On Monday 27th March, 10 MasterChef: The Professionals finalists hosted a dinner for over 60 people at Adam Handling’s restaurant, The Frog E1 in Shoreditch, in order to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The dinner was a huge success, with total proceeds from the charity raffle and ticket sales raising over £9.4k for SSAFA to help continue its lifelong … [Read more...]
Stuart Tarff wins Elior’s Chef of the Year competition
Stuart Tarff, Lexington pastry chef at London Business School, has been revealed as Elior’s Chef of the Year at the Elior Awards for Excellence – hosted by football legend Gary Lineker. Following a tense final round earlier in the year, three chefs were in contention to lift the title: David Brett-Lavell (Elior sous chef at EE Hatfield) James Birch (Elior head chef at The … [Read more...]
New Head Chef at Fenchurch, Sky Garden
The former head chef at The Square, Daniel Fletcher, has been appointed Head Chef of Fenchurch Restaurant, Sky Garden’s refined dining restaurant operated by leading events company, rhubarb. Daniel worked under Phil Howard as head chef for over two years during which The Square held two Michelin stars. Overseeing a team of 17 that includes the newly appointed Senior Sous … [Read more...]
Bohemia Chef reaches final of Roux Scholarship 2017
Bohemia Chef Michael Cruickshank has reached the National Finals of the Roux Scholarship 2017, following the regional final held at the University of West London, Ealing. Michael is proud to be one of the few shortlisted to compete in the finals of one of the world’s most renowned fine dining competitions. Only the best young talent in the UK are chosen to go through to the … [Read more...]
Chef Director Ben Tish leaves Salt Yard Group
After eleven years with the Salt Yard group, Ben Tish is leaving the company to pursue a new solo venture. Tish joined the company in 2006 as Head Chef of Salt Yard, before going on to become Executive Chef and then Chef Director of the group, driving the food offer and helping to launch four further restaurants across London. Tish, who spent his formative years working with … [Read more...]