Tessa Allingham

Chef

Menuwatch: Lark, Bury St Edmunds

21 December 2023 by

Lark has gained much love in the Suffolk market town of Bury St Edmunds. Here's how chef-owner James Carn grabbed attention with a pivotal pie

Hotel

1 Hotel Mayfair chooses plant fronds over crystal chandeliers

05 October 2023 by

Greenery abounds at 1 Hotel Mayfair, along with moss-sown rockeries and organic materials. General manager Francois-Xavier Schoeffer speaks about the new opening

Menuwatch: Fin Boys, Cambridge Restaurant

Menuwatch: Fin Boys, Cambridge

13 October 2021 by

Whole-fish butchery that includes bones, scales and skin turns offcuts into rich and varied creations celebrating[...]

Chef Lee Bye on the reinvention of Tuddenham Mill Restaurant

Chef Lee Bye on the reinvention of Tuddenham Mill

30 September 2021 by

Tuddenham Mill is proof that the wheels of progress keep turning, with the 250-year-old Suffolk hotel[...]

Graduate Hotels opens two hotels with old-school charm in Oxford and Cambridge Hotel

Graduate Hotels opens two hotels with old-school charm in Oxford and Cambridge

19 August 2021 by

University-inspired Graduate Hotels has arrived in the UK, backed by a 28-strong US portfolio and investment[...]

The Harper hotel offers a boutique and unique taste of North Norfolk Hotel

The Harper hotel offers a boutique and unique taste of North Norfolk

01 July 2021 by

The Harper, a coastal hotel created in a former glassblowing factory, is steeped in North Norfolk[...]

Menuwatch: Forage Kitchen, Bury St Edmunds Chef

Menuwatch: Forage Kitchen, Bury St Edmunds

13 January 2021

A relaxed approach to high-end dining encourages chefs to experiment with superior local ingredients, creating an ‘incubation space’ for talent.

Menuwatch: Watson and Walpole Chef

Menuwatch: Watson and Walpole

25 November 2020

Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson is applying her business sense to this Suffolk neighbourhood Italian, accompanied by approachable cooking from chef Rob Walpole.

Ben and Sophie Crittenden on opening Stark, their Michelin-starred restaurant on a shoestring Restaurant

Ben and Sophie Crittenden on opening Stark, their Michelin-starred restaurant on a shoestring

11 November 2020 by

This year promised greatness for Ben and Sophie Crittenden, who planned to move their Michelin-starred restaurant,[...]

Restaurant

Paul Welburn on transforming his Michelin-starred Oxford Kitchen into the more casual 215

02 October 2020 by

The Covid pandemic has seen Paul Welburn transform his Michelin-starred Oxford Kitchen into a simpler neighbourhood[...]

Menuwatch: Sam’s Riverside Chef

Menuwatch: Sam’s Riverside

19 August 2020 by

Harvey Trollope’s seafood-led, brasserie-style cuisine is drawing customers into Sam Harrison’s stylish restaurant in spite of[...]

Back on course: how hospitality colleges are getting students back to school Training

Back on course: how hospitality colleges are getting students back to school

13 August 2020 by

Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on hospitality education, but catering colleges have discovered innovative ways to keep[...]

It's playtime: how to create a hotel that appeals to kids and their parents Hotel

It's playtime: how to create a hotel that appeals to kids and their parents

19 March 2020

Fowey Hall, part of the Luxury Family Hotels group, has reinvigorated its interior to welcome parents looking for a thoroughly grown-up break with a place for their kids to play, in a hotel offering everything from spa treatments to a[...]

Menuwatch: The Old Stamp House, Ambleside Chef

Menuwatch: The Old Stamp House, Ambleside

11 March 2020

This Ambleside restaurant is a paean to the Herdwick, the lamb turning up in Ryan Blackburn’s main courses and even the petits fours. Tessa Allingham discovers a truly Cumbrian menu

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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