Chef - Hospitality

Flash-grilled: Vincent Crepel

11-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The French chef, who recently launched Terre in County Cork’s Castlemartyr Resort, Ireland, on what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and his dream dinner party guests.

How a chef from Delhi is using his classic French training to make waves in Indian fine dining

11-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

As executive chef of Benares, Sameer Taneja has regained the Mayfair restaurant’s Michelin star and claimed it a spot in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants list.

Book review: Going for an Indian

11-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Ziaur Choudhrey’s book is a compelling story of England's Anglo-Bangladeshi communities and the role that food and restaurants play in them.

Latest opening: Elis

09-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Da Terra chef Rafael Cagali’s more casual offering at Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel is a tribute to both his mother and famed Brazilian musician Elis Regina.

Entries open for The Roux Scholarship 2023

07-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Entries for the Roux Scholarship 2023 are now open with chefs wishing to take part invited to create a recipe for four people using selected ingredients.

Jesse Dunford Wood to open Harvest restaurant next year

07-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Parlour and Six Portland Road chef Jesse Dunford Wood is opening a third venue in the capital next year.

Henrique Sá Pessoa: “It’s important to move people’s understanding of Portuguese cuisine forward”

04-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The high-profile Portuguese chef behind the two Michelin-starred Alma in Lisbon started his career in London, and now he’s returning to launch JOIA at the art’otel in Battersea Power Station.

Chefs back #CookForIran campaign

02-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi and Berenjak founder Kian Samyani have pledged their support for #CookForIran - a new global advocacy initiative launched in support of women in Iran.

Mark Greenaway to open two restaurants at Haweswater Hotel

01-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Mark Greenaway is opening two new restaurants in the heart of the Lake District next year.

Jason Atherton faces restaurant closures as staffing struggles persist

01-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Jason Atherton has warned he may have to mothball a number of his London restaurants in the new year if the recruitment crisis plaguing the sector does not ease.

Rohit Ghai makes restaurant debut in Oman

28-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Kutir and Manthan chef patron Rohit Ghai has launched his first restaurant in Oman, under a partnership with the Shangri-La Al Husn hotel in Muscat.

Michael Caines closes The Harbourside Refuge 'for the foreseeable future' as cost challenges mount

26-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Michael Caines's waterside restaurant and bar The Harbourside Refuge in Porthleven, Cornwall, is to close through the winter in a bid to weather the economic storm currently battering the sector.

Nathan Outlaw: "I'm confident this is the right direction for what we do"

21-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Port Isaac-based fish maestro on why he has reverted to offering a full-on tasting menu-only experience at his Outlaw’s New Road flagship.

Flash-grilled: John Javier

21-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

The Australian chef, who currently runs The Tent at 17 Little Portland Street in London's Fitzrovia, on cooking for Harrison Ford and a life-threatening pop-up service in the Bahamas

Chef Sameer Taneja to launch Indian fish restaurant

21-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Benares executive chef Sameer Taneja has revealed plans for an Indian fish restaurant.

Jon Coates joins The Elder in Bath

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Jon Coates has been appointed head chef at Mike Robinson’s The Elder restaurant in Bath.

Paul Nicholson to head the kitchen at Rockliffe Hall’s Orangery restaurant

18-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Paul Nicholson has been named as the new head chef at Rockliffe Hall’s flagship Orangery restaurant.

Flash-grilled: Henry Omereye

14-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

The House Café Company executive chef on the similarities between chefs and artists, working with Marco Pierre White, and his problem with fish and chips.

Gareth Ward: “The day I go to work and don’t love my job we close our restaurant and I move to Ibiza”

14-Oct-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The chef-patron of Ynyshir restaurant on always being in the kitchen, his future restaurant plans, and why he painted his country house setting black.

Marcus Clayton wins UK S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition

14-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Marcus Clayton from Hide and Fox restaurant in Saltwood, Kent, has been name the winner of the UK S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition.

Bristol restaurant Root to open second site in Somerset

13-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Root, Josh Eggleton's vegetable-focused small plates restaurant, is to launch a second site in Wells, Somerset, which will be led by head chef Rob Howell and his wife Meg.

Recipe for growth: how Yotam Ottolenghi’s empire is expanding

13-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

With an experienced new CEO in place, the high-profile group's London-based restaurant business is looking to go global.

Jamie Oliver partners with Taster to launch delivery-first pasta brand

12-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Jamie Oliver is returning to the UK restaurant sphere having partnered with delivery-first kitchen group Taster to launch a new pasta concept in the capital.

Kray Treadwell to extend 670 Grams

07-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Kray Treadwell is to extend his Digbeth restaurant 670 Grams to increase the number of covers it can do.

Henry Harris and Dave Strauss partner to reopen Three Compasses in Farringdon

06-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Henry Harris is joining forces with former restaurant director at Rockfish and operations director at Goodman David Strauss to reopen Farringdon pub Three Compasses.

SUMI’s Endo Kazutoshi and Christian Onia have established a ‘middle space’ in sushi

03-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

SUMI, the more informal sister restaurant to Endo Kazutoshi's eponymous London flagship, has celebrated its first birthday by expanding its premises and appointing a new head chef in Christian Onia

Latest opening: KOYN

30-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Samyukta and Dinesh Nair’s latest restaurant sees the increasingly prolific LSL Capital take inspiration from Mount Fuji to explore Japanese cuisine.

Attendees flock to The Big Hospitality Expo 2022

29-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

The hospitality industry came together in their thousands at Olympia London for The Big Hospitality Expo 2022, the leading UK trade show for the hospitality sector.

Akoko appoints Ayo Adeyemi as executive chef

28-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

West African tasting menu restaurant Akoko in London's Fitzrovia has announced the appointment of Ayo Adeyemi as its latest executive chef following the departure of Theo Clench earlier this year.

Shaun Moffat appointed executive chef at Manchester restaurant group

28-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Former Berber & Q and Manteca chef Shaun Moffat has been appointed executive chef of the group behind Manchester restaurants Cottonopolis, Edinburgh Castle and Libertine

Alyn Williams joins Park Row as executive chef

27-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Alyn Williams has been named as executive chef of Park Row, the DC Comic inspired Soho restaurant.

Alex Bond smashes crowdfund target for fried chicken restaurant Mollis

26-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Alex Bond has smashed his £100,000 crowdfund target to support the launch of his new fried chicken restaurant, Mollis, in little more than a week.

Friday five: The week's top hospitality stories

23-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

The death of Soho legend Andrew Edmunds and the Government's intervention in the energy crisis for businesses stole the headlines in the hospitality sector this week.

Flash-grilled: Kim Ratcharoen

23-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef at three Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay shares her pet hate in the kitchen and her disillusionment with a particular burger restaurant.

The Wolseley Hospitality Group promotes David Stevens to group executive chef

22-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The Wolseley Hospitality Group has promoted David Stevens to group executive chef, ahead of its plans to launch two further restaurants in the capital next year.

How I Got Here: Janine Edwards

21-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The head baker at Toklas Bakery in London's Temple on the importance of understanding your target market, fears over staffing, and problems with consumer expectations.

Famed Soho restaurateur Andrew Edmunds dies

20-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

The industry has paid its respects to restaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds who has died this month.

Flash-grilled: Andrei Soen

16-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The mastermind behind Singapore's Park Bench Deli has come to London to launch 'amped up' sandwich concept Dollars at Rondo La Cave in Holborn.

Latest opening: Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal

14-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Former The Greenhouse chef Alex Dilling has launched his first standalone venture in London's plush Regent Street hotel

Chef Tony Parkin leaves The Brickmakers Arms after two months in the role

12-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Tony Parkin has left his role as head chef at The Brickmakers Arms in Surrey just months after taking on the role.

Flash grilled: Jenny Warner

09-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef at Eldr Dining Room at Pantechnicon in London on her first kitchen job, and cooking a special dish for Easter that didn't go down too well.

Adejoké Bakare looking to move Chishuru to a bigger site

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Adejoké Bakare is looking to move her award-winning West African restaurant Chishuru to larger premises to meet demand.

Prominent Ukrainian chef Yurii Kovryzhenko and his partner Olga Tsybytovska have launched their first restaurant venture in London's Chelsea, which puts their country's cuisine and culture front and centre.

Phil Howard to open pasta restaurant OTTO in Piccadilly

05-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Phil Howard is to open a first bricks and mortar site of the OTTO delivery pasta brand that he launched last year.

Flash-grilled: Dan Burke

02-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The chef behind London micro bakery Charles Artisan Bread in Hackney on Google reviews, his problem with ice cream, and why Gordon Ramsay is the industry figure he most admires.

Yannick Alléno to open Pavyllon in Mayfair next year

01-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Celebrated French chef Yannick Alléno is bringing his Michelin-starred Pavyllon restaurant to London next year.

Operation: Falafel set for London debut

30-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Dubai-born street food concept Operation: Falafel is to make its UK debut next month in London's Camden, ahead of plans for a wider roll out across the country

Simon Bonwick: “If I can’t be myself at his point of the game it’s not worth doing”

26-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

From next month the former The Crown chef-patron takes over the stoves at The Princess of Shoreditch from Ruth Hansom to start a new chapter at the award-winning gastropub.

George Ryle to quit Lambeth's Garden Cafe

25-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

George Ryle is to leave his position as head chef at Garden Cafe at Lambeth’s Garden Museum after five years.

Book review: Cooking

25-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

With its bold green and orange cover, Jeremy Lee’s debut cookbook is every bit as distinctive and striking as the man himself.

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