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Police treating Star at Harome fire as arson

29-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Police investigating a fire at the award-winning Star at Harome gastropub in North Yorkshire believe it was started deliberately.

Michelin-starred Star at Harome ‘reduced to ashes’ after thatched roof catches alight

25-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Award-winning gastropub the Star at Harome in North Yorkshire has been ‘reduced to ashes’ after its thatched roof caught alight.

Craig Johnston named head chef at Marcus Belgravia

04-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Craig Johnston has been promoted to head chef at Marcus Wareing’s Michelin-starred restaurant Marcus Belgravia.

Friday five: the week's top news stories

27-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

A second Savoy restaurant for Ramsay, the return of Roux at The Laundau and new moves by Michelin are among this week's most-read hospitality news stories.

Michelin to announce monthly updates for Great Britain & Ireland guide

25-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Michelin will announce monthly additions to its Guide for Great Britain & Ireland throughout the year ahead of the guide’s full launch, with the first being revealed today (25 August).

Deeds not words: Sally Abé and team on The Pem

05-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A crack, all-female trio led by former The Harwood Arms chef Sally Abé is taking over the F&B at Westminster hotel Conrad London St James.

Simon Radley to leave The Chester Grosvenor after more than 30 years at the five-star hotel

02-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Simon Radley has announced his departure from The Chester Grosvenor after more than 30 years at the five-star hotel.

Mexican chef Adriana Cavita to launch first solo restaurant in London

29-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Mexican-born chef Adriana Cavita, who previously cooked at El Bulli in Spain and Pujol in Mexico City, is to launch her first solo restaurant later this year in London's Marylebone.

Latest opening: SUMI

16-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

The new restaurant from Endo Kazutoshi is more informal than his high-end Endo at Rotunda, but the quality remains sky high.

Alyn Williams wins £57,000 in damages from The Westbury Hotel

12-May-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Alyn Williams has been awarded just over £57,000 in damages for unfair dismissal from his role at The Westbury Hotel in London's Mayfair.

Sally Abé leaves The Harwood Arms

29-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Sally Abé has left her role as head chef of Michelin-starred gastropub The Harwood Arms in London's Fulham.

Phil Howard to launch London-based pasta delivery service OTTO

12-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Phil Howard is launching a London-based pasta delivery service called OTTO.

Fundraising page set up to honour the memory of chef Chris Essex

12-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

A fundraising page has been set up to honour Chris Essex, head chef at Michelin-starred Thomas Carr 1873 restaurant, who lost his battle with cancer this month.

Alyn Williams wins unfair dismissal case against The Westbury Hotel

16-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Alyn Williams has won an unfair dismissal case against The Westbury Hotel in London's Mayfair.

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.

Paul Croasdale takes the reins at The One & Only Flitch of Bacon

08-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former head chef of Alyn Williams at the Westbury has joined The One & Only Flitch of Bacon as chef patron following the departure of Tim Allen and the subsequent loss of the Essex pub's Michelin star.

Friday Five: the week's top news

29-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include the launch of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021; speculation on when lockdown will end; and Mercato Metropolitano's global expansion plans.

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.

Closures account for majority of deletions in 2021 Michelin Guide

26-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

A total of 20 restaurants were demoted or deleted from the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021, many as a result of having closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

23 restaurants awarded a green star in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland 2021

26-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurants including The Black Swan at Oldstead, Coombeshead Farm, Where the Light Gets In (pictured), Restaurant Sat Bains, and L’Enclume are among 23 places to be awarded a Michelin green star in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland 2021.

Michelin Guide 2021: Core by Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze at The Connaught each win three stars

26-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

London restaurants Core by Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze at The Connaught have both been awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021.

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.

Michelin awards star to vegan restaurant in France for the first time

19-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Vegan restaurant ONA in south-west France has become the first in the country to win a Michelin star.

Renowned Plas Bodegroes restaurant closes permanently

05-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Former Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms Plas Bodegroes in Gwynedd, Wales, has closed permanently.

Sat Bains to launch Punjabi food business with his mum

25-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Sat Bains is to launch a Punjabi food business in partnership with his mother, which will be available at a handful of chip shops across the UK from this weekend.

Tommy Banks to head up Lord's Cricket Ground restaurant The Edrich

17-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Tommy Banks is to head up a brand new restaurant at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London as part of a three-year partnership with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Flash-grilled: Jorjon Colazo

13-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Jorjon Colazo oversees the stoves at the Michelin-starred Nordic restaurant Aquavit in London's St. James's.

Updated: Restaurants offering nationwide meal kits

11-Nov-2020 By Stefan Chomka

From Michelin-starred meal boxes from James Lowe, Jason Atherton, Michel Roux Jr and Simon Rogan to vegan DIY taco kits and Sri Lankan dinners, here are the latest nationwide restaurant meal kits.

The Waterside Inn to remain closed until January in light of lockdown 'uncertainty'

09-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Alain Roux will not reopen his three-Michelin starred Waterside Inn restaurant in Bray until the new year due to the 'uncertainty' of when England's lockdown restrictions will be lifted.

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck closes temporarily after Coronavirus outbreak among staff

15-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Heston Blumenthal's three Michelin-starred Berkshire restaurant The Fat Duck has been forced to temporarily close following an outbreak of Covid-19 among its staff.

Tributes paid to "visionary and real legend" Sir Terence Conran

14-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Tributes have been paid to restaurateur and design guru Sir Terence Conran, who has died at the age of 88.

How I Got Here: Andreas Labridis

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Former investment banker Andreas Labridis is CEO of the Modern Greek Food Group, which operates Opso in London's Marylebone; PITTABUN in Soho; and the two Michelin-starred Funky Gourmet in Athens.

Michelin to launch 'digital-only' 2021 Guide in January

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

The 2021 Michelin star revelation ceremony will be held next year on January 25, rather than next month as originally planned.

Liam Finnegan appointed group executive chef of Michael Caines Collection

18-Aug-2020 By Restaurant

Liam Finnegan has been appointed group executive chef of the Michael Caines Collection of restaurants.

David Moore: “People will come back to fine dining”

22-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Pied à Terre owner David Moore says he is confident his restaurant will be able to weather the Coronavirus crisis, providing it isn’t hit with another enforced lockdown closure.

Michelin-starred Wilks in Bristol closes permanently

20-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Bristol's Michelin-starred Wilks restaurant has announced it will not reopen.

Jun Tanaka: “As soon as I heard restaurants could reopen I booked into three of my favourites”

17-Jul-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Jun Tanaka, chef-patron at The Ninth in Fitzrovia, says his restaurant won’t reopen until mid August when he has his full front of house team back in operation.

Mãos ditches communal dining as its announces post lockdown reopening

16-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Mãos, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Shoreditch, will reopen on 19 August in a new post-lockdown friendly format.

Simon Rogan at Home named UK's best value Michelin starred takeaway meal

13-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Simon Rogan at Home, the meal delivery service set up by the two Michelin-starred chef during lockdown, has been named the best value Michelin starred takeaway meal in the UK.

“There’s going to be no honeymoon period” - Claude Bosi on re-opening

29-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Claude Bosi is less confident about UK restaurants bouncing back than their continental counterparts because of differing attitudes to eating out on these shores.

Two-Michelin-starred restaurant The Greenhouse announces permanent closure

29-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Alex Dilling has confirmed that the two-Michelin-starred Greenhouse restaurant in London's Mayfair will not be reopening post lockdown.

Nathan Outlaw to close flagship restaurant and relaunch as 'more inclusive and accessible' concept

29-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Nathan Outlaw has permanently closed his flagship, two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Port Isaac, Cornwall, saying he will redesign the space and open 'an altogether new offering' called Outlaw’s New Road.

Claude Bosi's flagship won't re-open until early September

25-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile French chef Claude Bosi plans to relaunch his downstairs Oyster Bar on 8 July but his highly-rated flagship won't re-open until early September.

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Downtime development: chicken skin crusted Norwegian haddock, curry sauce and mango

22-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

In his second Downtime Development recipe using Norwegian frozen at sea fish, Simon Hulstone has created a twist on the classic deep-fried battered fish.

Bohemia to become first Michelin starred restaurant in Great Britain to open fully

18-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Bohemia Restaurant on the Channel island of Jersey will become the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Great Britain to open fully to the public this week.

Brad Carter: "There’s always money to be made in chaos"

17-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Having had to temporarily shut his Birmingham restaurant Carters of Moseley, Brad Carter is now producing up to 140 high-end meal boxes per week for delivery

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Downtime development: pan-roasted Norwegian cod, pea sauce, asparagus and potato gnocchi

05-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

The Elephant chef-patron Simon Hulstone has created a bright dish that hints of the transition from spring into summer

A third of diners plan to spend less in restaurants post lockdown, Marcus Wareing survey reveals

05-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Restaurant margins could be squeezed further still when they reopen after a survey by Marcus Wareing found that more than a third of diners plan to spend less in restaurants after lockdown.

Survey shows a new customer confidence about eating out, says Raymond Blanc

04-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Nearly 90% of people are likely, or very likely, to dine out when restaurants re open, as lockdown is eased, according to a survey by Brasserie Bar Co.

Lyle's and Flor duo to launch ASAP Pizza

01-Jun-2020 By Stefan Chomka

James Lowe and John Ogier, the team behind Michelin-starred Lyle’s and Borough Market wine bar and bakery Flor, are launching a pizza takeaway brand this month.