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Marcus Wareing to open restaurant at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

09-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Marcus Wareing is to open a second London restaurant at Marriott’s St Pancras Renaissance Hotel when it relaunches in May 2011

After hours with… Claire Lara

05-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Claire Lara, the 30-year old winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2010 found out she was pregnant during filming of the show, but is adamant that having a baby will not hamper her chances of one day opening her own Le Manoir-style restaurant.

Catering tutor Claire Lara wins Masterchef: The Professionals 2010

03-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

Liverpool’s Claire Lara has been crowned the first female winner of the BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals

Brenham Magee launches Fulham grill restaurant

02-Nov-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Brenham Magee has opened his new grill restaurant, located above his newly launched bar in London’s Fulham

Roux brothers invite 2011 scholarship entries

25-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

A call for entries has been sent out for the 2011 Roux Scholarship, with the recipe for the prestigious chef’s award this year focused on monkfish

BaxterStorey sponsors Simon Hulstone’s Bocuse d’Or bid

22-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

BaxterStorey has announced that its Foundation will provide sponsorship to Simon Hulstone as he competes in the World final of the Bocuse d’Or in January

After Hours with… Matthew Tomkinson

22-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Matthew Tomkinson worked his way through the lowest to the highest kitchens, gaining a Roux scholarship and several Michelin stars along the way. Thirteen years after setting off on his culinary journeys, he is now head chef at the Montagu Arms in Beaulieu,...

Stinchcombe strikes again at Young Chef Young Waiter

21-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

Mark Stinchcombe, the inaugural Young National Chef of the Year, has now also been named as the winner of this year’s Young Chef Young Waiter competition alongside Ben Dantzic from Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles

Pearls of Wisdom: Jun Tanaka

15-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Saturday Kitchen stalwart and head chef at Pearl Restaurant in London is near to finishing a month-long Street Kitchen tour with Mark Jankel, as part of the London Restaurant Festival

After hours with… Andy Barber

08-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

The head chef at The Forge in Covent Garden has been in the industry for over 30 years, working along the way with some of the best chefs in the last few decades

Salt Yard owner to open Covent Garden bar/restaurant

06-Oct-2010 By Joe Lutrario

The operator of London restaurants Salt Yard and Dehesa is to open a new concept in Covent Garden's Opera Quarter, Big Hospitality can reveal

Yorkshire town on the hunt for ""top class"" chef to open new restaurant

01-Oct-2010 By Rachel Johnson

The Yorkshire town of Malton is looking for a "top class" chef or patron to open a new restaurant in the town, and it's offering £10,000 to the right person to do so

Pearls of Wisdom: Henry Harris

01-Oct-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Henry Harris was chef at the Fifth Floor at Harvey Nichols for 10 years before opening Racine – also in Knightsbridge – to widespread critical acclaim

Roussillon names Dan Gill as new head chef

29-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Former Midsummer House sous chef Dan Gill has been appointed head chef of Pimlico-based Michelin starred restaurant Roussillon, at the age of 23

Martin Wishart named AA Chef of the Year

28-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Scottish chef  Martin Wishart, the owner of Edinburgh’s first Michelin starred restaurant, has been awarded the AA Chef’s Chef of the Year 2010 award by his culinary peers

Roussillon Dessert Trophy UK finalists named

27-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Four finalists have been named for the UK leg of the Wines of Roussillon Dessert Trophy 2010, the dessert and Roussillon Vin Doux Naturel (VDN) wine pairing competition

Harvest Swap Shop at St. Paul's and Young Guns at South Lodge Hotel

24-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants hotels and pubs, including The Restaurant at St. Paul's and South Lodge Hotel tell us about the extra activities their planning to attract customers

Pearls of Wisdom: Lewis Hamblet

17-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

After running the Camellia at Exclusive Hotels’ South Lodge Hotel for over 10 years, executive chef Lewis Hamblet decided to downgrade and give protégé Matt Gillan centre stage with the hotels second restaurant, The Pass

Blumenthal’s Hinds Head named Michelin Pub of the Year

08-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

Heston Blumenthal’s Hinds Head in Bray has been named the 2011 Michelin Pub of the Year

After hours with… Katarina Todosijevic

27-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Katarina Todosijevic left her small Swedish village for the bright lights of London at just 20 years old. Seven years later she is now the head chef of Searcy’s Portrait Restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Gary Rhodes parts ways with Harbour Hotels

10-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Harbour Hotels has ended its relationship with celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, closing its Rhodes South restaurant at Christchurch Harbour Hotel in Dorset

National Chef of the Year 2010 semi-finalists announced

02-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the semi-finalists who will compete in the next round of the 2010 National Chef of the Year competition

English chef line-up announced for Culinary World Cup

23-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

 The British Culinary Federation has announced the English National Culinary Teams that will be competing in the Culinary World Cup in November

Hotel Terravina pair named Gastronomy Team of the Year 2010

20-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Neil Cooper and Laurent Richet of Hotel Terravina in Southampton have been named the Gastronomy Team of the Year 2010

Pierre Koffmann opens restaurant at The Berkeley

16-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin & Hamish Smith

Seven years after closing La Tante Claire at The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, Pierre Koffmann has returned with his first eponymous restaurant, replacing the departed Gordon Ramsay-owned Boxwood Café

Albert Roux to launch The Restaurant Show 2010

14-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Albert Roux OBE will officially open the Restaurant Show 2010 (11-13 October), joining a host of celebrated chefs attending the annual event this year

What makes a good kitchen leader?

01-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

The ability to knock together a decent dish and menu is just one aspect of a head chef’s role in the kitchen. Knowing how to handle and lead a team is another. So what makes a good leader?

Pearls of Wisdom: Simon Cottard

25-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Having worked with the Roux brothers, Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White in his early days, Simon Cottard has now run the kitchen at Café du Marche in Clerkenwell for 20 years

Pierre Koffmann receives special Craft Guild of Chefs award

25-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Pierre Koffmann has received the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Special Achievement Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the industry’, at the association’s 17th annual awards ceremony last night

National Chef of the Year 2010 extends deadline

24-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Chefs looking to enter the National Chef of the Year 2010 have three weeks left; now the deadline has been extended to 16 July

Three Michelin starred guest chefs at Brunello and cross-dressing dinners from 1901

11-Jun-2010 By Joe Lutrario & Becky Paskin

Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Brunello at Baglioni Hotel and 1901 at Andaz Liverpool, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to make their businesses more appealing

ACA reveal Annual Awards of Excellence 2010 winners

20-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

Hospitality staff from The Ritz, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and Gleneagles hotel have dominated the Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence 2010 list of winners

Craft Guild of Chefs announce 2010 award finalists

12-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

Galvin la Chapelle and chef Sat Bains are amongst the nominees for this year’s Craft Guild of Chef awards, the final of which will be held on 24 June

Support UK’s Bocuse d’Or entrant Simon Hulstone, says ACA

07-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

The British hospitality industry has been urged to lend their support to chef Simon Hulstone, who will next month represent the UK in the European finals of the Bocuse d’Or

After hours with... Henry Herbert

23-Apr-2010 By Emma Eversham

Henry Herbert, head chef at the Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell, London, talks about his fast track to success, appearing on Great British Menu and his future plans

Pearls of Wisdom: Massimo Tebaldi

16-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

Massimo Tebaldi has been executive chef for Renaissance Pubs for 10 years. Having once worked with John Torode and Canadian singer Bryan Adams, he is now working to transform The White Hart into a fish and chips gastropub called The Tommyfield

Pearls of Wisdom: John Campbell

01-Apr-2010 By Joe Lutrario

John Campbell is executive chef at Coworth Park, set to open in September. He left the Vineyard at Stockcross last year, where he held two Michelin stars

Daniel Galmiche and Billy Reid launch new Vineyard Group restaurants

30-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Vineyard Group is to roll out a new informal dining concept, designed by executive chef Daniel Galmiche and consultant chef Billy Reid, across the seven hotels acquired from Folio Hotels last year

My Dining Room now open in Fulham

16-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

The owner of Daylesford Organic in Notting Hill has opened a bar/ restaurant on the former site of The Farm in Fulham

Sushi lessons at Oki-Nami and business charge-cards at Accor

15-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us what they're doing to make their business more appealing and draw in more trade

Pearls of Wisdom: Jason Atherton

05-Mar-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Jason Atherton is chef/patron at Maze, part of Gordon Ramsay Holdings. There are four Maze restaurants in London, New York and Capetown, but three more outposts are planned for Australia and the Middle East

Beer flights at Kinloch Lodge and Michelin-starred chefs at The Pass

26-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs tell us what they're doing to make their business more appealing and draw in more trade

Von Essen and Hotel Missoni appointments

25-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Von Essen appoints a new head chef to take over Kenny Atkinsons role at Seaham Hall, while Hotel Missoni appoints a new sales and marketing director

BCF Chef of the Year finalists announced

09-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Aubrey Allen and the British Culinary Federation have announced the 10 finalists competing in the BCF Chef of the Year 2010 at Hotelympia in London’s Excel next month

New head chefs for Bistro 21 and The Bell at Skenfrith

09-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

North East based 21 Hospitality Group welcomes back a head chef and assistant restaurant manager after time out in Australia while The Bell at Skenfrith in Monmouthshire employs a new head chef fresh from a year travelling

Staff stage walk out of Michelin-starred The Goose at Britwell Salome

08-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Staff at The Goose at Britwell Salome, which regained its Michelin star this year, have walked out over an alleged dispute with the owner over the direction of the business

Pearls of Wisdom: Steven Doherty

05-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Steven Doherty was the first British chef to run a three-star kitchen – Le Gavroche in the ’80s. He now manages Braehead cook school in Scotland and is chef/proprietor of retailer Lakeland’s flagship café in Cumbria

Mark Sargeant backs Steve Allen to regain Claridge's Michelin star

27-Jan-2010 By Paul Wootton

Mark Sargeant, who stepped down as chef de cuisine at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s early last year, has tipped his former brigade to regain the star they lost last month when the 2010 Michelin guide to Great Britain and Ireland was published

Your views on: catering education

25-Jan-2010 By Emma Eversham

Two weeks ago we asked you for your views on catering education in the UK following a round table event hosted by Restaurant magazine and Nestle Chef. Here are a few of your responses

BigHospitality wants your views on: catering education

11-Jan-2010 By Emma Eversham

Last month educators, established chefs and other stakeholders were invited to discuss the future of catering education in the UK and now we want your views