Foie Gras

The Lowdown: New York's foie gras ban

07-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

New York’s City Council has voted to ban the sale of foie gras, and pressure is mounting on Britain to follow suit.

Labour calls for ban on foie gras imports

15-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

Importing foie gras to the UK would be banned under new measures proposed by the Labour Party.

Opening of the week: Aster

17-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

What to expect at D&D London's new Nordic restaurant in London Victoria's Nova development.

Ember London Asian-style restaurant and bar opens with rare spirits and teas

23-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Ember London, an Asian-style restaurant and bar focusing on pairing original dishes with Asian cocktails and sakes, has launched in London’s Monument.

Former Restaurant Gordon Ramsay chef to open solo venture Oxford Blue

12-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Steven Ellis, former chef at three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, is to open a high-end pub in Windsor named Oxford Blue in late May.

Marani brings a taste of Georgia to Mayfair

26-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Khinkali dumpings, Khachapuri cheese bread and spiced broths will feature among the menu of Marani, a new family-run Georgian restaurant opening on Curzon Street next week.

Buddha Bar's London return confirmed

17-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Buddha Bar, the pan-Asian restaurant and bar concept, will officially make its return to London in November with the reopening of the former Chicago Rib Shack site in Knightsbridge. 

Eric Chavot returns to UK for new London restaurant

12-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Chef Eric Chavot has returned to the UK from his two-year stint in America to launch his own restaurant – Brasserie Chavot – adjacent to the Westbury Hotel in Mayfair next year.

Compass Group removes foie gras from menus

07-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Compass Group UK and Ireland has decided to remove foie gras from menus following pressure from animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Delice de France brings Coup de Pates frozen range to UK

30-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Delice de France has this month brought the French Coup de Pates premium frozen range to the UK in a bid to make baking easier for chefs and caterers.

Sodexo Prestige to run restaurant and bar at The Montcalm

15-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Sodexo Prestige has moved into the hotel sector for the first time to run the restaurant, bar and room service at the Montcalm on London's Park Lane.

Roussillon appoint Shane Hughes as head chef

19-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Michelin-starred chef Shane Hughes has been appointed head chef of London-based French Restaurant Roussillon.

Chef Vincent Menager aims to create true Anglo-French restaurant in London

20-Sep-2011 By Emma Eversham

Former Brasserie Roux executive chef Vincent Menager will open a restaurant at St James Hotel next month that will aim to merge French and British cuisines.

Marco Pierre White returns to his roots at The Box Tree

08-Dec-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Marco Pierre White has returned to The Box Tree, the restaurant he trained in as a young chef, as a partner in the business.

Christmas Hampers at Caprice and helicopter menus at Hotel Verta

26-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants hotels and pubs, including Caprice Holdings and Hotel Verta, tell us what promotions they are running to attract customers.

Chef’s eBay Christmas lunch raises £5k

22-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

David Duverger, the chef that auctioned his services on eBay for Christmas day, has raised £5k for charity

Albert Roux condemns foie gras

15-Dec-2008 By Becky Paskin

The influential chef has condemned traditional methods of producing foie gras, despite other top chefs, including his son Michel Roux Jr, continuing to serve the delicacy on their menus

Heathrow’s Sofitel opens Brasserie Roux

05-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Albert Roux’s latest restaurant is now open at the luxury Sofitel site at Heathrow’s Terminal 5

Business booming for Big Brother Rex’s restaurant

23-Jul-2008 By Becky Paskin

Rex Newmark’s Beach Blanket Babylon restaurant in Notting Hill is reportedly flying high after the housemate’s constant TV plugs

Foie Gras Protesters Claim Another Scalp

02-Apr-2008 By Alan Lodge

Yet another restaurant has been forced to axe foie gras from its menu after pressure from animal rights activists. Beaujolais bistro, in Bath, acted quickly to remove the dish to prevent further incidents.

Two More Restaurants Urged to Axe Foie Gras

22-Feb-2008 By Claire Miller

Police in Cheshire advise two restaurants to take foie gras off their menus following threats from animal rights activists. The advice follows a similar move by Midsummer House in Cambridge after it was vandalised last week.

Vandals Force Two-Michelin-Star Restaurant to Scrap Foie Gras

20-Feb-2008 By Alan Lodge

Chef patron at Midsummer House, in Cambridge, forced to take action following discussions with local police about animal rights activists desecrating the restaurant at the weekend.

La Bécasse aiming to replace Hibiscus

17-Sep-2006 By Restaurant

With the fiery owner of L’ortolan at the helm, La Bécasse is aiming to fill the void Hibiscus has left in Ludlow It’s the morning after the much-anticipated first night of La Bécasse, the new kid on the Ludlow restaurant ...