Larry Jayasekara

Latest opening: The Cocochine

05-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Larry Jayasekara’s debut solo restaurant project is as impressive as it is distinctive. Just don’t ask how much it cost to deliver.

Larry Jayasekara on why The Cocochine is not just another high-end restaurant

28-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Phone bookings only, bespoke menus on demand, original Andy Warhols on the walls… this is Mayfair dining but not as you know it.

Some you will know already, others might not yet be on your radar, but all are going places. Here's a solid - but not definitive - list of the next generation of chef talent creating culinary waves across the country.

Larry Jayasekara and Tim Jefferies to launch The Cocochine in Mayfair next month

05-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Former National Chef of the Year winner Larry Jayasekara will launch his first solo restaurant next month on Bruton Place in London's Mayfair.

Restaurant Radar: the key openings of 2023

22-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

2023 will see the opening of a number of high-profile restaurants across the country. Here's what you can expect.

Friday Five: the week's top news

25-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This week's most read news stories include a debut solo restaurant for ex-Pétrus head chef Larry Jayasekara, Tinie Tempah's fried chicken play and a new look and feel for PizzaExpress.

Former National Chef of the Year winner Larry Jayasekara to launch Mayfair restaurant

23-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Former National Chef of the Year winner and Pétrus head chef Larry Jayasekara is to launch his first solo restaurant later this year in London's Mayfair

Petrus head chef is latest to depart Gordon Ramsay Group

06-Apr-2018 By Sophie Witts

Larry Jayasekara, head chef at Michelin-starred Petrus, is the latest member of staff to depart the Gordon Ramsay Group (GRG).

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Larry Jayasekara on winning National Chef of the Year 2016

23-Oct-2015 By Emma Eversham

Larry Jayasekara, senior sous chef at Gordon Ramsay Group's Petrus restaurant, talks about what it was like competing in and winning the National Chef of the Year 2016.