Michelin-starred south London restaurant Chez Bruce is set to close for six weeks in the summer as chef patron Bruce Poole plans to expand into the building next door. The restaurant on Wandsworth Common will close for the extension works on 19 July and will reopen at the end of August. The extra space will be used to add 20…
Read MoreIt’s Officially Rosé Season – The Ultimate Summer Drink
Rosé wine, often referred to as Blush these days, has enjoyed a remarkable revival over the past 5 years and is now officially ‘hot’ – we can’t seem to get enough of it. Now that the days are getting longer and we are finally seeing even just a sign of summer, it the perfect time…
Read MoreThe Good Food Guide announces regional shortlist for Restaurant of the Year
The Good Food Guide has published the regional shortlist for its Restaurant of the Year awards. More than 25,000 diners from all over the UK nominated their favourite local restaurants, pubs and cafes between 1 March and 21 April. The 10 regional winners will now go head to head to become the overall winner of…
Read MoreTom Aikens relaunches two restaurants at Somerset House
Compass Group have joined forces with Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens to relaunch the dining operation at Somerset House this month as Tom’s Kitchen and Tom’s Terrace. The chef, who currently operates Tom’s Kitchen and an eponymous restaurant in Chelsea, will oversee the dining operation at Somerset House with the launch of a second Tom’s Kitchen…
Read MoreThe World’s 51-100 Best Restaurants (2010)
Rank Restaurant Region 51 Maison Pic France 52 Jean Georges USA 53 L�Atelier de Joel Robuchon Hong Kong 54 Wasabi India 55 Robuchon A Galera Macau 56 Bras France 57 De Karmeliet Belgium 58 Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley UK 59 Lung King Heen Hong Kong 60 Rouge Canada 61 Etxebarri Spain 62 Tantris Germany…
Read MoreThe World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards 1-50 (2010)
Rank Change Restaurant Region Awards 1 Up 2 Noma Denmark The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in the World, The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Europe 2 Down 1 El Bulli Spain Restaurant Magazine Chef of the Decade 3 Down 1 The Fat Duck UK The Chef’s Choice sponsored by Electrolux 4 Up 1 El Celler de…
Read MoreThe World’s Best Restaurant: Noma replaces El Bulli at No 1
After four years, El Bulli has lost the top spot it held in the San Pellegrino world’s 50 best restaurants list to Noma, Rene Redzepi’s renowned Nordic restaurant in Copenhagen. Seasonal and regional, this local restaurant reverses the trend for globalised cuisine, and concentrates on local Nordic influences and flavours. Redzepi is a gifted cook…
Read MoreJamie Oliver is ‘one of Britain’s top givers’
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has made it to number 22 on a list of Britain’s greatest givers after donating over £2.7 million. He has given us healthier school dinners and a full range of cooking shows over the past ten years. Jamie Oliver certainly likes giving. So much so, the celebrity chef, with a personal…
Read MoreGerard Basset named the World’s Best Sommelier
Gerard Basset, owner of the Hotel Terravina in the New Forest, has been named the World’s Best Sommelier. The Hotel du Vin founder was awarded the title having triumphed over 51 other contestants at a competition in Santiago, Chile. Each finalist took on 40 minutes of practical tests including blind tasting, describing in detail four…
Read MoreCadbury to open national chain of branded cafés
Good news for chocolate lovers: Cadbury is planning to open a national chain of branded cafés. The chocolate maker has secured the backing of new owner Kraft for a series of branded outlets serving afternoon tea and a range of Cadbury-themed goods as well as an on-site chocolatier service. Apparently the cafés, which are likely to be branded…
Read MoreAnthony Boyd leaves the Glasshouse in Kew to join the Clarendon
Anthony Boyd, former head chef of the Michelin-starred Glasshouse in Kew, London, has left the restaurant after more than a decade to join the Clarendon in Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire. Boyd became head chef of the Nigel Platts-Martin-owned Glasshouse in 1999, having previously worked at both Chez Bruce and the Square over a period of six years. His…
Read MoreHambleton Hall joins the DR Club offering complimentary dining to members
Design Restaurants are proud to announce that the beautiful Hambleton Hall in Oakham, Rutland, is now offering complimentary member dining Mon-Thurs for lunch and dinner, when dining in a party of four or more. Hambleton Hall is a ‘location perfect’ Victorian mansion lovingly converted into the prestigious hotel as we know it today. It is…
Read MoreANOTHER FIRST BY DESIGN RESTAURANTS: Search for the perfect chef
Making another trendsetting first Design Restaurants are proud to launch its purposeful ‘search by chef’ facility. This quick search option lists practically all the most talented UK chefs and is another superb tool to help savvy gourmet lovers select where to dine. Never before has the value of head chefs been so recognised, filling countless…
Read MoreThe Savoy & Savoy Grill opening delayed to late summer
The long awaited reopening of the Savoy Hotel and its restaurant has been put back yet again from June until late August or early September as the refurbishment runs late and over budget. The hotel has been closed since December 2007 and the overall costs has doubled to £200 million. Once re-opened we hope the…
Read MoreGrace Kelly: View the Exhibition and dine at The Connaught
Grace Kelly’s impeccable elegance and beauty are celebrated at the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition at the V&A, due to open on 17th April. From her expansive couture collection and on-screen outfits to her trademark white gloves and the original Hermes ‘Kelly’ bag, the exhibition is a sartorial event not to be missed. The Princess…
Read MoreEngland Footballer Steven Gerrard to open restaurant
England and Liverpool football player Steven Gerrard is to launch a new restaurant with hotelier and restaurateur Paul Adams. The pair are re-launching the Warehouse Brasserie, in Southport, which Gerrard has regularly claimed is one of his favourite restaurants. The venue, which has a Michelin Bib Gourmand, is undergoing a major refurbishment before re-opening just…
Read MoreLindsay House to reopen mid May 2010
Lindsay House, the Soho restaurant previously run by Richard Corrigan, will reopen in mid-May under the leadership of Alexis Gauthier. Alexis remains a partner in his renowned Michelin-starred restaurant Roussillon, where he has built his reputation for classic French fine dining, but is now focussed on his 70 seat new project, which will be called…
Read MoreDhruv Baker wins the BBC’s MasterChef
Dhruv Baker has been named the winner of the BBC’s amateur cooking competition Masterchef. The 34-year-old Londoner beat follow finalists Alex Rushmer and Tim Kinnaird to the title following an intense cook off. During the Masterchef series Baker, who described his win as “mind blowing”, faced challenges like cooking in the heat of the Indian desert…
Read MoreMichael Winner talks to Piers Morgan
Don’t miss Michael Winner talking to Piers Morgan in this week’s Piers Morgan Life Stories. The always entertaining Mr Winner maybe a movie director and producer but is probably best known as a restaurant critic. One of our first experiences of Mr Winner was at the Michelin rated Aix en Provence at the Halcyon Hotel,…
Read MoreJason Atherton leaves Gordon Ramsay after 9 years
Jason Atherton, chef patron of the Michelin-starred Maze group of restaurants, has resigned from Gordon Ramsay Holdings to set up his own restaurant business. Atherton, who has worked with Gordon Ramsay for nine years, will leave the group at the end of April. He will remain a shareholder in the celebrity chef’s company but hopes to…
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