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Dominic Chapman leaves The Beehive

01-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Dominic Chapman is moving on from his highly-rated The Beehive pub in Berkshire having sold on the lease to Tangy Treat Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Simon Bonwick names his son Charlie as The Dew Drop Inn chef de cuisine

15-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Bonwick has promoted his son to the role of chef de cuisine at the family’s Berkshire pub restaurant The Dew Drop Inn.

Friday Five: The week's top news

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Our most read news stories this week include a third site for Noble Rot, the demise of Thai restaurant brand Lime Squeezy and the closure of Noma (again).

Simon Bonwick leaves The Princess of Shoreditch to reopen Dew Drop Inn in Hurley

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Simon Bonwick has left his role at The Princess of Shoreditch to take on a pub and restaurant in Hurley, Berkshire.

Friday five: the week's top news stories

26-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The forthcoming closure of Kew restaurant The Glasshouse and the release of figures that show that three quarters of pubs and bar face extinction because of the energy crisis stole the headlines this week.

Simon Bonwick: “If I can’t be myself at his point of the game it’s not worth doing”

26-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

From next month the former The Crown chef-patron takes over the stoves at The Princess of Shoreditch from Ruth Hansom to start a new chapter at the award-winning gastropub.

Simon Bonwick joins Noble Inns to head up London gastropub The Princess of Shoreditch

24-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Former The Crown at Burchetts Green chef-patron Simon Bonwick is replacing Ruth Hansom as head chef at Noble Inns Group-owned gastropub The Princess of Shoreditch.

Simon Bonwick sells The Crown to Dominic Chapman

22-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Simon Bonwick and family have sold their Michelin-starred Berkshire pub restaurant The Crown to The Beehive chef Dominic Chapman.

Simon Bonwick to swap The Crown for 'more ambitious' restaurant

05-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Bonwick is to close his Michelin-starred The Crown at Burchetts Green at the end of this year ahead of the launch of a larger 'more ambitious' restaurant.