Once in a while you get an invitation that is hard to turn down, so when Chef Damian Wawrzyniak invited us as part of his #HandCSocial London Top 10 Restaurants to join him for lunch at Crockers Folly how could we refuse. H&C News are based in Ascot so we set off for North West London on a sunny Saturday afternoon and enjoyed a remarkably easy car journey to arrive at … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay to open in Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux
Gordon Ramsay Group will open its second restaurant in France and the first in Bordeaux in the five-star Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux & Spa in the heart of Bordeaux. Le Pressoir d’Argent Taking over the fine dining restaurant, Le Pressoir d’Argent, the Gordon Ramsay Group restaurant will serve only the finest seasonal ingredients from the terroir of Bordeaux along with … [Read more...]
ABode Chester appoints Executive Head Chef
ABode Chester has appointed a new Executive Head Chef, Ian Hird. Ian took up his position earlier this month, and brings with him an excellent reputation carved from over 20 years in the restaurant business, having cooked at the Chester Grosvenor Hotel, The Belfry Hotel in Birmingham, and Michelin-starred Mass Restaurant & Cocktail Bar in London. Away from the UK, Ian has … [Read more...]
Royal Ascot brings Horse-Drawn, Michelin star dining to London
With less than seventy-five days to go until Royal Ascot, Ascot Racecourse has launched a competition to find diners for the UK’s first ever, horse-drawn, Michelin starred dining experience. The pop-up restaurant will open on Observation Point, Queen’s Walk on London’s Southbank on 16 April, giving two lucky diners an early preview of Royal Ascot’s fine dining … [Read more...]
Artizian’s Marathon Menu to fuel success
Five enthusiastic runners from Artizian Catering - Team Scrambled Legs - will be at the start line of the London Marathon this year - conditioned by an intense training programme and fuelled by a special marathon eating plan devised by their own in-house expert. What the team didn’t realise at the start of their training programme was how much their marathon menu would … [Read more...]