In October Michelin-starred chef James Close scrapped the weekday lunch service at his restaurant The Raby Hunt in Darlington after claiming excessive working hours had become ‘demotivating’ for staff.
It’s now one year since the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation came in to force, requiring all restaurants to provide diners with a full breakdown of the ingredients in each dish.
Anthony Wright, a senior chef lecturer at University College Birmingham (UCB), has replaced Christian Grebenstein of The Ritz London as the UK Bocuse d’Or candidate for the 2016 European qualifying.