Chef

Flash-grilled: Dominic Chapman

25-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

The chef behind the recently-launched Restaurant Dominic Chapman in Henley-on-Thames on his favourite place for a dirty burger, challenging customers, and his drink of choice with a Sunday roast.

Tommy Thorn to head the kitchen at Somerset’s Puro

23-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals runner up Tommy Thorn has been named as the new head chef at Somerset restaurant Puro.

Ex-Firmdale Hotels chef Robin Read to launch The Counter in Tunbridge Wells

19-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The former executive chef of the Firmdale Hotels will launch an ambitious, tasting menu-only restaurant in Tunbridge Wells early next month.

Birmingham chef Brad Carter to make London debut with Undercroft

18-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Carters of Moseley chef Brad Carter will make his London debut this summer with a restaurant in the crypt of Mayfair’s St George’s Church.

“I haven’t opened restaurants to make money and run”: José Pizarro on 25 years of cooking in the UK

17-Apr-2024 By Stefan Chomka

When the Spanish chef moved to these shores in 1999, the food of his country was underrepresented. A quarter of a century on and he’s done much to change that.

Meet the new face of progressive Scottish cuisine

17-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Just two years into the job, former Noma and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie chef Mark Donald has bagged The Glenturret Lalique a shiny new two-star plaque.

Lukas Juhaniak named head chef of London’s Trivet

16-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Lukas Juhaniak has been promoted to head chef at London’s Trivet, which was upgraded from one to two Michelin stars early this year.

Adam Bateman appointed executive chef at Pan Pacific London

15-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Adam Bateman has been named as the new executive chef of the Pan Pacific London hotel in Shoreditch.

Elaine Goad named NOPI's new head chef

15-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Elaine Goad has been appointed head chef at Yotam Ottolenghi's Soho-based restaurant NOPI.

Will Josh Katz be the one to finally make Fitzrovia’s 7-8 Market Place work?

12-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The chef restaurateur behind Berber & Q and Carmel has taken the former La Rampa site just off Oxford Circus for his biggest restaurant project yet.

Tendril’s Rishim Sachdeva to launch ‘plant-first’ café

12-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Tendril chef Rishim Sachdeva will launch a ‘plant-first’ café at London’s Somerset House next month.

Karol Ploch named 2024 Roux Scholar

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Karol Ploch has won the 2024 Roux Scholarship following the finals of the competition held at the Waterside Inn in Bray.

Flash-grilled: Spasia Dinkovski

03-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

The chef behind Balkan bakery Mystic Burek in London's Sydenham, who's publishing her debut cookbook, Doma, this week, reveals her signature dish and chats about her first industry job.

Larry Jayasekara on why The Cocochine is not just another high-end restaurant

28-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Phone bookings only, bespoke menus on demand, original Andy Warhols on the walls… this is Mayfair dining but not as you know it.

Flash-grilled: Davide Parato

27-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The executive chef at London-based pizza restaurant group Crust Bros on working in a bakery as a teenager, customers demanding pineapple on pizza, and learning English from Gino D'Acampo.

Kirk Haworth crowned Great British Menu 2024 Champion of Champions

25-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Kirk Haworth has been crowned the Great British Menu 2024 Champion of Champions.

Gareth Bartram to take on Auction House in Louth

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Former Winteringham Fields head chef ​Gareth Bartram is to open a restaurant in the Lincolnshire town of Louth this spring.

Mauro Colagreco to bring a taste of Mirazur to London

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Mauro Colagreco is bringing dishes from his three Michelin-starred restaurant Mirazur to London next month over two evenings.

Janaína Torres named The World’s Best Female Chef 2024

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Janaína Torres, chef and co-owner of São Paulo fine dining restaurant A Casa do Porco, has been named The World’s Best Female Chef 2024.

Bocuse d’Or Team UK takes fourth place in Bocuse d’Or Europe

21-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Bocuse d’Or Team UK has achieved fourth place in the Bocuse d’Or Europe and will go through to the Bocuse d’Or World Final in Lyon next year.

José Pizarro receives one of Spain’s highest honours

18-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile chef José Pizarro has been awarded the Cross of the order of Isabella the Catholic, the Spanish equivalent of a Knighthood.

Flash-grilled: Neradah Hartnett

13-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

The executive pastry chef for London-based pub and hotel group Cubitt House on the best drink to pair with mince pies, her first industry job, and learning from criticism.

Billy Boyter named executive chef at Rusacks St Andrews

12-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Scottish luxury hotel Rusacks St Andrews has appointed Billy Boyter as its new executive chef.

Paul Foster’s GrassFed closes

12-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Paul Foster’s debut London restaurant GrassFed has closed.

Roux Scholarship 2024 finalists revealed

08-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile cooking competition the Roux Scholar 2024 has revealed the six chefs that will compete in its final next month following regional finals in London and Birmingham.

Matt Abé named chair of judges for National Chef of the Year

07-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Matt Abé, chef-patron at three Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has been named as the new chair of judges for National Chef of the Year (NCOTY).

From pop-up to permanent: chef Tom Waters on laying down roots in Cardiff for his modern Welsh restaurant Gorse

07-Mar-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Following a successful 18-month series of pop-ups in the Welsh capital, the chef is finally taking the plunge with his debut solo venture.

Hairy Biker Dave Myers dies aged 66

29-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Dave Myers, who was one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.

Flash-grilled: Maura Baxter

28-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The executive chef at London brasserie 65a in Spitalfields on the constant evolution of cooking, taking inspiration from Marco Pierre White, and the importance of a good knife.

Roberta Hall McCarron to launch third Edinburgh restaurant

27-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Roberta Hall McCarron will open a café, bar and bottle shop in Leith this May bringing her total number of venues in the area up to three.

People on the move: February 2024

26-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

New appointments at top restaurants The Black Swan at Oldstead and KOL are among the big people moves this month.

Former Ethicurean chef Mark McCabe to head up Henrock by Simon Rogan

26-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Mark McCabe has been named as the new head chef of Lake District restaurant Henrock by Simon Rogan.

George Barson to leave The Beckford Canteen

26-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

George Barson will leave The Beckford Canteen early next month after a little over a year behind the stove at the Bath restaurant.

The Roux Scholarship announces 18 regional finalists for 2024 competition

23-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

The Roux Scholarship has named the 18 chef finalists that will take part in its annual cooking competition.

Flash-grilled: Tim Siadatan

21-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

The chef founder of Padella and Trullo on his reverence of Fergus Henderson, being tired of the smash burger trend, and the cruciality of blue roll.

Endo at the Rotunda to refurb and reopen with a more ‘immersive and personal omakase experience’

20-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Endo Kazutoshi 11-seater flagship will close for a refurbishment mid next month before reopening in late summer with an ‘even more immersive and personal omakase experience’.

Flash-grilled: Athanasios Kargatzidis

14-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The Greek-born chef behind Mediterranean Grill by Assembly in Harrods, London, on his first industry job, his cooking style, and the single item of kitchen equipment he couldn't live without.

South African chef Vanessa Marx takes the reins at Richmond’s Bingham Riverhouse

13-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

South African-born chef Vanessa Marx has taken over the kitchen at Bingham Riverhouse as the Richmond-based restaurant with rooms takes its catering operation in house.

"Accessibility is key for us": Aktar Islam on why winning two Michelin stars won't mean price rises at Opheem

09-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The Birmingham-based chef is adamant that his high-reaching Indian restaurant will remain accessible, even if that means that he will continue to lose money on it.

Star-studded Bocuse d’Or UK dinner raises over £280,000

08-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

A gala dinner that featured eight chefs from UK three Michelin-starred restaurants has raised over £280,000.

Flash-grilled: Anna Søgaard

07-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

The Bistro Freddie head chef on why she doesn't like Nickelback being played in the kitchen, not rushing your career, and the best drink to pair with fried chicken.

Brett Graham: “It’s not my award, it’s the whole team’s”

06-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The chef patron of The Ledbury on winning three Michelin stars, the importance of team work and how he wants to encourage his guests to return to his Notting Hill restaurant time and time again.

Michelin Guide 2024: Michel Roux Jr wins Chef Mentor Award

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr has won this year’s Michelin Chef Mentor Award, with Jake Jones, head chef at Forge in Middleton Tyas, receiving the Young Chef Award.

“This felt a bit more special”: The Unruly Pig’s Dave Wall on reclaiming the title of UK’s Best Gastropub

02-Feb-2024 By Stefan Chomka

The chef-patron at the Suffolk pub on winning the title of UK’s Best Gastropub for a second time, having to change his cooking style, and the runaway success of a discounted Thursday tasting menu.

Flash-grilled: Juliana Kipper

24-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

The Brazilian-born head chef of El Santo in Glasgow's Merchant City on getting her start in the industry, confronting gender imbalance, and why caviar is overrated.

Gareth Saywell appointed head chef of Soho's Bocca di Lupo

24-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Gareth Saywell has been named as the new head chef of Jacob Kenedy’s Bocca di Lupo Italian restaurant in Soho.

Jake Simpson joins The Rectory as head chef

23-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Jake Simpson, former managing director and head chef at Bocca di Lupo, has left the London restaurant to lead the kitchen at The Rectory in Wiltshire.

The Devlin’s in the detail: Will Devlin on his farm-to-fork approach and closing The Curlew

22-Jan-2024 By Stefan Chomka

The owner of Kent restaurants The Smallholding and Birchwood flies the flag for a more holistic approach to cooking.

Chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi joins Belvedere as head chef

22-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Italian-born chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi has been appointed to lead the kitchen at Holland Park restaurant Belvedere.

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The chef who got his restaurant off the ground for just £6,000

19-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Tarell Mcintosh, AKA Chef Tee, has opened another Caribbean restaurant in Battersea following the closure of his Paradise Cove restaurants early last year.