Flash-grilled: Mary-Ellen McTague
The high-profile chef behind Pip at Treehouse Hotel Manchester on arrogance, The French Laundry and Mr Kipling’s French Fancies.
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Mark Sargeant launches Sunday roast delivery service
Former Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s and Restaurant MS chef Mark Sargeant has launched a local service where he will cook and deliver Sunday roasts across some parts of Kent.
Tom Cenci steps down as executive chef of Maslow’s
Tom Cenci has stepped down from his role as executive chef of Maslow’s, the group behind central London restaurants Nessa, Yasmin and Mortimer House Kitchen.
Flash-grilled: Jake Finn
The founder of north London’s Cinder on David Wolanski, BiBi and pairing Domino’s Pepperoni Passion with Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Tony Parkin to launch debut solo restaurant project next year
Chef Tony Parkin is set to launch his first solo restaurant project early next year, in a location yet to be revealed.
Mark Birchall: “It’s been one of the best years we’ve had here”
The chef behind Moor Hall, the UK’s most recently anointed three Michelin-starred restaurant, reflects on what can only be described as a vintage 2025.
Flash-grilled: Pascal Wiedemann
The chef and co-owner of Oxford’s Pompette on Henry Harris, quality pepper mills and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.
Richard Hart to lead new bakery at Claridge’s
Top chef and baker Richard Hart is to front a new bakery and café at five-star Mayfair hotel Claridge’s.
The long and short of it: how drinks consultant Zoe Burgess is mixing up the restaurant approach to cocktails
The founder of drinks consultancy Atelier Pip has devised a customisable cocktail menu for Michelin-starred restaurant Skof that puts the drinker in control.
Ramsay’s secret weapon steps into the limelight
Kim Ratcharoen is stepping out of the shadows to lead the next era of the restaurant in which Gordon Ramsay made his name some 25 years ago.
Flash-grilled: Luke Larsson
The head chef of Soho Thai restaurant Khao Bird on Samuay & Sons, Sharpies and pairing an ice-cold Leo with grilled fatty pork.
Gordon Ramsay takes to the screen again in a new series following high-end restaurants
Gordon Ramsay is appearing in yet another series focusing on the skills and pressures of the fine dining sector.
Tom Kerridge steps away from Pub in the Park as it moves in a ‘different direction’
Tom Kerridge is no longer involved with Pub in the Park after confirming the festival was ‘no longer heading in the same direction’ as his vision for the event.
Book review: Cracco in Galleria
Italian chef Carlo Cracco’s new book is a riot of colour, creativity and some culinary clowning around.
Going for gold: meet Team UK’s Bocuse d’Or candidate
Chef Oliver McGeorge on his restaurant journey so far, working with Clare Smyth, and what it takes to prepare for the world’s most demanding cooking competition.
Trullo’s Conor Gadd is opening an Italian restaurant in Covent Garden
Conor Gadd, chef co-owner of Trullo in Highbury, will open an Italian restaurant in Covent Garden next year.
Damian Clisby joins The Rectory as its head chef
Former Petersham Nurseries chef director Damian Clisby has been announced as the new head chef at boutique hotel and restaurant The Rectory.
Luke Farrell teases further expansion for his Chaiyo Restaurants group
Thai food and ingredient expert Luke Farrell says there is much more to come from his recently created Chaiyo Restaurants, with the group ultimately aiming to offer food from every region of Thailand.
Flash-grilled: Elly Wentworth
The executive chef Fowlescombe Farm & The Millbrook in Devon on Clare Smyth, Pierre Koffmann’s pomme purée and her sous chef Brandon’s dirty spoon pot.
An Aussie that ruled: remembering Skye Gyngell
The chef-patron of London’s Spring died at the weekend. The restaurant world remembers a true culinary trailblazer.
Australian chef Skye Gyngell has died
Skye Gyngell, the chef behind Spring restaurant in London and Heckfield Place in Hampshire, has died at the age of 62.
Luke Farrell: “It’s not my food. It’s Thai food”
The Thai food and ingredient expert on his new Plaza Khao Gaeng restaurant in Borough Yards, his plans for more restaurants that serve Thai food without compromise and why he doesn’t make his own curry paste.
Flash-grilled: Kevin Bonello
The executive head chef at York hotel The Grand on cutting his teeth in Malta, working with Marco and Gordon, and his signature ‘nosotto’ - a risotto without rice.
Fallow announces Nokz Majozi as its first new chef in residence
Nokz Majozi has joined modern British restaurant Fallow as its new chef in residence, following her departure from The Pie Room at Rosewood London Hotel.
Phantasmagorical owls, Mère Brazier and beef on a string: meet the UK’s most eccentric chef
After two decades and no fewer than nine pub projects including The Crown at Burchetts Green and The Dewdrop Inn, chef and publican Simon Bonwick is back with another bohemian Berkshire venture.
8 trends that defined eating out in 2025
From protein-packed dishes and premium seafood to super posh sandwiches, here’s what happened in 2025’s restaurant scene.
Book review: The Sportsman at Home
Stephen Harris masters classic, nostalgic home cooking in his latest book.
Flash-grilled: Ben Allen
The head chef of Kentish Town gastropub The Parakeet on Heinz Reitbauer, his Vitamix, and why chefs who want to move too quickly never make it.
Food education charity Prept. takes its collabs series nationwide
Interlude chef Jean Delport will collaborate with Opheem’s Aktar Islam on a one-night-only culinary event early next year, marking the launch of a new nationwide series of dinners in support of the Prept. Foundation.
Clare Smyth’s Sydney restaurant Oncore to close its doors next year
Clare Smyth’s Oncore restaurant, located within the Crown Sydney resort and casino complex, will close early next year after a four-year run.
Ireland claims the title of World’s Best Steak at 2025 World Steak Challenge
A 32-day aged Irish angus striploin that is available in Lidl in Ireland has been named as the World’s Best Steak following the results of the 2025 World Steak Challenge.
Llandudno’s The Goat appoints Great British Menu star Jason Hughes as head chef
Llandudno fine dining restaurant The Goat has named Jason Hughes as its new head chef.
Anybody fancy a lock in? Marston’s launches pub training kitchen at HMP Styal in Cheshire
Pub company Marston’s has opened what is being billed as the UK’s first commercially led hospitality academy inside a women’s prison.
Lee Murdoch named executive chef at Seaton House
Lee Murdoch has been named as executive chef at St Andrews’ boutique five-star hotel Seaton House.
Phil Kearsey appointed exec chef at Morston Hall as Galton Blackiston departs after 34 years
Phil Kearsey has been appointed executive chef at Michelin-starred Morston Hall in Norfolk following the departure of Galton Blackiston.
Flash-grilled: Diego Recarte
The newly-appointed Lima head chef on pairing fried chicken with White Russians, good bread, and a love of frozen lasagne from gas stations.
Chef James Tanner recovering from ‘horrific’ accident
Chef James Tanner has been involved in a ‘horrific’ accident that led to him needing five hours of surgery.
Chef Michael O’Hare to return with new Leeds restaurant
Former The Man Behind The Curtain chef Michael O’Hare is returning to the industry after over a year out with a new Leeds restaurant.
Book review: Vietnam: The Cookbook
Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen’s new book is a comprehensive and fascinating delve into one of Asia’s great cuisines.
Ardy Ferguson wins S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition
Chef Ardy Ferguson has been crowned the winner of S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25.
Out on good flavour: Natty Can Cook’s journey from inmate to restaurateur
After serving time in prison for drug offences, South London-born chef and Instagram star Nathaniel Mortley wants Caribbean food to get the respect it deserves.
Bloomsbury responds to trademark infringement claims over its use of ‘Sabzi’ in cookbook title
Bloomsbury has responded to claims from a deli chain owner that its use of the word ‘Sabzi’ in a recently published cookbook written by Yasmin Khan infringes her intellectual property rights.
Adam Byatt partners with BM Caterers to take his sandwich concept Outside permanent
Trinity chef Adam Byatt is teaming up with contract caterer BM Caterers to make his sandwich concept Outside a permanent fixture.
Flash-grilled: Rohit Sandal
The head chef of London’s Sabine Rooftop Bar on Clare Smyth, gold leaf and wanting to be a food hygiene inspector.
Chefs from Chicago, Denmark, Belgium and Dubai among Obsession 2026 line-up
Twenty chefs including Angelo Sato, Kim Ratcharoen, John Chantarasak, Sujan Sarkar, John Williams, and Adam Byatt have been confirmed as cooking at next year’s Northcote Obsession.
Chef Tom Simmons confirms plans for his biggest project yet
Cardiff-based chef Tom Simmons has revealed more details about his upcoming project at Park House.
New York restaurant royalty: the ex-River Café cook behind one of the city’s top places to eat
Launched in 2016 in SoHo, Jess Shadbolt’s Italy and France inspired King restaurant remains one of the hottest tickets in Manhattan.
Flash-grilled: Paul Leonard
The head chef at Lake District hotel and restaurant The Forest Side on Michael Wignall, classic foundations and pairing stilton with Stella.
Book review: Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears
Andrew Turvil’s book gives a fast-paced and fascinating insight into the 1990s restaurant revolution.
Ross Shonhan: “This is far and away the hardest thing I’ve ever done”
The former Nobu executive chef and creator of Bone Daddies has gone all out with one of London’s most striking restaurant launches in years that pays homage to the childhood home of the late Queen Elizabeth II.