Chefs

Tim Allen's first ‘truly solo’ venture to launch in early November

29-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

High profile chef Tim Allen will open his first ‘truly solo’ restaurant venture in the Lancashire market town of Ormskirk in early November.

Latest opening: Bayside Social

27-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt has opened a second venture in his hometown of Worthing following the success of his debut restaurant Pitch.

Flash-grilled: Vitelio Reyes

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Venezuelan-born executive chef of Mayfair's Amazonico on his love of Daniel Humm and his dislike for bananas.

Book review: Septime, La Cave, Clamato, D’une île

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Bertrand Grébaut and Théophile Pourriat celebrate 10 years of their influential Paris-based natural wine restaurant Septime.

Latest opening: Whitcomb’s

22-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The flagship restaurant of the world’s first ‘super boutique hotel’ offers a luxurious menu of French Mediterranean dishes.

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Kitchen culture needs to change: here’s how

15-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Three #FairKitchens ambassadors on what can be done to enhance working conditions in hospitality, and help ease the skills crisis.

Chefs and experts team up to develop free leadership training

15-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

#FairKitchens has launched a new online leadership training programme that’s free to all hospitality employers and employees.

Three Uncles heads to Camden

13-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cantonese roast meat specialist Three Uncles has chosen Camden’s Hawley Wharf for its second location in the capital.

Roux Scholarship finalists announced

11-Sep-2021 By BigHospiality

The Roux family has revealed the names of the six chefs that will compete for the title of Roux Scholar 2020/21 next month.

Samyukta Nair: "we're looking to diversify what we do"

10-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Mayfair's Jamavar and Bombay Bustle has moved into new territory with high-end Chinese restaurant MiMi Mei Fair, and she's not stopping there.

Latest opening: MiMi Mei Fair

08-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jamavar and Bombay Bustle owner Samyukta Nair is branching out with a top-end Chinese restaurant set in a Mayfair townhouse.

Galvin brothers to take on former Neptune site

07-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chris and Jeff Galvin are teaming up with fellow chef Adam Gray to launch a restaurant at the Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel in Bloomsbury later this month.

Bibi’s Chet Sharma: “I guess I am a control freak”

06-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Meet the former Moor Hall and L’Enclume development chef that’s about to open the most ambitious Indian restaurant London has ever seen.

Latest opening: The Colony Grill

03-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Beaumont hotel’s transatlantic-styled main restaurant has undergone a revamp and is now headed by former The Zetter Group chef Ben Boeynaems.

The Cinnamon Collection to launch Dubai outpost

02-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Cinnamon Collection is to launch a two-year ‘multi-brand residency’ at the Park Hyatt Dubai that will feature all three of its restaurant brands.

Latest opening: The Water House Project

01-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Gabriel Waterhouse has found a permanent home for his supper club/restaurant hybrid The Water House Project.

How I Got Here: Julien Baris

01-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The executive chef of 28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen on his favourite places to eat out and his respect for Alain Passard.

The Londoner hotel’s signature restaurant to launch later this month

01-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Upcoming Leicester Square hotel The Londoner has released further details for its signature restaurant Whitcomb’s.

Counter intuitive: the new seafood bar concept that specialises in aged fish

01-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Alex Hunter and Leo Carreira look set to make waves with their East London-based follow-up to their Chelsea restaurant-cum-fishmonger The Sea, The Sea.

Derek Johnstone to oversee three restaurants at Rusacks St Andrews

31-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals winner Derek Johnstone is to head three new restaurants at recently overhauled luxury hotel Rusacks St Andrews.

10 finalists named for Young National Chef of the Year competition

25-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

The 10 chefs who will be competing in the Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) final have been named.

Mark Birchall: "Ultimately, it's about making the guests want to come back"

25-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

We catch up with the chef behind 2021’s Estrella Damm National Restaurant of the Year about what a meal at Moor Hall involves and his policy of incremental improvement.

Mele e Pere duo launch first site outside London

25-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Soho’s Mele e Pere and Hackney Wick’s Gotto Trattoria have opened an Italian restaurant in Hove, East Sussex.

Roux at The Landau to reopen in 2022

23-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Marylebone hotel restaurant Roux at The Landau will reopen at some point next year following ‘exciting concept changes’.

Sven-Hanson Britt’s Oxeye to launch in October

17-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Sven-Hanson Britt will open his long-awaited debut solo restaurant Oxeye just south of the Thames in Embassy Gardens this October.

Ed and Ollie Templeton to swap Marylebone for Fitzrovia for Carousel ‘2.0’

12-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef residency restaurant Carousel will close its doors in Marylebone later this year and relaunch as a much larger multifaceted restaurant in Fitzrovia.

Dear daiquiri: the MJMK duo pen a love letter to Cuba with Bar La Rampa

11-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The pair behind Casa do Frango and Kol are bringing authentic Cuban cocktails and a creative, Cuban-inspired food menu to Oxford Circus next week.

Mayfair's The Colony Grill Room to relaunch with chef Ben Boeynaems at the helm

10-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Mayfair hotel The Beaumont will relaunch its The Colony Grill Room restaurant as The Colony Grill at the end of the month with former Petrus chef Ben Boeynaems at the stove.

AngloThai to open permanent restaurant in London early next year

10-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

AngloThai's John and Desiree Chantarasak are to open their first permanent restaurant next year.

Mamma Pastrama to open in Soho next month

10-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Million Pound Menu chef Jay Morjaria will open his pastrami-focused sandwich shop off Soho's Carnaby Street mid next month.

Fhior’s Scott and Laura Smith to close their café at Secret Herb Garden

09-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The founders of highly-rated Edinburgh restaurant Fhior are to close their café at the city’s Secret Herb Garden shop and plant nursery.

Berber & Q team to launch Carmel in Queen’s Park

04-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind London’s Berber & Q and Shawarma Bar is to launch a relaxed restaurant in Queen’s Park this October.

Latest opening: Bibo

04-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Spanish heavy hitter Dani García’s has made his London debut at the recently opened Mondrian Shoreditch hotel.

Koya duo to launch Koya Ko on Hackney’s Broadway Market

03-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

John Devitt and Shuko Oda will soon open their first Koya site in East London after taking a spot in Hackney’s Broadway Market.

Adam Byatt: "I’m proud of the journey we have taken"

02-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The highly-respected chef patron of Trinity reflects on 15 years of the Clapham restaurant and how operational changes made during the pandemic have revolutionised the business.

Coming of age: Ben Murphy on making new moves at Launceston Place

02-Aug-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Recently promoted to chef-patron, the D&D London-employed chef has ditched the gimmicks at his Kensington restaurant and is pushing hard for a Michelin star.

Opening of the month: Hackney Coterie

30-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Anthony Lyon’s East London-based follow up to Lyon’s Seafood & Wine Bar feels tailor made for post-pandemic dining.

Greg Clarke signs up for six month residency at The Pass

29-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Greg Clarke is to operate a six-month residency at The Pass restaurant in West Sussex.

Adam Handling Chelsea to close

26-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Adam Handling will close his fine dining restaurant at Chelsea’s Cadogan Hotel in October after reaching a ‘mutual agreement’ with the Belmond-owned property.

People on the move in hospitality: July 2021

22-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

This month’s job moves include a new head bartender for the American Bar at The Savoy and a new head chef for il Pampero at The Hari in Belgravia.

33 chefs through to second round of National Chef of the Year

22-Jul-2021 By BigHospiality

The 33 chefs that have made it through to the second round of the The National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition have been revealed.

Simon Rogan launches culinary academy

21-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan has joined forces with Kendal College to create a culinary academy that will see students gain work experience throughout his Lake District-centric Umbel Restaurant Group.

Chefs for Covent Garden’s 3 Henrietta Street revealed

20-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Upcoming Covent Garden venue 3 Henrietta Street will be home to no less than three restaurants each run by a different chef as well as a flagship site for roastery and coffee house The Gentlemen Baristas.

Brawn team takeover Margate restaurant Sagasso

16-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Brawn duo Ed Wilson and Josie Stead have re-opened Margate’s Sagasso in partnership with the restaurant’s founder Matthew Herbert.

Shoreditch's Passione Vino overhauls food offer

15-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cult Shoreditch wine shop and bar Passione Vino has bolstered its food offer with a regularly changing selection of more substantial Italian dishes.

Latest opening: Rico’s Ristorante

14-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

An upmarket Italian has taken over the former The Honours brasserie site in Edinburgh’s New Town.

Sam Buckley to open Stockport bakery and deli

12-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Where The Light Gets In chef Sam Buckley is to launch a bakery, deli, pottery and evening pizza and wine bar in Stockport old town late next month.

Bad Seeds crew to launch Heron in Leith

12-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chefs Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke are to launch a fine dining restaurant in Leith following the success of their at-home fine dining pop-up Bad Seeds.

Gino D’Acampo to open Luciano within The Strand's ME London hotel

07-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo is to open an ‘upmarket’ Italian restaurant in the space that was once home to Zela London within The Strand-based ME London hotel.

UK's "longest-running" vegetarian restaurant to live on

07-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Influential Edinburgh vegetarian restaurant Hendersons is to live on following the acquisition of a new site in the Scottish capital’s Bruntsfield area.