Michelin Guide Starred Restaurants And Chefs

Restaurant Sat Bains joins Les Grandes Tables du Monde

09-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham has joined Les Grandes Tables du Monde collection of restaurants in the world.

John Burton-Race Restaurant with Rooms falls in to administration

02-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

The John Burton-Race – Restaurant with Rooms in Torquay has become the sixth property in the Richardson Hotel Group to fall in to administration.

Gordon Ramsay: Chefs objecting to food photography is 'bloody pompous'

08-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

Gordon Ramsay has waded in to the debate about food photography in restaurants, branding chefs who object to the practice as ‘bloody pompous’.

Friday Five: The week's top news

03-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson has a new approach to reducing chef hours, and is The Waterside Inn right to ask diners not to photograph food? We round-up the top stories of the week.

Michelin Guide 2018 awards three stars to The Araki

02-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

A nine-seat sushi bar in Mayfair has become the first Japanese restaurant in the UK to win three Michelin stars.

Michelin Guide to announce 2018 stars on 2 October

01-Sep-2017 By Sophie Witts

The new starred restaurants entering the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2018 are to be revealed on 2 October.

Outlaw robs Rogan of top spot in The Good Food Guide 2018

17-Aug-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Nathan Outlaw’s eponymous seafood restaurant has been awarded the top spot in the 2018 Good Food Guide, pushing Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume into second place after four years as the reader-reviews based guide’s most highly rated place to eat. 

World's 50 Best Restaurants to celebrate 15th birthday

24-May-2017 By Sophie Witts

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is to celebrate its 15th birthday by bringing together five chefs whose restaurants have topped the list for a special event.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017: Eleven Madison Park takes the top spot

05-Apr-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Eleven Madison Park in New York has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant, knocking Osteria Francescana off the coveted top spot.

Blanc, Palmer-Watts and Loubet raise £15k for Hospitality Action

07-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Chefs Raymond Blanc, Bruno Loubet and Ashley Palmer-Watts have raised over £15,000 for industry charity Hospitality Action, in this year's fundraising dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.

Michelin Guide editor: Manchester still falling short of a star

04-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland editor Rebecca Burr has admitted that Manchester’s restaurants are continuing to fall short of the standards needed for a star.

Michelin Guide 2017: Fat Duck regains Three Stars

03-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

The latest edition of the Michelin Guide has been revealed with a host of new restaurants gaining their first stars across the country.

L'Enclume named UK's best restaurant in 2017 Good Food Guide

25-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume has been named the UK’s best restaurant for the fourth year running in the 2017 Waitrose Good Food Guide

The Palace in Manchester announces stellar chef line-up

28-Jul-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Manchester’s Palace Hotel has announced a new trio of chefs, who between them have trained with names including Ferran Adrià, René Redzepi, Pierre Gagnaire, Massimo Bottura, Raymond Blanc, and Marco Pierre White.

Paul Foster hits £100,000 crowdfunding target

08-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

Paul Foster has hit his £100,000 crowdfunding target to open his first solo restaurant Salt in Warwickshire.

Jason Atherton & Tom Kerridge join 'most influential' on Debrett's 500 2016 list

25-Jan-2016 By Emma Eversham

Chefs Jason Atherton and Tom Kerridge and restaurateurs Russell Norman and Alan Yau are among those who have made it onto this year's Debrett's 500, the specialist publisher's annual list of influential and inspiring people in Britain today. 

L'Enclume scores Waitrose Good Food Guide hat-trick

26-Aug-2015 By James Wallin

Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume has been named the UK’s best restaurant for the third year running in the Waitrose Good Food Guide, writes M&C Allegra Foodservice.

The Ledbury tops All In London’s ‘ultimate’ London restaurant list for a fourth time

07-Jul-2015 By Liam Garrahan

The Ledbury restaurant has been named the best restaurant in London after topping London’s All In One Ultimate Restaurant list for the fourth year in a row.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2015: El Celler de Can Roca takes back top spot

01-Jun-2015 By Emma Eversham

El Celler de Can Roca has been named the World’s Best Restaurant, reclaiming the number one spot on the list from Noma once again. 

Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford buys Essex pub

31-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Clifford, who is chef patron of acclaimed Cambridge eatery Midsummer House, bought the freehold of the Flitch of Bacon, in Little Dunmow, for £300k with an eye to re-opening it in under five months after a £500k refurbishment.

Midsummer House named second best restaurant in world by TripAdvisor

07-Oct-2014 By Carina Perkins

Great British Menu chef Daniel Clifford’s Cambridge restaurant has been voted the second best fine dining restaurant in the world by TripAdvisor travellers. 

Michelin Guide 2015: Gymkhana among 14 new one-star restaurants

25-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

National Restaurant Awards 2014 winner Gymkhana was among 14 UK restaurants to win single stars in the latest edition of the Michelin guide, published today.

London Restaurant Festival returns for a sixth year

12-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

This year’s London Restaurant Festival will take place from 9 – 27 October, with aims to aid participating restaurants in increasing their revenue and attracting new consumers.

Marcus Wareing replaces Michel Roux Jr as Masterchef: The Professionals judge

11-Jun-2014 By Carina Perkins

Chef Marcus Wareing is to replace Michel Roux Jr as judge and presenter on the seventh series of MasterChef:The Professionals, due to hit BBC Two this autumn.

John Burton-Race returns to London for new Notting Hill restaurant

08-Apr-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Celebrity chef John Burton-Race is returning to London after 12 years, with the opening of The New Angel in Notting Hill later this month.

James Petrie to join The Ledbury

10-Mar-2014 By Carina Perkins

Former Fat Duck chef James ‘Jocky’ Petrie has been appointed head of development at The Ledbury in Notting Hill.

Roux Scholarship 2014: Finalists revealed

25-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Chefs from the likes of L’Enclume, Murano and Midsummer House are among the 18 regional finalists set to compete for the Roux Scholarship.

The Mince Pie Project: Top chefs helping to fight food poverty

08-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The Mince Pie Project, the annual mince pie auction and raffle featuring baked delights from some of the UK’s leading chefs, has re-launched for 2013 with Michel Roux Jr, Michael Caines and Raymond Blanc all on-board.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: Video interviews with Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal and Brett Graham

02-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

As three Michelin-starred El Celler de Can Roca stole the world's best restaurant title from René Redzepi's Noma, BigHospitality was at The World's 50 Best Restaurants to chat to some of the chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Thomas Keller,...

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013: 51-100

29-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

While El Celler de Can Roca stole the headlines in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013, there were a number of interesting changes in the 51-100 part of the list including the addition of two new UK restaurants.

Alain Ducasse awarded World's 50 Best Restaurants' Lifetime Achievement Award

15-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

French chef Alain Ducasse has been awarded the World's 50 Best Restaurants' Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 30 years of global success. 

Ex-Noma chef Tom Sellers to open own restaurant, Story

08-Jan-2013 By Emma Eversham

Tom Sellers, the 25-year-old British chef who has racked up experience working with Tom Aikens, Thomas Keller and Rene Redzepi, is set to open his first restaurant on London's Tooley Street next month. 

Two chefs from The Fat Duck killed in a Hong Kong car crash

20-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The restaurant industry is paying tribute to two senior chefs from Heston Blumenthal's three Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck who were killed on Monday in a Hong Kong car crash.

Daniel Clifford on Midsummer House, The Cube and why he's going back to Great British Menu

25-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Daniel Clifford, chef-patron of the two Michelin-starred Midsummer House is to return to our TV screens next year for the next series of Great British Menu.

Restaurant magazine hails the hidden heroes of the UK's top kitchens

02-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Ever wondered who is running the kitchen for Heston Blumenthal, Marcus Wareing or Jason Atherton when they are busy in TV studios or planning their next business move? 

Le Gavroche named best in Europe by TripAdvisor, three other London restaurants make top 10

28-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Four London restaurants have today been named in the top 10 list of the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Favourite Restaurants in Europe.

Sat Bains, Claude Bosi and Tom Kitchin to cook at Southbank Centre pop-up

02-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Sat Bains and Tom Kitchin are among six chefs with eight Michelin stars between them who will be cooking at a pop-up restaurant on top of the Royal Festival Hall this Summer.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: 1-50

01-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards 2012 have been announced and, while Rene Redzepi’s Noma scooped top spot, the movers and shakers further down the list have made for some interesting findings.

World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards: What makes a restaurant world class?

18-Apr-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In the ten years since the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards was launched a wide variety of gastronomic and dining styles have been represented in the top 50 so as excitement builds for the 2012 list BigHospitality asked chefs and experts what makes...

BCF Chef of the Year 2012: The final 10

26-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The British Culinary Federation (BCF) has revealed the 10 finalists for its 2012 Chef of the Year competition, to take place at Hotelympia next month.

Roux family behind the scenes in new TV show

24-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The legacy of the Roux family is to be explored in a new series for UKTV channel Good Food which will feature behind the scenes footage with the Roux brothers, Michel Jr and Alain from The Waterside Inn, Le Gavroche and the Roux Scholarship competition.

Harden's UK Restaurant Survey names Le Gavroche and Gidleigh Park as the best

06-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The Mayfair restaurant run by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr topped the London list of restaurants from Harden's, while Gidleigh Park in Chagford, Devon was named the best outside the capital for the second year in a row.

BigHospitality's Top 5 videos of 2011

14-Dec-2011 By Peter Ruddick

As Christmas approaches and 2012 beckons, BigHospitality has reviewed our most popular videos of the year to give you the chance to see them again or catch a first viewing before 2011 draws to a close.

Pearls of Wisdom: Elena Arzak

02-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Elena Arzak is the third generation of chefs to work at Arzak in San Sebastian in Spain. She currently runs the restaurant, number eight on the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Restaurants list, with her father Juan Mari.

Three hotels in Scotland join Relais & Chateaux: Andrew Fairlie named Grand Chef

15-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Three hotels in Scotland have joined Relais & Chateaux, bringing the number of hotels and restaurants who are members across the world up to 518.

Second stars for Restaurant Sat Bains and Hand & Flowers in Michelin Guide 2012

06-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Michelin has awarded Restaurant Sat Bains and the Hand & Flowers second stars in the 2012 UK & Ireland Guide with Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Pollen Street Social and Coworth Park among those gaining their first star.

Career Profile: Darin Campbell

19-Aug-2011 By Emma Eversham

After learning part of his trade under 'mentor' Andrew Fairlie at Hotel du Vin's Glasgow restaurant One Devonshire Gardens, chef Darin Campbell went off to London to work with Marcus Wareing and Eric Chavot. He's now back at the Glasgow...

Toptable reveals the UK’s most popular French restaurants

14-Jul-2011 By Becky Paskin

Restaurant Martin Wishart in Edinbugh and Le Gavroche in London have been named the most popular French restaurants in the UK by 500,000 Toptable users.

The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2011

19-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

Last year it was T-shirts bearing the face of an absent colleague. This year its was Viking hats and horns. When Noma was named the S.Pellegrino World's Best Restaurant for a second consecutive year the throng expected Rene Redzepi and his team to...

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2011: 51-100

19-Apr-2011 By Becky Paskin

While just four UK restaurants featured on the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list this year, a further six venues fell just short of making the top 50.