Michelin - Hospitality

Former Pollen Street Social chef to head up Frenchie Covent Garden

23-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Former Pollen Street Social and Corrigan’s Mayfair chef Marcus Rohlen has been named the new head chef at Gregory Marchand’s restaurant Frenchie Covent Garden.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part Three

15-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the third episode of our new Behind the Brigade, Claude Bosi lifts the lid on a typical service in his two-star restaurant

Latest opening: Siren

12-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Nathan Outlaw has responded to the call of The Goring and opened the first new restaurant in the London hotel in 109 years.

French chef demands withdrawal from "incompetent" Michelin Guide

12-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

Tensions are simmering in the world of French gastronomy with another top chef demanding his restaurant be removed from the Michelin Guide – a request its publishers have refused.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part Two

08-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the second episode of our new Behind the Brigade, Claude Bosi gives a tour of his kitchen.

Tom Sellers to relocate Restaurant Story to Cornwall for the summer

28-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Sellers is giving his Bermondsey restaurant a summer holiday, temporarily closing it and relocating it to Cornwall.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part One

24-Jun-2019 By Sponsored by Nisbets in Place

Our latest behind-the-scenes video heads to the Michelin building in Chelsea and Claude Bosi’s award-winning restaurant

The Curlew restaurant closes and is put up for sale

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

The award-winning Curlew restaurant in Bodiam, East Sussex has closed and been put up for sale.

Paul and Emma Ainsworth relaunch The Mariners in Rock

17-May-2019 By James McAllister

Paul and Emma Ainsworth have relaunched The Mariners pub in Cornwall with a new look and menu, having acquired the lease to the site earlier this year.

The Rice Man cometh: how Quique Dacosta is shaking up Spanish food in the capital

14-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Three Michelin-starred chef Quique Dacosta is coming to London for his first restaurant outside of Spain. And he’s putting his faith in a tiny grain of rice.

Thierry Laborde to open Les Platanes in Mayfair

10-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

French chef Thierry Laborde is to open ‘casual yet refined bistro’ Les Platanes in Mayfair’s Bruton Place this month.

Niall by mouth: how Whatley Manor's executive chef is modernising country house hotel dining

01-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Employed as executive chef at just 25, Niall Keating has had a job on his hands updating Whatley Manor’s classic country house hotel dining offer, but a special award from Michelin and a shiny new kitchen has helped keep this talented chef on track.

Elizabeth Haigh: "I feel very strongly about creating a better industry environment"

30-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Elizabeth Haigh won a Michelin star at Hackney’s Pidgin before leaving in 2017 to pursue her own restaurant, Shibui. She has since established the Kaizen House project and is running a two-month dinner residency at London’s Mortimer House from 2...

Lunch at The Ritz

24-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In our first Behind the Brigade series, sponsored by Nisbets In Place, we joined The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five-star hotel

Harwood Arms co-founder to open second hotel restaurant

10-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

The restaurateur and co-owner of the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham is partnering with the St James’s Hotel Group to open a second restaurant within a Hotel Indigo site later this year.

The Fat Duck profits fall amid "period of transition" for Blumenthal's business

10-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant saw a fall in profits last year, documents show.

Flash Grilled: Nacho Manzano

05-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The chef-patron at Casa Marcial, a two Michelin starred restaurant tucked in the mountains of Asturias, is also part of the Ibérica restaurant group, which operates eight restaurants across the UK.

Hakkasan cuts losses to £33m as UK revenue rises

26-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

High-end restaurant and nightclub operator Hakkasan posted a pre-tax loss of £33m for the year ending 30 June 2018, accounts show.

Flying chance: inside The Fat Duck's Inspirational Lunch

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Last month The Fat Duck gave catering students across the country the rare chance to eat in its prestigious dining room. Restaurant magazine pulled up a chair at its Inspirational Lunch.

Michelin maestro Alain Ducasse talks boats, Brexit and boutiques

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The world’s most Michelin-decorated chef has been busy launching a floating restaurant in Paris and a chocolate shop in London. We caught up with him last month in Paris’ Le Meurice over a special lunch cooked by three of his top chefs.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Four

18-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

The fourth episode of our Behind the Brigade series - sponsored by Nisbets - sees The Ritz's executive chef John Williams give us a tour of the dining rooms.

Under the Knife: Inside the mind of Sat Bains

04-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The chef behind Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham on pressure, succession, and why he's going to spend the rest of his career perfecting 10 courses.

Emily Watkins to leave The Kingham Plough

28-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Emily Watkins and her husband and business partner Miles Lampson have sold The Kingham Plough after having spent 12 years at their popular Oxfordshire gastropub.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part Two

27-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the second episode of our new Behind the Brigade, The Ritz's executive chef John Williams gives a tour of his kitchen.

Behind the Brigade at The Ritz: Part One

25-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In the first episode of our new Behind the Brigade series we join The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five star hotel.

Paul and Emma Ainsworth replace Nathan Outlaw at The Mariners in Rock

11-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Paul and Emma Ainsworth have taken on The Mariners pub in Cornwall, replacing their friend and fellow chef Nathan Outlaw.

Matt Gillan launches crowdfund to open destination restaurant in West Sussex

08-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Matt Gillan has launched his crowdfunding campaign to take over The Chequers in Slaugham, West Sussex, and turn it into a destination restaurant.

Scholarship in honour of Andrew Fairlie launched to help aspiring chefs

07-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A scholarship in honour of the late chef Andrew Fairlie has been established by Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland.

Matthew Whitfield to head up The Terrace restaurant at The Montagu Arms

18-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Chef Matthew Whitfield is making a return to The Montagu Arms hotel in Beaulieu, Hampshire, to head up the kitchen at its The Terrace restaurant six years after leaving it.

Tom Kemble to head up The Pass in Horsham

17-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Tom Kemble has been appointed head chef at The Pass restaurant, near Horsham.

2018: a review of the year in hospitality

21-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

2018 was the year of the CVA, the KFC chicken shortage and the passing of two of the most influential French chefs of recent times.

Harwood Arms co-founder to open The Woodsman in Stratford-upon-Avon

19-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The restaurateur and co-owner of the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham will open a restaurant and bar in Stratford-upon-Avon next spring.

Fera at Claridge's to close at the end of the year

18-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Fera at Claridge’s has confirmed that its last service will be on New Year’s Eve, ending the restaurant’s four-and-a-half year run at the iconic London hotel.

Latest opening: Tamarind Mayfair

14-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The stalwart Mayfair Indian restaurant has reopened after an eight-month refurbishment.

Whatley Manor to temporarily close for full kitchen refurb

10-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Michelin starred restaurant and hotel Whatley Manor will close for over a month at the start of next year for a full kitchen refurb.

Steam powered: what's the deal with Din Tai Fung?

07-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Henry Chu, group CEO at BreadTalk Group, on bringing the famed Taiwanese restaurant to London.

Michelin makes a move in to online hotel bookings

04-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

Michelin has acquired Tablet, the online booking site specialising in boutique and luxury hotels.

Michelin-starred Bonhams restaurant to close

30-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Bonhams is to close in December after nearly four years, its head chef has announced.

‘Extraordinary’ Tokyo remains Michelin’s most starred city

27-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Tokyo has held on to its position as the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world for another year.

Mark Abbott named as partner at Daniel Clifford's Midsummer House

26-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Mark Abbott has become a business partner in Cambridge restaurant Midsummer House, chef-patron Daniel Clifford revealed over the weekend.

Chef Adam Stokes to open The Oyster Club in Birmingham

16-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Adam Stokes is to open a second Birmingham restaurant early next year.

Chef Mitsuhiro Araki to leave his three-starred Mayfair restaurant

14-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

The head chef of the UK's only three-Michelin-starred sushi restaurant, The Araki, is leaving to return to his native Japan next year.

Labron-Johnson leaves Portland and Clipstone

29-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Portland and Clipstone chef Merlin Labron-Johnson has stepped away from Woodhead Restaurant Group to focus on ‘new and exciting projects’.

Pierre Koffmann: "Michelin is rubbish at judging one-star restaurants"

18-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Pierre Koffmann has said that the modern Michelin guide is “rubbish” when it comes to its judgement of one-star restaurants.

Welsh restaurant retains its Michelin star - despite not wanting to

02-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A Welsh restaurant that requested to ‘hand back’ its Michelin star because of a planned change in direction has retained it in the new Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland.

Marcus Wareing's Berkeley Hotel restaurant loses second star

01-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Marcus Warering’s eponymous restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel has lost its second Michelin star.

Core by Clare Smyth named as one of three new two-star restaurants

01-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Core by Clare Smyth, Moor Hall and Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs have each been awarded two Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, published today (1 October).