Chefs

Dmitri Magi to leave role as Claridge’s culinary director

17-May-2023 By James McAllister

Chef Dmitri Magi is to leave his role as culinary director at Claridge’s hotel in London in order to pursue new opportunities in the industry.

Flash-grilled: Isobel Humbey

05-May-2023 By James McAllister

The sous chef at Furna in Brighton on the importance of accountability, earning respect in the kitchen, and her problem with cheesy chips.

Alex Claridge named West Midlands' night time economy advisor

28-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Birmingham’s The Wilderness has been appointed as West Midlands' night time economy advisor by the region’s mayor Andy Street.

Philli Armitage-Mattin to launch three-month residency at Kebab Queen

27-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals finalist Philli Armitage-Mattin will launch a three-month residency at Covent Garden’s Kebab Queen in May.

The Restaurant of the Future: eight predictions for the kitchen

26-Apr-2023 By Restaurant

Major shake-ups including advances in robotics, a switch to hydrogen gas and a legal requirement for businesses to limit the amount of waste they create are set to change the way back of house operates over the coming years.

Steven Edwards to create menu for Brighton & Hove Albion’s new Tunnel Club experience

19-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

MasterChef: The Professionals winner and Etch owner Steven Edwards is to oversee the menus for a new 'immersive' hospitality experience at The Amex stadium in Brighton.

Elena Reygadas named The World's Best Female Chef 2023

19-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Elena Reygadas, chef-owner of Rosetta in Mexico City, has been named The World’s Best Female Chef 2023 ahead of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Valencia in June.

Betting the farm: Dan Cox on Crocadon

12-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former Simon Rogan lieutenant is putting the soil first at his largely self-sufficient Cornish farm and restaurant.

The Lowdown: The ban on nitrous oxide

31-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chefs and bartenders could inadvertently be affected by Government plans to outlaw laughing gas.

Kenny Atkinson reveals brief for National Chef of the Year 2023

24-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Kenny Atkinson’s brief for National Chef of the Year 2023 asks chefs to consider food waste and the creative use of ingredients as chefs grapple with the cost-of-living crisis, food inflation and supply chain disruption.

Monica Galetti to return as judge on MasterChef: The Professionals

24-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Monica Galetti has announced she will be returning as a judge on TV cooking programme MasterChef: The Professionals, one year after announcing she was stepping away from the show.

Latest opening: Nessa

17-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Guy Ivesha and Tom Cenci have created a modern all-day restaurant and bar that tips its hat to Soho’s bohemian past.

Sabrina Gidda: 'I'm cooking the food of my culture but through the lens of my professional experience'

17-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former Bernardi’s and AllBright chef is best known for cooking European food but has just penned a cookbook that explores her Punjabi roots.

Sally Abé: “We should be empowering women in hospitality every single day of the year”

03-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The Pem and Blue Boar chef will bring together some of the most influential women in the industry to celebrate International Women’s Day at Conrad London St James next week.

Latest opening: The Counter

03-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal’s UK debut has largely flown under the radar but the Ladbroke Grove restaurant now looks set to shake up London’s Turkish food scene.

Hrishikesh Desai: "I could have easily gone down the foraging route"

24-Feb-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The former Gilpin Hotel and Lake House executive chef on why his restaurant at Cumbrian hotel Farlam Hall will bring something different to the area.

Latest opening: Crocadon

10-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Former Simon Rogan lieutenant and Roux Scholar Dan Cox looks set to dazzle at his long-awaited Cornwall farm-to-table restaurant.

Line-up for Sally Abé’s International Women’s Day event at Conrad London St. James revealed

09-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

International Women’s Day will see The Pem chef Sally Abé play host to an impressive line-up of female hospitality talent at the Conrad London St. James hotel.

Dutch chefs Gabriël Verheij and Alexandre Scour to launch TBC in Notting Hill

06-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Dutch cheffing duo Gabriël Verheij and Alexandre Scour will bring their brand of ‘inventive luxury comfort food’ to Notting Hill later this month.

Hrishikesh Desai to take over Cumbria’s Farlam Hall as chef patron

01-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Roux Scholar and former The Gilpin Hotel and Lake House executive chef Hrishikesh Desai has been named chef patron of Cumbria’s Farlam Hall.

64 Degrees alumni to take over restaurant at Brighton's Drakes hotel

30-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

64 Degrees alumni chef Tom Stephens and Madeleine Riches will launch an ambitious tasting menu-only restaurant at Brighton's Drakes hotel this April.

The Drunken Butler’s Yuma Hashemi to launch Clerkenwell wine bar

27-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Yuma Hashemi, the chef-owner and sommelier behind Clerkenwell restaurant The Drunken Butler, will bring his second venture to east London this March with the opening of a new wine bar.

Manchester’s Higher Ground to relaunch next month

27-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Manchester restaurant Higher Ground will relaunch in the city’s Chinatown enclave next month.

Latest opening: Ikoyi

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Jeremy Chan and his front-of-house counterpart Iré Hassan-Odukale finally have a space that befits their restaurant’s stature.

2022: Review of the year in hospitality

21-Dec-2022 By BigHospiality

A look back at yet another tough year for hospitality – one that saw the Coronavirus crisis replaced by a host of new challenges for the sector to contend with.

Hourly pay for temp chefs jumps by up to 20%

21-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Average hourly pay for temporary chefs has risen by as much as 20% in parts of the UK.

10 restaurant trends for 2023

21-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

The rise of the 'grocerant', gourmet kids menus, elevated sides, smaller menus and a renaissance in full-service roadside dining are among our predictions for the next 12 months.

Flash-grilled: Kevin Dalgleish

16-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

The chef-patron at Amuse in Aberdeen on his admiration for Phil Howard and Angela Hartnett, a hatred of clutter and getting help from KFC when at The Savoy.

Latest opening: Furna

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Dave Mothersill’s debut solo project is the most ambitious restaurant to have launched in Brighton & Hove for some time.

The kids are alright: Chantelle Nicholson launches tasting menu for children

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

January will see Apricity chef Chantelle Nicholson will launch Culinary Kids, a tasting menu for youngsters in partnership with charity School Food Matters.

Business Profile

Raz Helalat: ‘I don’t like operating in safe mode’

13-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Brighton-based Black Rock Restaurants isn’t letting one of the bumpiest restaurant launches in recent memory interfere with its expansion plans.

Tom Cenci reveals more details for his ‘modern bistro’ Nessa

13-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Tom Cenci has revealed further details for his upcoming Soho restaurant Nessa, which was originally supposed to launch in October but is now opening in March.

Employers warned over ‘quiet firing’

07-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Almost a third of employees working in hospitality claim they’ve been forced to leave their job due to their manager making their work life uncomfortable and encouraging them to leave.

Oded Oren to launch specialist mediterranean delicatessen in Hackney

06-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

East London-based chef Oded Oren will launch a specialist delicatessen just outside Broadway Market next month.

Book review: Eureka

02-Dec-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Simpsons chef Andreas Antona didn't think he'd write another cookbook, and then lockdown struck.

James Goodyear to take over Evelyn’s Table

23-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

James Goodyear has been named as the new head chef of Soho’s Evelyn’s Table following the departure of Luke Selby.

Luke Selby appointed executive head chef of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

23-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Evelyn's Table chef-patron Luke Selby has been appointed executive head chef of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

Skibo Castle chef Eddie Brown wins the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship

18-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle sous chef Eddie Brown has won the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship.

Brendan Eades named head chef at Tillingham

16-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

East Sussex vineyard, restaurant and hotel operation Tillingham has appointed former Silo head chef Brendan Eades as head chef.

Small plates, big flavours - is Erst the perfect neighbourhood restaurant?

14-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

In an age of £200-plus tasting menus, Will Sutton and Patrick Withington's low-key yet highly-rated restaurant is worth raising a glass to.

Gary Jones bids Le Manoir adieu

14-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons executive chef Gary Jones has stepped down from the role after two decades to pursue new opportunities.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023 to be held in Valencia

08-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be hosted in the city of Valencia in Spain in June next year.

Glasgow’s The Loveable Rogue gastropub to launch second location

03-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Glasgow-based pair Joe Lazzerini and Amalia Colaluca will launch a follow-up to their The Loveable Rogue gastropub later this year.

Brighton chef Dave Mothersill to launch Furna later this month

02-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Brighton and Hove chef Dave Mothersill will open an ambitious, tasting menu-only restaurant within the former Oki-Nami site on New Road late this month.

Le Manoir’s Mae Dionio wins Young National Chef of the Year

01-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons chef Mae Dionio has been crowned Young National Chef of the Year.

Björn Frantzén to make London restaurant debut next month

27-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Renowned Swedish chef Björn Frantzén will make his UK restaurant debut next month with the launch of Studio Frantzén at Harrods in Knightsbridge.

Book review: Turnips’ Edible Almanac

21-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The well-regarded fruit and vegetable supplier has created a comprehensive guide to seasonality that’s intermixed with recipes from some of the best in the business.

Latest opening: The Barley Mow

21-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The gentrification of London boozers in prime locations continues apace as Cubitt House opens its latest site.

Female hospitality leaders show solidarity with Iranian women

17-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Female hospitality leaders including Clare Smyth, Andi Oliver, Sally Abé, Emma Ainsworth, and Kate Nicholls have shown solidarity with the women’s movement taking place in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Latest opening: Palmito

12-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chefs Kanthi Thamma and Diego Ricaurte have launched a low-key yet exciting spice-driven restaurant in Brighton & Hove.