’s Sanctum on the Green

25-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

John Burton Race will join Mark Fuller’s boutique hotel Sanctum on the Green in Cookham Dean as consultant executive chef

After hours with... Ronnie Faulkner

19-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

The South African-born chef/proprietor of Ronnie’s in Thornbury started out with aspirations to be a chemical engineer. But after a harsh word from his father and some guidance from Bruno Loubet and Anton Mossimann, Faulkner has managed to become an award-winning...

The New Angel and Floridita chef appointments

19-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

The New Angel in Dartmouth and Floridita in London both appoint new head chefs

Hibiscus's Claude Bosi to open Wimbledon pub

11-Nov-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Claude Bosi, chef patron at two-Michelin star Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus, is to take on a pub-with-rooms with brother Cedric, BigHospitality can reveal.

Marcus Wareing to open restaurant at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

09-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Marcus Wareing is to open a second London restaurant at Marriott’s St Pancras Renaissance Hotel when it relaunches in May 2011

After hours with… Claire Lara

05-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Claire Lara, the 30-year old winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2010 found out she was pregnant during filming of the show, but is adamant that having a baby will not hamper her chances of one day opening her own Le Manoir-style restaurant.

Catering tutor Claire Lara wins Masterchef: The Professionals 2010

03-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Liverpool’s Claire Lara has been crowned the first female winner of the BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals

Brenham Magee launches Fulham grill restaurant

02-Nov-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Brenham Magee has opened his new grill restaurant, located above his newly launched bar in London’s Fulham

Roux brothers invite 2011 scholarship entries

25-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

A call for entries has been sent out for the 2011 Roux Scholarship, with the recipe for the prestigious chef’s award this year focused on monkfish

BaxterStorey sponsors Simon Hulstone’s Bocuse d’Or bid

22-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

BaxterStorey has announced that its Foundation will provide sponsorship to Simon Hulstone as he competes in the World final of the Bocuse d’Or in January

After Hours with… Matthew Tomkinson

22-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Matthew Tomkinson worked his way through the lowest to the highest kitchens, gaining a Roux scholarship and several Michelin stars along the way. Thirteen years after setting off on his culinary journeys, he is now head chef at the Montagu Arms in Beaulieu,...

Stinchcombe strikes again at Young Chef Young Waiter

21-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

Mark Stinchcombe, the inaugural Young National Chef of the Year, has now also been named as the winner of this year’s Young Chef Young Waiter competition alongside Ben Dantzic from Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles

Pearls of Wisdom: Jun Tanaka

15-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Saturday Kitchen stalwart and head chef at Pearl Restaurant in London is near to finishing a month-long Street Kitchen tour with Mark Jankel, as part of the London Restaurant Festival

After hours with… Andy Barber

08-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

The head chef at The Forge in Covent Garden has been in the industry for over 30 years, working along the way with some of the best chefs in the last few decades

Salt Yard owner to open Covent Garden bar/restaurant

06-Oct-2010 By Joe Lutrario

The operator of London restaurants Salt Yard and Dehesa is to open a new concept in Covent Garden's Opera Quarter, Big Hospitality can reveal

Yorkshire town on the hunt for ""top class"" chef to open new restaurant

01-Oct-2010 By Rachel Johnson

The Yorkshire town of Malton is looking for a "top class" chef or patron to open a new restaurant in the town, and it's offering £10,000 to the right person to do so

Pearls of Wisdom: Henry Harris

01-Oct-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Henry Harris was chef at the Fifth Floor at Harvey Nichols for 10 years before opening Racine – also in Knightsbridge – to widespread critical acclaim

Roussillon names Dan Gill as new head chef

29-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Former Midsummer House sous chef Dan Gill has been appointed head chef of Pimlico-based Michelin starred restaurant Roussillon, at the age of 23

Martin Wishart named AA Chef of the Year

28-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Scottish chef  Martin Wishart, the owner of Edinburgh’s first Michelin starred restaurant, has been awarded the AA Chef’s Chef of the Year 2010 award by his culinary peers

Roussillon Dessert Trophy UK finalists named

27-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Four finalists have been named for the UK leg of the Wines of Roussillon Dessert Trophy 2010, the dessert and Roussillon Vin Doux Naturel (VDN) wine pairing competition

Harvest Swap Shop at St. Paul's and Young Guns at South Lodge Hotel

24-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants hotels and pubs, including The Restaurant at St. Paul's and South Lodge Hotel tell us about the extra activities their planning to attract customers

Pearls of Wisdom: Lewis Hamblet

17-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

After running the Camellia at Exclusive Hotels’ South Lodge Hotel for over 10 years, executive chef Lewis Hamblet decided to downgrade and give protégé Matt Gillan centre stage with the hotels second restaurant, The Pass