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Hairy Biker Dave Myers dies aged 66

29-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Dave Myers, who was one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.

Amber Clay and Joshua Kerr win 35th edition of Toque d’Or competition

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Joshua Kerr from City of Glasgow College and Amber Clay from University College Birmingham have been named champions of this year’s Toque d’Or competition.

Nestlé Professional's Toque d’Or cooking competition returns with amended format

26-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Nestlé Professional has changed the format of this year’s Toque d’Or cooking competition in light of the current lockdown restrictions.

Simon Wood to join The Manchester College for virtual hospitality event

06-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

MasterChef winner Simon Wood is joining forces with The Manchester College for a virtual hospitality industry taster event this month.

Toque d’Or student competition goes digital for 2020

06-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Nestlé Professional’s hospitality competition for students will run as a digital event this year following its postponement in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

BBC looking for chefs to compete in new TV cooking show

26-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

The BBC are looking for chefs to take part in a new televised cooking competition that’s set to film in the town of Tulum, Mexico, this summer.

Playing with fire: avoiding the hazards of solid-fuel cooking

20-Nov-2018 By Alex Rushmer

Wood and charcoal burning stoves and ovens are the current kit du jour in kitchens, but a decision to install one shouldn’t be taken lightly

The Weekender Interview: Sam Clark

23-Feb-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Sam Clark founded Moro with husband Sam in 1997. The pair have penned several bestselling cookbooks and now operate two smaller Morito tapas restaurants alongside their Exmouth Market flagship.

Tomos Parry partners with the Smoking Goat team for his first London restaurant

01-Dec-2017 By Sophie Witts

Ex-Kitty Fisher’s head chef Tomos Parry is teaming up with the founders of Smoking Goat to open his first solo London restaurant in spring 2018.

Alyn Williams and Nathan Eades set for The Wild Rabbit [updated]

13-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

Alyn Williams and Nathan Eades are to join forces as the new culinary team at The Wild Rabbit in Kingham.

Latest opening: Flank

01-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Nose-to-tail cooking concept Flank has moved to London to join a host of up-and-coming restaurant brands at the newly redeveloped Old Spitalfields Market.

Fat Macy's celebrity-backed crowdfund campaign surpasses target

19-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

A social enterprise aiming to teach young Londoners living in temporary housing how to cook has completed a crowdfunding campaign to open its first permanent location.

Angela Hartnett on why chefs have a responsibility to tackle food poverty

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Angela Hartnett is calling on chefs to do more to combat food poverty across the country.

Matt Orlando: "We need to stop using the phrase 'waste cooking'"

18-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Former Noma chef de cuisine Matt Orlando is calling on the industry to change the way it talks about food waste.

'It's going to be really exciting': Nigel Haworth on Obsession 18

05-Oct-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Chef event Obsession at Northcote in Lancashire started in 2001 with just four chefs. It returns in January next year with a line up of more than 20 UK and international chefs. Chef-owner Nigel Haworth discusses its evolution

David Muñoz and Chef Tong on their Golden Week collaboration

25-Sep-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Three Michelin-star Spanish chef David Muñoz has teamed up with Hakkasan executive chef Tong Chee Hwee to create a menu for Golden Week.

Romy Gill brings female-led fundraising feast to Borough Market

04-Sep-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Tickets are now available for the second edition of the Severn Sisters’ Feast for Action Against Hunger. The female-hosted event follows on from the success of the first Feast, held in Bristol in 2016.

Anton Piotrowski launches crowdfunding campaign to open Röski

30-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

MasterChef: The Professionals champion Anton Piotrowski has launched a crowdfunding campaign to open his Liverpool restaurant Röski.

Salon to relaunch with wine shop and bar

25-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

London restaurant Salon has closed its doors and will relaunch on 1 September with a new bar and wine store.

Social Enterprise Fat Macy’s launches crowdfunding bid

22-Aug-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Social enterprise Fat Macy’s, which aims to teach young Londoners living in temporary housing how to cook, has launched a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to open its first permanent location.

We read it for you

10-Aug-2017 By Stefan Chomka & Joe Lutrario

Restaurant magazine's bookish run down of the latest publications that should be gracing your shelves.

The Lowdown: Tilly Ramsay

03-Aug-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Gordon Ramsay's daughter is moving into the restaurant business with a kid's menu that will be served across the chef's London estate

Friday Five: The week's top news

07-Jul-2017 By Sophie Witts

We round-up the top stories in hospitality you might have missed this week.

Stephen Harris on The Sportsman winning National Restaurant of the Year

16-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Stephen Harris' self-proclaimed 'grotty' gastropub The Sportsman was named the UK's best restaurant for the second year in a row at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards this week (12 June).

Beyond buns: The Bao team on their new grown-up restaurant Xu

09-May-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Later this month, Bao’s founders Shing Tat Chung, Wai Ting Chung and Erchen Chang open Xu, their more grown-up and ambitious Taiwanese restaurant. And there’s not a gua bao in sight

Opening of the week: Ginza Onodera

21-Apr-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The Onodera Group has put teppanyaki stalwart Matsuri out to pasture and replaced it with a restaurant aimed squarely at London's luxury market   

Ching He Huang joins all-female guest chef line-up at J. Sheekey Atlantic Bar

07-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

J. Sheekey Atlantic Bar in London is to welcome chefs Ching He Huang, Rachel Roddy and Anna Tobias in its second annual female chef guest programme.

Sweet, fresh, spicy: How to make classic prawn rolls with Thaikhun

16-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Sal Taylor, assistant business manager and head chef at Thaikhun at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, is originally from Thailand, but has been a proud resident of Newcastle for almost three decades after moving to the UK with her family when she was nine...

BBC Two to champion British farmers, growers & fishermen

24-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

A new BBC Two show is to champion British farmers, growers, and fishermen as part of a country-wide tour hosted by Great British Bake Off 2015 winner, Nadiya Hussain.

Borough Market opens restaurant using traders' produce

17-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Borough Market has opened its own restaurant serving dishes created entirely from produce sold by its resident traders. 

Roux family starts search for Roux Scholar 2017

07-Nov-2016 By Emma Eversham

The Roux family has started its search for a new Roux Scholar with the launch of the 2017 Roux Scholarship competition. 

Red Dog Saloon targets 60 sites

19-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

American barbecue restaurant group Red Dog Saloon has set a target of 60 sites across the UK as it gets ready to open its first site outside London. 

Ex-Artisan owners to open Rascills restaurant in Yorkshire

14-Sep-2016 By Sophie Witts

Restaurateurs Richard and Lindsey Johns, former owners of Artisan in Hessle, are to open a new restaurant in North Yorkshire later this year. 

Stellar chefs on the line-up at the Eden Project food festival

17-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Vivek Singh, Brian Turner and Jun Tanaka are among the high-profile chefs set to take part in this year’s Eden Project Festival of Food.

Rosa's Thai Cafe head chef Saiphin Moore on how to cook authentic Thai food

26-Jul-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Saiphin Moore, co-founder and head chef at London Thai group Rosa's Thai Cafe, shares her aubergine salad recipe and explains the most important elements of her home cuisine.

US chain Smashburger sets out UK expansion plans

25-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Cult US chain Smashburger has announced plans to open six UK restaurants over the next year.

John Tabatabai of Rawligion on changing the perception of plant-based restaurants

20-May-2016 By Hannah Thompson

When John Tabatabai woke up six years ago with half his face paralysed, he never imagined that a juice diet could help. Now fully cured after discovering vegan and raw foods, the former international poker player talks raw chocolate, expansion aims, and...

Anton Mosimann OBE to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

26-Feb-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Legendary chef Anton Mosimann OBE is to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at Hotelympia 2016. next week.m

A dash of Ramsay and a pinch of Campbell: Richard Davies on opening Epicure

08-Feb-2016 By Liam Garrahan

Welsh-born Michelin-starred chef, Richard Davies, is opening Epicure at Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales, and is hoping to take inspiration from his acclaimed mentors to help him along the way.

Street food traders to cook for Calais refugees

07-Dec-2015 By Emma Eversham

A selection of street food traders from London are planning to head to Calais in January to cook hot meals for and supply vital supplies to refugees. 

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Premier Foodservice helps Bonfire Night go with a bang

14-Oct-2015 By Emma Eversham

Premier Foodservice has pulled together a list of tips for hospitality operators to ensure their Bonfire Night celebrations go with a bang. 

Conflict Café: Peace promoting pop-up restaurant returns to London

26-Aug-2015 By Emma Eversham

Conflict Café, a pop-up restaurant which promotes peace through food will return to London next month with chefs from Honey & Co and Tas Restaurant Group among those cooking for guests.

Young National Chef of the Year 2015: Finalists revealed

25-Jun-2015 By Emma Eversham

Five young chefs have been picked to go through to the final of the Young National Chef of the Year 2015 following semi-finals in Sheffield and London. 

Cooking with coffee: Nespresso launches new chef education programme

13-Apr-2015 By Sophie Witts

Nespresso have partnered with Michelin chef Phil Howard to encourage chefs to take a fresh look at the role of coffee in the dining experience, as part of a new ‘Science of Coffee’ programme.

Steve Smith on Bohemia and why he doesn’t want his own restaurant in the UK

18-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Steve Smith just won his fourth AA Rosette for Bohemia in Jersey. He talks about what’s so special about cooking on the island, and the accolade system in the UK.

Liverpool restaurant saved from closure by founder

04-Dec-2014 By Carina Perkins

Liverpool restaurant What’s Cooking has been bought out of administration by its previous owner and founder Lee Brennan.

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Zip HydroTap G4 launches in the UK

18-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Instant boiling water specialists Zip Heaters UK Ltd has launched its new drinking water appliance the Zip HydroTap G4 in the UK. 

The Life Goddess: Greek addition to Kingly Court

03-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

Greek restaurant The Life Goddess has opened its doors at Kingly Court, London, offering a menu of simple and authentic dishes.

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Jarlsberg teams up with Norwegian chef Signe Johansen

02-Oct-2014 By Carina Perkins

Jarlsberg has teamed up with Norwegian chef and food writer Signe Johansen to create a series of Scandinavian-inspired recipes, and is calling on chefs to submit their own recipes for the chance to win a wood burning oven.

Vorwerk launches 5th generation Thermomix

15-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Vorwerk has launched the TM5, its fifth multiple function Thermomix model for kitchens, bringing the machine ‘into the digital age’.