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      <news:title><![CDATA[More details released for soon-to-launch Mayfair restaurant Latine ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The man who changed how chefs chop]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Faber team to open Canary Wharf community-led pub]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Open Restaurant Group to launch new all-day Manchester venue]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Not so lucky: Michelin's clover-shaped Green Star has been given the chop]]></image:caption>
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