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Is fine dining unsustainable?

25 January 2023 by

René Redzepi has made public what many operators feel: the real cost of a fine dining menu is far higher than what is being charged, but price rises are met with derision. Ben McCormack reports

Business

The Star Inn at Harome is reborn after burning down

14 December 2022 by

When the Star at Harome suffered a devastating fire, locals gathered together to help rebuild. Chef-patron Andrew Pern speaks about finding the balance between replication and reinvention

Anna Haugh offers her TV tips as newest judge on Masterchef: The Professionals Business

Anna Haugh offers her TV tips as newest judge on Masterchef: The Professionals

09 November 2022 by
Alex Dilling returns with an eponymous restaurant at Hotel Café Royal Business

Alex Dilling returns with an eponymous restaurant at Hotel Café Royal

24 August 2022 by
The secret formula behind Andrew Sheridan's About 8 in Birmingham Restaurant News

The secret formula behind Andrew Sheridan's About 8 in Birmingham

06 July 2022 by
Richoux has been rebooted on London's Piccadilly Chef

Richoux has been rebooted on London's Piccadilly

19 May 2022 by

Nigel Haworth is back at the Three Fishes in Lancashire Sector

Nigel Haworth is back at the Three Fishes in Lancashire

05 May 2022 by

Nigel Haworth has returned to the Three Fishes in Lancashire, which he first opened in 2004,[...]

Mangal 2 serves Instagram-famous Turkish cuisine in east London Business

Mangal 2 serves Instagram-famous Turkish cuisine in east London

13 April 2022 by

When brothers Ferhat and Sertaç Dirik took over their father’s restaurant Mangal 2, they didn’t expect[...]

Menuwatch: Kysty, Ambleside, Cumbria Sector

Menuwatch: Kysty, Ambleside, Cumbria

23 March 2022 by

Flavours of Cumbria are given a modern treatment while keeping traditions alive at Kysty

Pine stays humble after winning a Michelin star Business

Pine stays humble after winning a Michelin star

16 March 2022 by

The eight tables at Northumberland restaurant Pine have been even more sought after since it won[...]

Sector

Menuwatch: The Glass House, Stockton-on-Tees

Vegetables go straight from garden to plate at Wynyard Hall’s dining room. Ben McCormack visits the Stockton-on-Tees stately home for a taste of this veg-forward menu"

15 March 2022 by
How to successfully put a top chef in a hotel kitchen Hotel

How to successfully put a top chef in a hotel kitchen

17 February 2022
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When putting a top chef in a world-class hotel, a delicate balance is needed to achieve magic – or else the partnership will be short-lived. Ben McCormack discovers the secret to successful hotel kitchens

Menuwatch: Bridge Arms, Canterbury, Kent Restaurant News

Menuwatch: Bridge Arms, Canterbury, Kent

16 February 2022
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Imagine the nearby Fordwich Arms in gastropub guise, as co-owner Dan Smith serves up a less formal taste of Kent but with similar flair and flavour. Ben McCormack pays a visit

Menuwatch: Harwood Arms, London, SW6 Chef

Menuwatch: Harwood Arms, London, SW6

08 February 2022 by

Jake Leach, the 25-year-old head chef of this London gastropub, is determined to keep the pub[...]

London has seen a return to retro with recent openings Restaurant

London has seen a return to retro with recent openings

02 February 2022 by

There has been boom in openings with a nod to nostalgia, with the relaunch of Langan’s[...]

Kitchen nightmares: is new film Boiling Point out of touch with cheffing? Chef

Kitchen nightmares: is new film Boiling Point out of touch with cheffing?

15 December 2021 by

New film Boiling Point shows one brutal night in the kitchen, and it has riled up[...]

Small is beautiful: the intimate experience of the chef's table Chef

Small is beautiful: the intimate experience of the chef's table

26 November 2021 by

Chef’s tables can be a place where guests gather for a generous sharing experience, or where[...]

Chef

Menuwatch: The Bailiwick, Egham, Surrey

Steven and Ami Ellis are applying high-end cooking techniques to classic pub-style dishes, with a focus on local flavours and game. Ben McCormack pays a visit"

29 September 2021 by
Kevin and Nicola Tickle open Heft, a restaurant with the fields and farms of Cumbria at its heart Chef

Kevin and Nicola Tickle open Heft, a restaurant with the fields and farms of Cumbria at its heart

14 July 2021
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Kevin Tickle will bring his foraging skills to new restaurant with rooms Heft, where he will scavenge the land for both wild and cultivated ingredients to create a menu celebrating the flavours of Cumbria.

Gastropubs: a compliment to the Michelin-starred restaurant Pub & Bar

Gastropubs: a compliment to the Michelin-starred restaurant

09 August 2007
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