Head Chef
Explore news, profiles, and leadership updates involving head chefs across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. Our coverage highlights key appointments, career moves, chef-led openings, menu innovation, and the pivotal role head chefs play in shaping kitchen culture, operational standards, and brand identity. From fine dining restaurants and gastropubs to high-volume catering and casual dining chains, our coverage is tailored for industry professionals who understand the strategic importance of culinary leadership in driving success and consistency across the brigade.
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Mar- 2022 -9 MarchCatering Companies
BaxterStorey partners with Ruth Hansom to champion women in hospitality
BaxterStorey has announced Ruth Hansom as its new chef partner to “break the bias” and champion women in the business. Hansom will work closely with Baxter’s chef academy to “champion and inspire” the next generation of women in hospitality. After completing a three-year apprenticeship at The Ritz, trained by exec…
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4 MarchRestaurants
Low Wood Bay Resort relaunches restaurant following refurb
The Low Wood Bay Resort and Spa has re-opened its onsite restaurant, The W, following its refurbishment. The restaurant now comprises a 50-mile cheese trolley, a wine cooling system, and new “signature” dishes. English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues said it undertook the restaurant refurbishment at its flagship site to…
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Feb- 2022 -25 FebruaryCatering Companies
Cultar Group to open fourth Glasgow restaurant
Cultar Group is set to open a new seafood restaurant in Glasgow, in spring 2022, taking the group’s portfolio to four in Glasgow. The new site, named Shucks, will be an 80-cover seafood restaurant, bar, and outdoor terrace, located in Glasgow’s West End. The kitchen will be serving up offerings…
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25 FebruaryNews
Grand Trunk names Iqbal Ahamed as new head chef
South Woodford’s Grand Trunk Road has appointed Iqbal Ahamad as head chef following the recent inclusion into the Michelin Guide 2022. From a career beginning at Marriott Hotel, Ahamad’s work has “travelled” through a collection of establishments across his twenty-year career, including New Delhi’s Hilton, Buckinghamshire’s Spice Merchant, Red Fort…
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24 FebruaryRestaurants
Rutland Hall Hotel and Spa unveils new restaurant
Rutland Hall Hotel and Spa has announced the opening of its new Blossoms restaurant, which has recently opened its doors to guests. The new restaurant is described as having a “refreshing, modern twist” on a rural setting, yet has “remained conscious in preserving the history of the site”, recognisable from…
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23 FebruaryRestaurants
Roti King to open Battersea Power Station outpost
Roti King has announced it is set to open its second restaurant in Circus West Village, the first chapter in the regeneration of Battersea Power Station, this coming Spring. The Malaysian restaurant has operated from its original Euston site over the last eight years. Its authentic roti canai is made…
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23 FebruaryNews
Itaku opens in London
Itaku has announced its opening in London’s Great Portland Street. Featuring a “unique” produce-driven menu of Italian cuisine created utilising Japanese flavours and techniques, the new destination is an addition to the Fitzrovia and Marylebone restaurant landscape. With interior design by Maria Morra, the white marbled flooring and skylight provides…
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23 FebruaryFeatures
A new venture: A restaurant opening from a Chef’s perspective
A restaurant opening always comes with some risk. Just as new venues open, another one shuts, with the secret behind success stories often allusive. One success story is Chotto Matte, a Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant, which opened in 2013 in Soho. It has since grown to span several continents, with venues…
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17 FebruaryNews
The Barn at Moor Hall awarded its first Michelin Star
The Barn at Moor Hall, West Lancashire, has been awarded a coveted Michelin star in this year’s Guide for Great Britain and Ireland. The menu at the restaurant is overseen by head chef Nathan Cornwell who took the helm in 2019. Cornwell works alongside Mark Birchall, chef patron, to ensure…
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16 FebruaryRestaurants
Chotto Matte expands into Marylebone
Soho restaurant, Chotto Matte, has announced it is set to open its newest site in London at Marylebone Village. The news comes alongside the announcement that it is set to set up flagships in cities across the US such as San Francisco, Nashville, and Los Angeles. These will join its…
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