Tom Kerridge

Key industry players join calls for Government to scrap business rates rise

10-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Key industry players including Tom Kerridge, Tom Aikens and Monica Galetti have signed a letter calling on the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend business rates support in his Autumn Statement.

“It's not going to be a destination restaurant, just a bloody good pub” - Tom Kerridge on The Butcher's Tap Chelsea

27-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The chef on opening his first London pub, five years operating in the capital, plans for further expansion, and why he believes people can be quick to criticise his prices.

Tom Kerridge's Butcher's Tap & Grill to open in Chelsea

21-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge has confirmed he will be opening a second site under his Butcher’s Tap & Grill brand later this year in London’s Chelsea.

Uncorked: Gavin Hills

20-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The wine director and assistant restaurant manager at Marlow’s The Hand & Flowers on Lismore Estate’s Samantha O’Keefe, Uruguayan Tannat blends and poor wine chilling technique.

Tom Kerridge named as creative director for Knorr Professional’s Bouillons range

27-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Tom Kerridge has been named as the new creative director for Knorr Professional’s Bouillons range.

Tom Kerridge to step away from Manchester restaurant The Bull & Bear

10-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge is to close his Manchester restaurant The Bull & Bear, located within the city's Stock Exchange Hotel on Norfolk Street, at the end of the year.

Andrew Swann 'does a Kerridge' with a £15 menu at his Brazz restaurant

06-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Executive chef Andrew Swann is following in the footsteps of Tom Kerridge with the introduction of £15 and £20 two and three-course menus at his Brazz restaurant at Castle Hotel in Taunton.

"It's time to bring back the ‘too good to be true’ offer": Tom Kerridge launches £15 menu

02-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Tom Kerridge has responded to the rise in the cost of living with the introduction of a £15, two-course set lunch across three of his restaurants.

People on the move: May

16-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This month's job news includes a new head chef for the Louisiana-inspired Plaquemine Lock and a big promotion for Tom Kerridge Group's Matthew O’Connor.

Flash-grilled: Sarah Hayward

08-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef at Tom Kerridge's The Coach in Marlow on admiration for her boss, a love of Wagamamas and overly green peas.

Omicron forces restaurants to shut up shop early for Christmas

16-Dec-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Cancellations and staff absences caused by the surging Omicron variant are forcing many restaurants to close early for Christmas.

Christmas trade plunges as businesses report cancellations in the hundreds

15-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurants and pubs are reporting huge numbers of cancellations over the past few days as a result of the Government’s announcement of its Plan B to deal with the Omicron Coronavirus variant.

Tom Kerridge: "We're trying to change the conversation about what a career in hospitality means"

16-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge says he hopes the release of a new recruitment video for his restaurant group will help show more people that hospitality can offer long-term career prospects.

Unboxing day: restaurants offering nationwide Christmas meal kits

15-Nov-2021 By Stefan Chomka

From traditional turkeys with all the trimmings and beef wellington for 10 people to a five-course feast for lone diners, here are what restaurants across the country are delivering for the festive period.

Northcote's Obsession to return next year with British and Irish focus

22-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Chefs including Matt Abe, Hrishikesh Desai, Atul Kochhar, Monica Galetti, and Nieves Barragan Mohacho will be cooking at next year’s Obsession event at Northcote.

Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards winners announced

10-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Winners of this year’s Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards include Tom Kerridge, Larry Jayasekara, Calum Franklin and veteran food critic Fay Maschler.

Tom Kerridge Group in 'really strong position to grow' as it announces head chef changes

07-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge's restaurant group has announced a series of head chef changes across its portfolio, with the chef saying the business is in a 'really strong position to grow'.

Great British Menu unveils new judging panel featuring Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona

06-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Great British Menu has confirmed a new judging panel for the next series that will include chefs Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona, and Off Menu podcast host Ed Gamble.

Pavilion Club opens Knightsbridge members' club with menu from Tom Kerridge

23-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Business members club group Pavilion Club has opened a private members’ club in Knightsbridge with menus designed by Tom Kerridge.

Latest opening: Bad Vegan

25-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

The predominantly plant-based restaurant has opened in Camden.

Tom Kerridge to launch top-end chippie at Harrods

27-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Hand & Flowers chef Tom Kerridge is to open a gourmet fish & chips restaurant within Harrods Dining Hall.

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford to launch programme to tackle child food poverty

22-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Tom Kerridge has joined forces with Manchester United footballer to launch a nationwide initiative in support of the #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign.

Tom Kerridge's Meals from Marlow launches crowdfund

29-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge's Meals from Marlow food delivery charity has launched a crowdfund campaign to allow it to continue delivering free meals to key workers and people in need.

Aaron Mullis launches wellbeing-focused recruitment agency Tastie

26-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Aaron Mullis, former head chef at The Hand & Flowers, has launched his own recruitment agency.

Friday five: the week’s top news

26-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Tom Kerridge to launch vegan fast food concept

25-Feb-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Tom Kerridge is to launch a casual largely plant-based fast food concept within Camden’s Buck Street Market.

Books

Book review: Chefs at Home

18-Feb-2021 By Stefan Chomka

54 of the UK's best chefs have contributed to a cookbook raising funds for industry charity Hospitality Action.

Tom Kerridge creates kids tasting menu with Uber Eats

09-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Tom Kerridge has launched a kids tasting menu via Uber Eats designed to help parents develop their children’s taste buds and get them to try new flavours as the nation enters a second lockdown.

Community Heroes: Tom Kerridge and crew

29-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Lockdown saw Tom Kerridge and his team raise over £180,000 and cook 80,000 meals for NHS staff, key workers and people in need in the Marlow area

Tom Kerridge's Picnic in the Park cancelled

21-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Tom Kerridge and his Pub in the Park team have cancelled this weekend's Picnic in the Park event in Marlow over safety fears connected to the rise in Coronavirus cases.

"The industry needs this kind of kick-start" - restaurateurs hail Eat Out to Help Out response

07-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Chefs and restaurateurs have hailed the initial success of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme as an important first step in giving consumers confidence to return to restaurants.

Friday Five: The week's top news stories

17-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

The topic of no shows in restaurants stole the headlines this week with already struggling businesses hitting out at customers for failing to honour their reservations. And here are some of the other main stories of the week
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Top industry names back Hospitality Action's Invisible Chips campaign

13-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Fred Sirieix, Heston Blumenthal and Tom Kerridge are the faces of a new campaign by Hospitality Action asking owners and customers of restaurants, bars, hotels and takeaways to sell and buy ‘Invisible Chips’ to raise money for people in the sector.

Tom Kerridge slams "disgraceful and short-sighted" no-show customers

13-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Restaurateurs have reacted with dismay at the level of customers failing to honour their bookings on the second weekend of trading after the lifting of lockdown.

Tom Kerridge: "We need to stay positive for our customers"

10-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The high profile chef on turning his hugely successful Meals from Marlow initiative into a fully-fledged charity and what he thinks of the Government’s response to the pandemic.

Flash-grilled: Nick Beardshaw

25-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The head chef at Kerridge's Bar & Grill in London on Domino's, not completing MEATliquor's triple chilli challenge and cheap truffles.

Chef Masterclass: Lobster thermidor omelette by Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw

19-Sep-2019 By Bill Knott

Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw tell us how to make this decadent starter, which features on the menu at Kerridge's eponymous London restaurant in the Corinthia hotel.

Tom Kerridge’s The Bull & Bear to open in Manchester on 15 November

10-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge’s Manchester restaurant will be called The Bull & Bear when it opens in the city’s Stock Exchange Hotel on 15 November.

The Lowdown: Tom Kerridge's pub programme

01-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Chef and publican Tom Kerridge will headline a new primetime TV show on BBC Two about British pubs that are under threat.

Tom Kerridge partners with GG Hospitality for Manchester hotel restaurant

03-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Tom Kerridge is to open his first Manchester restaurant at GG Hospitality's upcoming Stock Exchange Hotel in the city.

Latest opening: Kerridge’s Bar & Grill

12-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge's long-awaited London debut has finally arrived.

Sitting pretty: Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw launch in London

10-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

After a lengthy search and a false start, Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw will finally make their long-awaited debut in the capital this month. And it's shaping up to be a cracker.

Latest opening: The Butcher's Tap

29-Nov-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge's butcher's and pub combo is an innovative way to attract daytime trade to the struggling pub sector.

Tom Kerridge no longer part of The Rib Room re-opening

10-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The Hand and Flowers chef patron Tom Kerridge will not be opening the restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower as had been previously planned.

The top 5 stories in hospitality this week – 05/12/16 – 09/12/16

09-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

From Tom Kerridge's first London restaurant, a £24m investment from Accor, to warnings of scams, we round up the week's biggest news

Tom Kerridge to open first London restaurant

05-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Tom Kerridge, chef at the two-Michelin-starred Hand and Flowers pub in Marlow, is to open a new restaurant in 216-bedroom luxury Knightsbridge hotel the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.

Tom Kerridge rules out Saturday Kitchen but confirms new BBC show

03-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Chef Tom Kerridge has ruled out the possibility of presenting BBC Saturday Kitchen permanently, but confirmed he will appear in a new BBC show on fast food next year.

The Restaurant Show 2014 preview

29-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Restaurant Show 2014 will take place at Earls Court in London from 6-8 October. 

Tom Kerridge's latest TV show hits screens next month

15-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

BBC Two has released further details of Tom Kerridge’s latest TV series, which will see him travel around the UK to cook up innovative versions of some of Britain’s favourite meals.

Tom Kerridge reveals plans for second Marlow pub

02-Jul-2014 By Carina Perkins

Chef Tom Kerridge has revealed further details of the second pub he hopes to open in Marlow alongside his award-winning flagship business The Hand and Flowers.