Television

The Lowdown: restaurant stars on reality TV

17-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Food critic Grace Dent and maitre d' turned TV presenter Fred Sirieix are heading into the jungle for the latest series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

The Lowdown: Fred’s Last Resort

17-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Fred Sirieix is tackling the sector’s recruitment crisis once again with a new TV show which sees a dozen young Brits battle it out for a job in high-end hospitality.

Ready Steady Cook returns on 2 March

25-Feb-2020 By Sophie Witts

Ready Steady Cook is back on BBC One next month with a new line-up of chefs.

Six pitches for the next Hollywood chef biopic

17-Feb-2020 By Tony Naylor

Following the unlikely news of Marco Pierre White: The Movie, how else might Hollywood take inspiration from the kitchen?

The Lowdown: The Food and Drink Awards

06-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

The first ‘annual’ Food and Drink Awards are to be broadcast on ITV this weekend, hosted by Stephen Fry.

Jamie Oliver to discuss collapse of restaurant group in new documentary

19-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Jamie Oliver will discuss the collapse of his UK restaurant group in an upcoming documentary, it has been announced.

Last year's My Million Pound Menu contestants - where are they now?

08-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

With the second series of My Million Pound Menu airing this evening, we take a look at what last year’s crop of contestants are up to now.

"People are always looking for new restaurants": Fred Sirieix on the return of Million Pound Menu

04-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

My Million Pound Menu returns to BBC2 on 8 January with a reworked format that sees budding restaurateurs compete to gain investment from hospitality industry veterans.

The Lowdown: Restaurant Dream Team

20-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

Fred Sirieix and Leon co-founder Allegra McEvedy are teaming up for a new CBBC show.

Duncan Welgemoed: "Celebrity culture has caused chefs to become hypocrites"

14-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Duncan Welgemoed has warned the rise of celebrity chef culture is causing many in the restaurant industry to become ‘hypocrites’.

The Lowdown: The Final Table

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A new Netflix series called The Final Table will launch on 20 November, starring lots of familiar faces from the world of restaurants.

Jean-Baptiste Requien on Ramsay, the key to great service and returning to D&D

18-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Jean-Baptiste Requien has returned to D&D London following a year-and-a-half long stint as ops director at Mayfair’s Park Chinios. The Frenchman is perhaps best known for his work at Gordon Ramsay Group and appeared alongside Ramsay in a number of...

Victim of bad reviews? Ruth Watson's new Channel 4 TV show has the answer

11-Jun-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Hotel Inspector and Country House Rescue star Ruth Watson is still on the lookout for pubs, restaurants and tourist attractions that have suffered from bad online reviews for a new TV series which seeks to find out ‘who's right and who's wrong’.

In the limelight: Aiden Byrne, Russell Norman and Simon Rogan to star in restaurant industry TV shows

16-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The TV industry's interest in the inner workings of the restaurant world shows no sign of slowing down after the BBC announced it had commissioned two new shows about the process of launching a restaurant which will star Russell Norman, Simon Rogan...