Alain Ducasse

Star-studded Bocuse d’Or UK dinner raises over £280,000

08-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

A gala dinner that featured eight chefs from UK three Michelin-starred restaurants has raised over £280,000.

Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse to open in London’s Borough Yards

29-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Alain Ducasse will open a new chocolate and ice cream shop in London’s Borough Yards based on his La Manufacture concept in Paris.

The Dorchester to get first major renovation in more than 30 years

08-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

London hotel The Dorchester is to undergo a comprehensive renovation next year, its biggest in more than 30 years.

Flash-grilled: Jean-Philippe Blondet

04-May-2020 By James McAllister

Jean-Philippe Blondet - who holds the position of executive chef at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - reflects on his career, and tells us what he's been up to while in lockdown.

Latest opening: Folie

11-Dec-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Guillaume Depoix has opened an upmarket restaurant on Soho's Golden Square that takes inspiration from the Côte d'Azur.

Michelin maestro Alain Ducasse talks boats, Brexit and boutiques

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef has been busy launching a floating restaurant in Paris and a chocolate shop in London. We caught up with him last month in Paris’ Le Meurice over a special lunch cooked by three of his top chefs.

Five ways to raise your restaurant’s chocolate game

14-Nov-2018 By Restaurant Magazine

Want to get more creative with chocolate? Here's five interesting ways to dabble with the dark stuff.

The Weekender Interview: Claude Bosi

09-Feb-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The two Michelin-star chef behind Bibendum on his cooking style, his respect for fellow Frenchmen Alain Ducasse and Alain Passard, and his love of Mars bars and Pot Noodles

The Weekender Interview: Hélène Darroze

19-Jan-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The Channel-hopping French chef on her love of armagnac and Staub cocottes and her hatred of espuma and Marmite

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017: Eleven Madison Park takes the top spot

05-Apr-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Eleven Madison Park in New York has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant, knocking Osteria Francescana off the coveted top spot.

Airbnb partners with Alain Ducasse’s Châteaux & Hôtels Collection

16-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

The Châteaux & Hôtels Collection – presided over by chef Alain Ducasse – is to partner with Airbnb to offer a range of bedrooms, and gourmet experiences, on the sharing website.

Tom Kerridge to open first London restaurant

05-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Tom Kerridge, chef at the two-Michelin-starred Hand and Flowers pub in Marlow, is to open a new restaurant in 216-bedroom luxury Knightsbridge hotel the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.

SMALL TALK

Tom Kerridge on staff shortages, workplace morale, and culinary legend Alain Ducasse

12-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

The two-Michelin starred chef-owner of Marlow pubs The Hand and Flowers and The Coach talks hospitality’s staff shortage, raising workplace morale, and collaborating with French culinary legend Alain Ducasse

The World’s 50 Best will travel to Australia in 2017

13-Jun-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Ahead of tonight’s big reveal of The World’s Best Restaurants 2016 list at The Cipriani Wall Street in New York, we can announce that next year’s ceremony will take place in Melbourne, Australia.

Ducasse and Kerridge to collaborate in one-off lunch

08-Jun-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Michelin-starred chefs Alain Ducasse and Tom Kerridge are to collaborate in the first ever joint one-off lunch at Kerridge’s flagship Marlow pub, The Hand & Flowers, on 3 July.

Restaurant Associates continues Roux family link with Emily Roux hire

02-Sep-2015 By Emma Eversham

Compass Group UK & Ireland's fine-dining division Restaurant Associates is continuing its links with the Roux family by hiring Emily Roux, the daughter of Michel Roux Jr, as a consultant.