Former Lita chef Luke Ahearne to front huge Fitzrovia ‘London-Italian’ restaurant
Luke Ahearne is joining forces with fellow chef Stevie Parle to open a large ‘London-Italian’ restaurant in Fitzrovia this October.
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John Javier named executive chef at Caia
Former The Tent (at the end of the universe) chef John Javier has been appointed executive chef at Notting Hill bar and restaurant Caia.
The Thin Duck? Rise in Ozempic use prompts Heston Blumenthal to rethink portion sizes
The Fat Duck could soon offer smaller portion sizes due to the number of diners on weight loss drugs, according to its founder Heston Blumenthal.
Matt Tebbutt to replace Gregg Wallace as judge on MasterChef: The Professionals
Matt Tebbutt is to replace Gregg Wallace as judge for the next series of MasterChef: The Professionals.
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Rebooting Hell’s Kitchen is at odds with attempts to shed the industry’s shouty chef persona
Gordon Ramsay appears poised to relaunch Hell’s Kitchen on TV in the UK, but the show’s highly pressurised and often combative representation of how a restaurant operates feels outdated.
Stuart Ralston acquires the former site of Fhior for wine-led restaurant and cocktail bar
Edinburgh-based chef and restaurateur Stuart Ralston will open a wine-led restaurant and separate cocktail bar on the former site of Fhior next month.
What’s driving the current fascination with non-Neapolitan-style pizzas?
Neapolitan pizza may have been dominant trend in the UK over the past decade, but an increasing number of players are opting for the myriad of other styles at their disposal.
Flash-grilled: Leonard Tanyag
The executive chef at LUNA Omakase on finding inspiration from his mother, negative energy, and singing Happy Birthday to a dog.
Updated: Ben Murphy to lead the kitchen at WSH Restaurant’s new project on former Mere site
Former Launceston Place chef Ben Murphy will lead the kitchen at WSH Restaurant’s soon to launch new project within the former site of Mere in London’s Fitzrovia.
Gordon Ramsay Academy launches first accredited culinary course
Gordon Ramsay Academy is launching its first accredited culinary training programme at its flagship site in Woking Surrey, marking the first time it has offered professional chef training.
Ceviche founder Martin Morales to return to London’s restaurant scene for one night only charity dinner
Ceviche and Andina founder Martin Morales is making a return to the UK restaurant scene for one night only for a special fundraising dinner.
Book review: BiBi The Cookbook
Chet Sharma’s debut book tells the story of one of the UK’s most progressive and exacting Indian restaurants.
Finding an OTHER way: how ex-Casamia chef Zak Hitchman left fine dining behind
Best known for his two-year stint running Peter Sanchez-Iglesias’ Bristol flagship, Zak Hitchman and his partner Emma Lyons are switching things up with their progressive Bedminster bistro.
Anthony Demetre to oversee food offer at relaunched Belgravia pub
Wild Honey chef Anthony Demetre has joined The Lunar Pub Company’s soon-to-open Belgravia site, The Elizabeth, as culinary director.
Flash-grilled: Sacha Townsend
The head chef at 670 Grams in Birmingham on the McDonald’s dessert that’s better than any she’s had in a Michelin restaurant, and her problem with Turkey Twizzlers.
Chef Cleverson Cordeiro promoted to proprietor of Frog by Adam Handling
Adam Handling has announced the promotion of Cleverson Cordeiro from head chef to proprietor of Frog by Adam Handling, his Michelin-starred flagship restaurant in London’s Covent Garden.
Fulham FC adds high-profile chefs to matchday line-up
Chefs Sally Abe, Judy Joo and Ben Murphy have joined the line-up at Fulham FC’s The Gourmet restaurant within its Riverside stand.
TV chef Joyce Kudia on laying down permanent roots for her Congolese concept Biléyi
Five Star Kitchen’s Joyce Kudia has focused her passion for Congolese cuisine into a new concept called Biléyi, which has just launched a permanent spot at Boxhall City in London.
The Grill at The Dorchester to relaunch with culinary director Martyn Nail at the helm
The Dorchester’s culinary director, Martyn Nail, has taken full responsibility for the hotel’s grill restaurant following the departure of Tom Booton earlier this month.
Flash-grilled: Brian Hennessey
The head chef of the Winter Garden Restaurant at the Landmark London hotel on his signature dish, the best meal he’s ever eaten, and his kitchen pet hates.
Leo Carreira to help open restaurant on former Lisboeta site as Nuno Mendes departs
Former The Sea, The Sea chef Leo Carreira will help open a Portuguese restaurant on the former site of Nuno Mendes’ Fitzrovia restaurant Lisboeta next month.
HAM Restaurants promotes Lewis de Haas to group executive chef
HAM Restaurants, the London-based group whose portfolio includes Crispin, Bistro Freddie and the recently opened Canal, has named Lewis de Haas as its first group executive chef.
Chef Dom Taylor to close Marvee’s Food Shop after just four months
Chef Dom Taylor will close Marvee’s Food Shop later this month due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
Paul Welburn to head up new Cornwall restaurant Fern
Chef Paul Welburn is to lead the opening of a new restaurant in Cornwall.
The Crown at Bray and The Victoria chef Matt Larcombe to launch ‘purposeful’ Berkhamsted restaurant
Matt Larcombe, formerly of top Home Counties gastropubs The Victoria and The Fat Duck Group’s The Crown at Bray, will bring his ‘purposeful, hyper-seasonal cooking’ to the Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted later this year.
Former Kolamba executive chef to open ‘elevated’ Indian restaurant in Putney
The former executive chef of Sri Lankan restaurant group Kolamba will launch an ambitious Indian restaurant on Putney’s Lower Richmond Road later this year.
This team has just opened a bakery by day, Italian restaurant by night in the Cotswolds
With the launch of their hybrid project Ferment & Flour and Riccardo Bastardo’s, Richard and Solanche Craven are bringing something new to their part of the Cotswolds.
Brighton chef Bookie Mitchell begins new chapter with progressive Thai restaurant Namo
Well-known Brighton and Hove chef Bookie Mitchell will launch her eagerly awaited debut solo restaurant project later this month.
Humm, actually... Eleven Madison Park puts meat and fish back on the menu
New York-based chef Daniel Humm is putting animal products back on the menu at Eleven Madison Park four years after making the three-Michelin-star restaurant plant-based.
Flash-grilled: Alessandro Bay
The executive chef at Italian seafood restaurant Azzurra in London’s Kensington on his years working with Giorgio Locatelli, learning lessons from criticism, and why focaccia and a cappuccino pair perfectly.
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair parts ways with chef Akira Back
Akira Back’s restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair in London have closed and relaunched under new concepts after the hotel ended its partnership with the high-profile Korean chef.
Victor Garvey launches crowdfund for his new ‘definitive ingredient-led’ restaurant
Chef Victor Garvey has launched a crowdfund campaign to help fund the launch of his new Marylebone restaurant.
Flash-grilled: Sam Clowes
The co-founder of Bad Boy Pizza Society, which opens its first permanent restaurant this week in London’s Bethnal Green, chats about the ‘Instagram glove police’ and his best hangover cure.
Chris Denney leaves Fantômas with the Chelsea restaurant closing ahead of a ‘new chapter’
Chris Denney has left Chelsea restaurant Fantômas having helped launch it at the end of 2024.
National Chef of the Year 2025 finalists revealed
High-profile cooking competition National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) has revealed its 10 finalists for this year.
Former Fallow chefs triumph in restaurant incubator competition Brixton Kitchen
South African chefs Luke Moody and Layla Morris have been announced as the winners of Brixton Kitchen 2025, the London-based restaurant incubator competition that relaunched this year.
Flash-grilled: Jordan Bailey
The chef behind Heard, the recently-launched smash burger restaurant in London’s Borough, on cooking with fire, his favourite fast food joint, and why tasting menus trump à la carte.
How Maria Bradford is bringing vibrant West African cuisine to sleepy Sevenoaks
The Leiths-trained chef has put everything on the line to open Shwen Shwen in an unlikely corner of Kent.
What it takes to run the UK’s busiest Michelin-starred restaurant
The kitchen at Mayfair’s Hide is a true 24-hour operation that can serve up to 700 guests a day.
Flash-grilled: Ran Shmueli
The chef patron at London restaurant Claro on why he’d be a gardener if he wasn’t in kitchens, and the best place to eat oysters.
Latest MasterChef series fronted by Gregg Wallace and John Torode will be aired, says BBC
The BBC has said a series of MasterChef that was filmed last year before allegations against Gregg Wallace and John Torode were upheld will be broadcast this summer.
Da Terra chef Rafael Cagali to launch Hove restaurant
The two-Michelin-starred chef behind London’s Da Terra will open a restaurant in Hove later this summer.
Tomas Topolar named head chef at Oxmoor Farm’s The Barn
Former The Mash Inn chef Tomas Topolar has been named head chef of Oxmoor Farm’s The Barn restaurant.
Charlotte Vincent joins Burgh Island Hotel as head chef
Chef Charlotte Vincent has taken over the stoves at Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, the hotel which inspired Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None.
MasterChef the rivals: who are the front runners to present the next series?
With Gregg Wallace and John Torode no longer at the helm of the long-running cooking competition, we assess the field of their potential replacements.
Flash-grilled: Lucie Sainerova
The head chef at Manchester’s longstanding Spinningfields restaurant Australasia on her kitchen pet peeves, memories of family BBQs, and a dangerous encounter in the Canadian mountains.
Tony Parkin appointed development chef at Andrew Sheridan’s Open Restaurant Group
Tony Parkin has been named development chef at Andrew Sheridan’s rapidly expanding Open Restaurant Group (ORG).
House of Tides and Solstice chef Kenny Atkinson to make London debut
Top Newcastle chef Kenny Atkinson will make his london debut this month with a French Mediterranean restaurant and bar at the art’otel London Hoxton.
Tim Allen to close sō–lō for major revamp
Tim Allen will close his Michelin-starred Lancashire restaurant sō–lō at the end of this month to undergo an extensive refurbishment.
Flash-grilled: Murat Kilic
The self-taught chef and restaurateur behind London restaurants Amber and Ara on his unusual accompaniment to crisps, cake making memories, and his cooking style.