Westfield London, in partnership with Tapas Revolution, has announced the UK’s best up-and-coming culinary talent following a tense cook-off at Westfield London. Mehak Kansal, founder of Bindas, an Indian fusion kitchen won Westfield’s Food Pop-Up Competition with an innovative idea of combining traditional Indian flavours with British dishes. Bindas has won a summer residency … [Read more...]
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Five minutes with… Mark Sargeant
Mark Sargeant carved out a successful career as a chef, including a 13-year stint with Gordon Ramsay, before becoming a restaurateur in 2011 with the opening of Rocksalt and The Smokehouse in Folkestone. With business partner Josh De Haan he went on to open The Duke William pub in Ickham in 2015 and then the Wife of Bath, a Northern Spanish inspired restaurant last year. He is … [Read more...]
Mini Patel announced as Chef Patron of Blueprint Café
D&D London are delighted to announce the appointment of Mini Patel as Chef Patron at Shad Thames’ Blueprint Café. Through its floor-to-ceiling windows, the restaurant boasts elevated views of the London skyscape that have been enjoyed by London diners since 1992. Contrasting old and new, the river-side vista encompasses the historic grandeur of Tower Bridge through to the … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Nick Deverell-Smith
Nick Deverell-Smith left his job as head chef for the Soho House Group in 2014 to open his first business – The Churchill Arms in Paxford in the North Cotswolds. Nick's career as a chef started at Simpsons in Kenilworth, where he worked under Andreas Antona. He then went on to work at Mallory Court in Leamington Spa for two years where he won the Gordon Ramsay Scholarship, … [Read more...]
BBC MasterChef Professional to launch Leeds Restaurant
Matt Healy, the Yorkshire-born chef who was runner-up in BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals, has announced he is to open a restaurant in Leeds. Horsforth-born Healy, 35, has been revealed as the successful bidder for the city’s renowned restaurant, The Foundry. The Leeds chef shot to fame in 2016 when he was runner-up in the professional version of the popular BBC … [Read more...]