Shake Shack UK is to dish up a limited edition burger in collaboration with chef Sat Bainsat the Covent Garden Shack for one day only – on Friday 9th October. Chef Sat Bains founded Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham, England in 2002, and it was awarded its first Michelin star the following year. The restaurant has since garnered two Michelin stars, the ultimate 5 Rosettes … [Read more...]
Gingerline appoints Natasha Walsh as Head Chef
Secret dining experience Gingerline has appointed Natasha Walsh, turning the duo of Kerry Adamson and Suz Mountford into a trio of female culinary creatives set to take the London dining scene by storm. Natasha will lead the Chamber of Flavours kitchen team and will be responsible for concocting deliciously inventive ways to tickle the palates of Gingerline’s guests as they … [Read more...]
Michelin Guide 2016: 2 new Two Stars, 15 new One Stars
There are 15 new One Stars and 2 new Two Stars in this year’s guide, which is published 17 September, priced at £16.99. The new Two Stars are both Japanese restaurants: Araki and Umu. “It is a great compliment to London that when Sushi Master Mitsuhiro Araki closed his Three Star counter restaurant in Tokyo it was because he wanted to come to the UK to challenge himself in a … [Read more...]
Christian Grebenstein of The Ritz to represent the UK in the Bocuse d’Or
Christian Grebenstein, executive sous chef at The Ritz London, has been chosen to represent the UK in the Bocuse d’Or - the world’s largest and most prestigious cookery competition. Christian was successful in a competition that included Steve Love, former executive chef at Loves Restaurant and Tony Wright, senior chef lecturer at University College Birmingham. The … [Read more...]
Bigger and better! Enter FreeFrom Food Awards 2016 from 16th September
As the ‘freefrom’ food sector continues to mushroom (scheduled to hit a half billion pound turnover by 2017*), so do the FreeFrom Food Awards, just launching into their ninth super successful year! Last year nearly 500 entries, from one man/woman operations to multi-national food companies, fought it out for the coveted ‘Marble Mo’ bust (see below) which goes, for one year … [Read more...]