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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Nov- 2018 -16 NovemberBusiness
Major investment at Inglenook Inns and Taverns’ fourth Star site
Work is starting this week to refurbish The Crown at Alrewas in Staffordshire after Inglenook Inns & Taverns signed a substantive lease with Star Pubs & Bars. The Crown will become Inglenook Inns & Taverns fourth pub with Star and brings its total estate to 15. The £270,000 joint investment…
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15 NovemberCatering Companies
Royal Lancaster London appoints new executive head chef
The Royal Lancaster London on Hyde Park has appointed Daniel Mcgarey executive head chef, as part of its recent £85m renovation. Mcgarey brings over 16 years of experience to Royal Lancaster London where he will oversee all of the hotel’s culinary areas including Nipa Thai, Island Grill, Park Restaurant. Leading…
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12 NovemberRestaurants
Deal Pier Kitchen to launch with soft opening
The creators of Deal Pier Kitchen, Tim Biggs, 29, and Rebecca Hodson, 27, have announced that their all-day dining concept will open in December this year. The Deal Pier Kitchen is housed within the RIBA award-winning structure at the end of Deal Pier in Kent, which is owned by Dover…
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8 NovemberRestaurants
Independent Bristol restaurants partner for new bistro
Two independent restaurants in Bristol have teamed up to bring a new bistro offering to Clifton village. Wellbourne – which is headed up by Michelin trained chef Ross Gibbens, and critically acclaimed neighbourhood stalwart Wallfish Bistro – will now become Wallfish & Wellbourne Bistro and operate from Wellbourne’s current site…
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1 NovemberPeople
Cultivated by Elliot Hill joins the Oddfellows family
Design-led boutique hotel, Oddfellows in Chester, has announced the relaunch of the restaurant within the hotel to Cultivated by Elliot Hill. Head chef Hill joined the Oddfellows team earlier this year after working in London, when the ‘small plates movement’ was taking off. This inspired him to create “odd plates”,…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberRestaurants
The Ivy Collection to launch in Manchester
Restaurant group the Ivy Collection has confirmed it will be launching The Ivy Spinningfields in Manchester on 27 November. The restaurant is located in the city’s financial district and is set across four floors. Its 535 cover makes it the largest restaurant to open in the UK this year. The…
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31 OctoberRestaurants
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Manchester restaurant to close
Former Manchester United footballers, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, are to close their Manchester restaurant on 17 November. Restaurant group GG Hospitality confirmed that The Rabbit In The Moon was to close despite the restaurant undergoing a rebrand earlier this year, after head chef Michael O’Hare departed from his position…
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29 OctoberPeople
New head chef at The Cavendish Hotel
The Cavendish Hotel, at Baslow on the Chatsworth Estate has appointed Adam Harper as head chef.A graduate of Derby University, Adam’s apprenticeship course resulted in a position as comis chef at the Michelin starred Fischer’s in Baslow. Then after writing to a number of world renowned chefs, he received a…
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26 OctoberFood and Drink
Berenjak becomes Soho’s first Iranian restaurant
Berenjak has become the first Iranian restaurant in London’s Soho area after it opened this week. The restaurant will open on Romilly Street, with Kian Samyani who had been working at JKS Restaurants’ Brigadiers in the City, taking the role of head chef. The chef had previously worked alongside Karam…
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26 OctoberRestaurants
Galvin Brasserie de Luxe appoints new head chef
Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, situated in the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, has appointed Andrew Logie as its new head chef. Originally joining the team at the upmarket brasserie as a demi chef in 2013, Logie has worked his way through the ranks to take on the role of…
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