The charity DEBRA’s Great Chefs Dinner raised an astonishing £80,000, smashing its target and providing the final part of DEBRA’s £250,000 contribution to the construction of the new Rare Disease Centre at St Thomas’ Hospital, London. DEBRA supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition. On 7 … [Read more...]
Worshipful Company of Cooks to fete outstanding achievers at Annual Prize Winners’ Luncheon
Today will see many well-known faces from the British food and culinary world come together at Innholders Hall, when the Worshipful Company of Cooks hosts its annual luncheon in honour of the civilian and military cooks who triumphed in the various culinary competitions it supported during the past year. The Lord Mayor of London, the Rt Hon Andrew Parmley, is expected to … [Read more...]
Jérôme Henry to open Le Roi Fou in Edinburgh
This March, Chef Jérôme Henry will open his first restaurant, Le Roi Fou in Edinburgh. Over the last 20 years Swiss-French Jérôme has cooked in in some of the best kitchens including seven years as head chef at Anton Mosimann’s Private Dining Club, as well as the now fabled Les Trois Garçons. Le Roi Fou is a collaboration between Jérôme and creative director Isolde Nash. Both … [Read more...]
Adam Handling holds charity dinner at The Frog E1 to raise money for war veterans
Adam Handling will be hosting a charity dinner on the 27th of March at his restaurant, The Frog E1, to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity which provides support serving personnel, veterans and their families. Adam and fellow chef, Andi Walker, who appeared on MasterChef: The Professionals in 2015, decided to organise the dinner after reading about Albert … [Read more...]
Wreckfish Liverpool pop-up sold out in 10 minutes
Wreckfish, a five-day pop-up from Chef-Patron Gary Usher, was delivered onto the Liverpool restaurant scene last week to huge success. Places at the Liverpool pop-up, set in a derelict building on the corner of Slater and Seel street, were scarce and the 30 seats that were made available, sold-out within 10 minutes of being released on their website. The venture came about … [Read more...]