Chefs

Simon Rogan's Aulis to refit and drop 'all-in' pricing

06-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan's Aulis restaurant in Soho is to close for a refit in August before reopening with a tweaked menu format that will see its all-in pricing policy dropped.

Paradise: “We’re trying to push the boundaries of Sri Lankan food”

05-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Dom Fernando and his newly appointed chef Malin de Silva on what they have planned for their Soho restaurant Paradise.

Kitchen Table to relaunch on 20 July with £250 tasting menu

30-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chef James Knappett and sommelier Sandia Chang will reopen their two Michelin-star Fitzrovia restaurant Kitchen Table on 20 July following a major expansion and refurbishment project.

Florence Knight to cook at Sessions Arts Club

28-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Polpetto chef Florence Knight is to oversee the kitchen at Sessions Arts Club, an upcoming restaurant, wine bar and art gallery in Clerkenwell.

Cadogan Arms to reopen on 21 July

25-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

More details have been realised for The Cadogan Arms, the well-known Chelsea pub that’s set to reopen next month with Kitchen Table chef James Knappett overseeing the food.

Cyrus Todiwala appointed group chef ambassador for The Clink Charity

24-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

High profile chef restaurateur Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL has been appointed group chef ambassador for The Clink Charity, a post most recently occupied by the late Albert Roux.

Leiths launches £750k grant fund

24-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Leiths School of Food and Wine has launched £750k scheme to help ease the current recruitment crisis in hospitality.

Latest opening: Burnt Orange

23-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Predominantly Brighton and Hove-based restaurateur Razak Helalat has opened a ‘grown-up, late-night hangout’ that seeks to blur the lines between bar and restaurant.

Mandarin Oriental confirms Bar Boulud's closure

22-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud will not be reopening at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London, the Knightsbridge hotel has confirmed.

Pied à Terre closes for lunch citing staffing issues

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pied à Terre has become the latest high profile London restaurant to pause lunch service due to staffing issues.

Rockliffe Hall launches spa restaurant

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

North East-based hotel and luxury resort Rockliffe Hall has launched a new casual restaurant above its spa.

Latest opening: Fork

18-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former The Dairy head chef Richard Falk has launched a quietly ambitious restaurant in the market town of Lewes.

Toast of London: the Cin Cin pair on their London debut

17-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Brighton & Hove-based Italian restaurant group Cin Cin has opened a London outpost off the back of a successful, pandemic-born delivery service.

Making his mark: Steven Edwards to double down at Etch

16-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Steven Edwards is to expand his Hove flagship Etch into a neighbouring building to create a much larger restaurant that will incorporate a standalone subterranean cocktail bar.

Eggslut chooses Shoreditch for third UK site

14-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Eggslut has taken the former The Good Yard site on Shoreditch’s Leonard Street for its third UK restaurant.

Latest opening: Sidechick

09-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind burger brand Patty & Bun has opened a surprisingly grown-up roast chicken-focused restaurant on Marylebone’s James Street.

Niklas Ekstedt to bring his 'old Nordic' cooking to London

09-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Niklas Ekstedt will open his first restaurant outside Sweden in September, taking over the space that was once home to The Yard by Robin Gill within Westminster's Great Scotland Yard Hotel.

Six sustainability trends for 2021

07-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Many restaurants have used their enforced downtime to improve their sustainability credentials and are now reaping the benefits as trading resumes.

Arthur Potts-Dawson to help launch high-reaching Manchester restaurant

07-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Manchester nightclub Chinawhite has opened the city’s ‘most exclusive’ restaurant within the former Tapeo & Wine site on Deansgate.

Nigel Haworth reacquires The Three Fishes in Mitton

04-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Northcote chef patron Nigel Haworth has reacquired The Three Fishes in Mitton and plans to take the Lancashire pub to ‘new heights’.

Tom Kerridge to launch top-end chippie at Harrods

27-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Hand & Flowers chef Tom Kerridge is to open a gourmet fish & chips restaurant within Harrods Dining Hall.

Latest opening: Harrods Social

21-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

High profile chef restaurateur Jason Atherton has taken on the former Harrods Brasserie site under a management contract.

Al Mare to be flagship restaurant of soon-to-be-relaunched The Carlton Tower

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Jumeirah’s Knightsbridge hotel The Carlton Tower will reopen next month with a new flagship restaurant called Al Mare.

Manuele Bazzoni to open Italian restaurant in Kings Cross

13-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Trinity sous chef Manuele Bazzoni is to open an Italian restaurant within Kings Cross’ Megaro hotel on 21 May.

Marcus Wareing's The Gilbert Scott closes after 10 years

12-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Marcus Wareing has closed The Gilbert Scott restaurant at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel as its lease ‘naturally expired’ after a decade of trading.

Former The Dairy chef Richard Falk to open Lewes restaurant

11-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former The Dairy head chef Richard Falk will open a restaurant in the East Sussex town of Lewes early next month.

Camden Town Brewery teams up with Theo Randall for beer hall concept

23-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Theo Randall is to oversee the food at Camden Town Brewery’s upcoming Camden Beer Hall.

How I Got Here: Kian Samyani

20-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The chef behind Persian restaurant Berenjak Kian Samyani on snowboarding, the person that influenced him the most and staying up all night playing computer games.

Chef Mark Donald to lead high-reaching new restaurant at The Glenturret

09-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Number One at The Balmoral head chef Mark Donald is to oversee the opening of an ambitious fine dining restaurant at The Glenturret, Scotland’s oldest whisky distillery.

Book review: Root

25-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Bristol-based chef Rob Howell’s debut book is a masterclass in extracting maximum flavour from vegetables.

Rockfish secures Salcombe site

08-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Mitch Tonk’s Rockfish restaurant chain has secured a location in Salcombe, Devon, that will take its total number of sites up to nine when it opens next spring.

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Walnuts: a key ingredient for plant-based

02-Mar-2021 By California Walnuts

With health foods on the rise and meat-replacement recipes more in demand, now is the time to get cracking on plant-based dishes.

Festivals are go as chefs sign up in droves

26-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

UK festival organisers are hoping to put on events as early as May and have already signed some of the biggest names in the industry to provide food and drink.

Book review: Today’s Special

24-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Phaidon’s latest cookbook sees 20 leading chefs choose 100 emerging chefs to present a menu.

Community project Curry Club extends crowdfund campaign

22-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

A not-for-profit cook to community project supported by chefs including Stevie Pale, Meera Sodha and Anna Jones, has extended its crowdfunding campaign to raise money to provide free meals for the people of Islington.

Elystan Street launches prize draw in aid of FOH team

10-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Chelsea restaurant Elystan Street has launched a prize draw to support its front of house team.

Ocado to sell Hawksmoor steaks

05-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Hawksmoor’s steaks will be available to buy from online supermarket Ocado and the steak restaurant group’s own website from next week.

Future of UK shellfish industry in doubt as EU confirms live import ban

04-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The future of the UK’s shellfish industry is uncertain following the EU’s confirmation of an indefinite ban on the sale of live mussels, scallops, oysters, clams and cockles to member states.

Karine Canevet on her Michelin Sommelier Award

29-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Brittany-born co-owner of Maison Bleue on her list, wine service style and her Suffolk fine dining restaurant's jar-based takeaway service.

Gousto offers indies the chance to create recipe box dishes

28-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Gousto is offering five independent restaurants £10,000 each in funding alongside business coaching and the chance to co-create one of its recipe box dishes.

Clare Smyth named Bocuse d’Or UK Academy Global Chef Ambassador

27-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Bocuse d’Or UK Academy has appointed Clare Smyth as its Global Chef Ambassador.

The Lowdown: The Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2021

21-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The little red book is going ahead with its 2021 guide - albeit later than normal - to ‘celebrate the many amazing restaurants in Great Britain & Ireland and all the hugely talented chefs and restaurateurs’ despite the ongoing pandemic.

Hospitality for Heroes launches cookbook

21-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Hospitality for Heroes, the not-for-profit initiative responsible for providing close to 100,000 meals for the NHS since the start of the pandemic, is to launch a cookbook.

Think tank calls for London ‘College of Food’

20-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A world-beating College of Food should be established in London with a mission to transform culinary education and support the hospitality industry to recover from Coronavirus and Brexit.

Birmingham chef Andrew Sheridan to launch street food van

18-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Birmingham-based chef Andrew Sheridan is to launch a street food van that will serve French bistro dishes as well as putting on a number of collaborations with other well-known chefs.

The Lowdown: GRUBie

14-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A platform will soon be launched that allows cooks - both professional and amateur - to sell home-cooked food to the public.

The Nest team head west with Fenn

13-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Hackney restaurant Nest are to open a seasonal British restaurant on Fulham’s Wandsworth Bridge Road.

Tomos Parry to open permanent restaurant at Climpson’s Arch

13-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Brat chef Tomos Parry’s residency at semi-outdoor dining venue Climpson’s Arch is going permanent.

French chef Cyril Lignac to bring Bar des Prés to London

08-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Top French chef Cyril Lignac intends to make his London debut this spring with the launch of Bar des Prés within the site that was once home to Indian Accent on Mayfair’s Albemarle Street.

The Lowdown: Regenuary

07-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

For the month of January, some will only be eating produce that is local and seasonal and farmed using regenerative agricultural practices.