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Jessica’s head chef leaves to pursue dream of opening own restaurant Glynn Purnell, Head Chef of Michelin-starred restaurant Jessica's in Edgbaston, Birmingham, is leaving the restaurant to open his own restaurant this summer. Purnell's .
Barrogill, the first North Highland blend, is selected by Prince Charles himself Watercolours, children's books, organic farming, ideal village building, faith defending, explaining to ignorant pharmacists and doctors how narrow-minded they are ...
The ‘gastropub' – everybody's doing it but Daniel Clifford's doing it in Essex There's been an embarrassment of riches on the ‘gastropub' scene of late, with Gordon Ramsay's Narrow and Nigel Haworth's ...
Dipna Anand's low cholesterol Punjabi cuisine has put her at the top of her class When Dipna Anand set about putting her restaurateur father Gulu Anand on a diet, she had her work cut out. Gulu, after all, is a man so stubborn that on the night ...
Gruesome nightmare or interesting talking point? Welcome to Living Tables When the table appears to be dressed as Marilyn Monroe and hands you a vol-auvent, it's probably time to slow down on the banana daiquiris. And when the watermelon in the ...
Confit Tuna with Crispy Melting Pork and Béarnaise Sauce The tuna is cooked in olive oil at about 50ºF (10ºC) so that it looks raw but is bursting with the flavour of the olive oil. It's on the healthy side but then there's ...
Warner brothers Ben and Hugo predict great things for Benugo with the arrival of their first restaurant on London's Southbank Ben and Hugo Warner, owners of 18 Benugo café delis, have just launched their first restaurant venture, the ...
Restaurants are under increasing pressure to reduce levels of salt in food. Here's how to do it It is a widely acknowledged fact that much of the UK's population eats too much salt. Government guidelines recommend no more than 6g a day for ...
You know you're somewhere special if it has a great bathroom. Here's some practical tips on getting bums on seats with our guide to creating the perfect water closet Nothing hurts a chef's pride more than show-stopping lavs. ;The ...
The Walnut Tree Inn in Abergavenny has been sold after being closed in March ;pending some re-organisation;. Franco and Ann Taruschio founded the former Michelin-starred restaurant 30 years ago with recent owner Francesco Mattioli taking ...
Of course we all want to keep the customer happy, but what about when they're just plain wrong? The customer is always right. Aren't they? What about if one goose-stepped up and down in front of a group of horrified German diners, shouting ...
Terry Durack of The Independent on Sunday Review picked up the Restaurant Critic's award at the Glenfiddich Food & Drink Awards 2007 at a ceremony held at Sketch in London's Mayfair. Judges, which included restaurateur Bruce Poole of Chez ...