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Welsh chef wins International Escoffier Challenge Grand Final

13-Mar-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Dion Jones from Carden Park Country Hotel near Chester has won the junior section of the International Escoffier Challenge Grand Final after becoming only the first Welsh chef to represent Great Britain in the competition.

The Big Event 2012 raises £80k for Springboard and Hospitality Action

08-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

The Big Event 2012, the evening fundraiser set up by Springboard and Hospitality Action to coincide with Hotelympia, has raised £80k for the two charities.

Professional training kitchen helps put UK on level playing field for Bocuse d’Or 2013

08-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Use of a professional training kitchen and being given time off work to train will enable the UK to compete on a level playing field in the Bocuse d’Or for the first time ever according to candidate Adam Bennett.

Great British Menu returns with an Olympic Feast for 2012

06-Mar-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Simon Rogan, Nathan Outlaw and Aiden Byrne are among 24 of the UK’s top chefs preparing to take part in what is expected to be the last series of BBC Two’s Great British Menu this Spring.

Gordon Ramsay to open The Fat Cow restaurant in LA

05-Mar-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Gordon Ramsay has partnered with his Gordon Ramsay Holdings corporate executive US chef Andi Van Willigan to launch The Fat Cow, set to open this summer in Los Angeles.

Aiden Byrne turns The Church Green into a grill and eyes Manchester for a fine dining restaurant

01-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Aiden Byrne has decided to change The Church Green, the pub he bought in Lymm three and a half years ago, into a British Grill because it was no longer financially viable to run it as a fine dining restaurant.

Nestle Toque d'Or takes on new format for 2012

29-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

Nestle Toque d'Or, the culinary competition for catering colleges, has taken on a new format for 2012, doing away with the first round paper entries and putting more emphasis on exposing students to 'real life' hospitality scenarios.

The Ivy commis chef April Partridge named Hot Talent 2012

28-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

April Partridge, commis chef at The Ivy was last night named winner of the Hot Talent award 2012.

Raymond Blanc: Michelin stars 'less important' than offering good training opportunities

27-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

Raymond Blanc has called on the industry to do more to ensure young staff are getting the right training and are being properly developed so that they are equipped with the right skills to progress through the industry.

BigHospitality at Hotelympia 2012

24-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hotelympia kicks off on Sunday at the ExCel centre for five days (26 February-1 March) of awards, product launches, chef demonstrations and more. As a media partner, BigHospitality will be there reporting on all the news as well as providing exclusive...

Kitchen Equipment: Top chefs reveal their must-have kitchen kit

22-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In the latest instalment of our Kitchen Equipment Special Feature we asked chefs working in pub, restaurant and hotel kitchens to tell us the one bit of kit they couldn't live without and we filmed three of them showing us exactly what made the equipment...

Three top chefs to educate and inspire delegates at 2012 PACE Conference & Exhibition

14-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Professional Association for Catering Education (PACE) has enlisted the help of three top chefs – Cyrus Todiwala OBE, Gareth Johns and John Feeney – to inspire and educate delegates at the 2012 PACE Conference and Exhibition.

Career Profile: Sudha Saha

10-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Chef Sudha Saha has an impressive culinary career. At 17, he was given a place to train hotel management at Chennai. He then joined the Ambassador hotel and trained with the Taj Group. A few years later, Saha moved to Dubai to take up his first executive...

Chefs invited to attend online chocolate masterclass with Will Torrent and Alan Murchison

07-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

Chefs, restaurateurs and anyone with an interest in pastry and chocolate, are being given the chance to get involved with a live and interactive chocolate masterclass with chocolatier and patissier Will Torrent next month.

National Chef of the Year 2012 open for entries

31-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The National Chef of the Year competition is back for 2012, celebrating its 40th anniversary and calling for chefs from across the nation to enter.

Hotelympia 2012: BigHospitality's must-see checklist

31-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

With Hotelympia on the horizon the hospitality industry is gearing up to descend on the ExCel centre, but with five days (26 February-1 March) of awards, product launches, chef demonstrations and more it can seem a daunting prospect, so BigHospitality...

Chef’s Forum launched to bridge gap between catering industry, education and suppliers

30-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

A new forum has been launched in Bristol for chefs whose professional expertise has been recognised with the likes of Michelin stars and AA Rossettes.

Gordon Ramsay to open restaurant in Las Vegas

13-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Gordon Ramsay is to open his first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak, at Paris Las Vegas hotel in the heart of the Strip.

Career Profile: Will Torrent

13-Jan-2012 By Emma Eversham

Pastry chef Will Torrent scored a week's work experience with Heston Blumenthal at the tender age of 15. Ten years on he is working alongside Blumenthal again as a pastry chef consultant for Waitrose. He was the first British pastry chef to win at...

Restaurant magazine’s 2012 predictions

12-Jan-2012 By Restaurant magazine

With a year packed full of national and restaurant-related events, BigHospitality’s sister publication Restaurant magazine has published its own series of sage predictions for 2012. The crystal ball goes into overdrive: High-quality German sausage, grimy...

Young British Foodie Awards call on unsung culinary heroes to start ‘food revolution’

09-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Young and innovative chefs are being invited to enter the Young British Foodie Awards in a bid to create a ‘food revolution’ and ‘celebrate the unsung foodie heroes in Britain’.

Assemblage restaurant closes as James Knight-Pacheco and Alicia Whitby part company

05-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Assemblage, the restaurant set up by former The Restaurant contestant James Knight-Pacheco and art lover Alicia Whitby, has closed less than three months after opening at a site close to Spitalfields market.

Antonin Bonnet leaves The Greenhouse: Arnaud Bignon announced as replacement

21-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Antonin Bonnet, executive chef at Mayfair's French restaurant The Greenhouse, is to leave his position of six years to pursue other opportunities in 2012, the restaurant's owner MARC Restaurants announced today.

Ash Mair crowned winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2011

16-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Australian chef Ash Mair has been crowned the winner of BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals 2011.

Top chefs go head-to-head with food critics to dine in most Michelin-starred restaurants for Cannonball Run 2012

15-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

Ten top chefs are set to go head-to-head with 10 national food critics and bloggers in a competition that requires teams to dine in as many Michelin-starred restaurants within 48 hours as possible.

Craft Guild of Chefs adds military chef category to 2012 awards

12-Dec-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Craft Guild of Chefs has added Military Chef of the year to its category list for the 2012 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards, to recognise the individuals in charge of feeding the Armed Forces.

Café Fish owner buys Livebait Manchester out of administration

29-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Richard Muir, the owner of Edinburgh restaurant Café Fish, has bought Livebait in Manchester days after the restaurant’s former owner Paramount Restaurant Group went into administration.

Devon hotel seeks to regain Michelin star with new head chef

23-Nov-2011 By Rachel Parkes

The Horn of Plenty hotel near Tavistock, Devon has appointed Scott Paton as head chef at the hotel’s 2 AA rosette restaurant, in an effort to regain its Michelin star rating.

Hawksmoor Guildhall welcomes ‘dream team’ of chefs to support Action Against Hunger

15-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Newly-opened restaurant Hawksmoor Guildhall will be opening its kitchens to four of the best chefs in the UK for one exclusive night in a bid to raise funds for Action Against Hunger.

Senior chef appointments at The Wolseley and Spice Market & W Hotel

11-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The Wolseley all-day-café-restaurant in London’s Piccadilly has appointed Lawrence Keogh as new head chef from January 2012.

Career Profile: Alan Stewart

11-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Alan Stewart’s passion for cooking started with a part-time job at Hammersmith gastropub The Anglesea Arms. He worked in support roles at Chez Bruce and Launceston Place in London before taking up his current position of head chef at Manson in London.

Coeliac UK Gluten-free Chef of the Year: Finalists announced

07-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Coeliac UK has announced the six finalists for this year’s Gluten-free Chef of the Year competition.

Knorr & Blue Dragon unite to offer range of pastes and concentrated sauces

04-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Knorr has partnered with Oriental retail brand Blue Dragon to offer a new range of curry pastes and concentrated sauces specially developed for chefs.

Macdonald pair named Visionary Mentor and Visionary Chef of the Year 2011

03-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Michelin-starred chef Aiden Byrne mentored Rohan Nevins to win the Visionary Mentor of the Year and Visionary Chef of the Year 2011.

Business Profile: Arjun Waney

02-Nov-2011 By Stefan Chomka

The relaunch of The Arts Club is just one of a long line of new openings for successful restaurateur Arjun Waney, as he explains in this exclusive interview with Restaurant magazine.

Head chef appointments at the Green Room and the Beach Bistro

28-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The Green Room restaurant in Bournemouth and the Beach Bistro in East Sussex have appointed new head chefs, who both have a passion for using locally-sourced and sustainable food.

Le Manoir chef and Coworth Park waiter win YCYW 2011

21-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Chris Kenny, junior sous chef at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons and Sophie Henderson, commis de rang at Coworth Park, have been named Young Chef Young Waiter 2011.

BCF entry call for Chef of the Year 2012

21-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The British Culinary Federation (BCF) is inviting chefs from around the UK to enter its 2012 Chef of the Year Competition.

World Chocolate Masters final to be streamed live on BigHospitality

14-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

As next week sees the 2011 World Chocolate Masters Final taking place in Paris, BigHospitality can reveal that the competition will be broadcast through a live stream accessible on our website.

Charles Smith of Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley wins Young National Chef of the Year 2011

12-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Charles Smith, junior sous chef at Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, has won the title Young National Chef of the Year 2011.

Frederick Forster of Nuovo crowned National Chef of the Year 2011

12-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Frederick Forster, head chef at Nuovo restaurant in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, has been crowned National Chef of the Year 2011 with second and third place going to Alyn Williams of The Wesbury and Hayden Groves of Lloyds of London respectively.

Adam Gray leaves Rhodes 24 to focus on Northamptonshire pub

10-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Adam Gray is to leave his job as head chef at Gary Rhodes' city restaurant Rhodes 24 to focus on Northamptonshire pub The Red Lion, which he co-owns with his business partner Nick Bonner.

IDEAS FROM YOUR PEERS

Chocolate Unwrapped at Vinopolis and All-Stars Dinner at The Pass

07-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Restaurants, pubs and hotels including The Pass, The Belfry and Le Pont de la Tour tell us about special events and promotions they are running to attract customers.

Valrhona's Frederic Bau shares professional tips in chocolate encyclopedia

07-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Frederic Bau, executive chef and director of Valrhona's Ecole du Grand Chocolat, has compiled a book which aims to share the top tips of working with chocolate from some of France's best pastry chefs.

Top chefs unite for Hospitality Action

04-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Gordon Cartwright, managing director of Visionary Dining and former AA restaurant inspector, is organising a series of culinary events in support of Hospitality Action.

Career Profile: James Hatswell

03-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

Chef James Hatswell trained at HMS Raleigh’s Cookery School after joining the Navy at 16. During his eight years in the forces he visited 36 countries, developing a love of global cuisine. He currently runs a tight ship as head chef at the Heron Restaurant...

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