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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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneAwards & Events
10 finalists to compete for National Chef of the Year award
The UK’s chefs association Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the 10 finalists who will compete for the National Chef of the Year award in October. The chefs were selected after a series of cook-offs, with four winners and six runners-up impressing the judges at Sheffield College and Le Cordon…
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18 JunePeople
Chef Adam Handling to open largest site with Frog E1 relocation
Renowned London chef Adam Handling will move his first award-winning restaurant The Frog E1 to a new, larger site at 45-47 Hoxton Square in July. The building, which sits on the corner joining Hoxton Square, Rufus Street, and Old Street, will be home to the newly named The Frog Hoxton…
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12 JuneAwards & Events
Adam Leyland Simpson wins HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef competition
Adam Leyland Simpson, 25, has won the HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef in a competition which was held on 6 June at Central Street Cookery School in St Luke’s. The competition’s finalists had to create a ‘stand-out dish’ in 60 minutes and produce four plates of their own signature dish within…
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11 JuneAwards & Events
Newmarket chef scoops first prize in regional competition
Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa’s commis chef, Crystal Newton, has won first prize in the Passion to Inspire 2018 hospitality competition, beating teams of young chefs from across the region. Representing her college West Suffolk College, Newton worked in a team of three (two in the kitchen and one front-of-house)…
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8 JuneCatering Companies
The Queen on the lookout for new chef
Buckingham Palace is advertising for a new pastry chef as part of the Master of the Household’s department. The perks of the job include living in the queen’s house along with 33 days of paid holiday, a workplace pension, and access to the palace’s employee recreational facilities. Those working at…
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4 JuneAwards & Events
Fritz Machala wins IoH Contract Catering Chef of the Year
Fritz Machala has been announced Contract Catering Chef of the Year, at the Institute of Hospitality Awards for Professionalism. In a competition made up of chefs from across the contract catering world, Machala was chosen for the gong by an independent panel. He has 25 years’ experience in the catering…
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May- 2018 -24 MayPeople
InterContinental London’s O2 branch appoints new head chef
The O2 branch of InterContinental London has announced the appointment of new head chef, Lalit Bisht. Bisht will join executive chef Johan Rox and his team at the Market Brasserie from his executive chef position at Hilton Seychelles. The new head chef started his culinary journey in 1993 as a…
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23 MayPeople
Welsh chefs go head-to-head for National Chef of the Year final place
Two Welsh chefs are set to go head to head for a place at the final of National Chef of the Year. National Chef of Wales contest winner Thomas Westerland and runner-up Matthew Ramsdale will be involved in a cook off for a place at the final, across four heats…
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23 MayCatering Companies
Report highlights ‘generous salaries’ on offer for chefs in the hotel industry
A new report benchmarking salaries in the hotel industry has revealed that nine out of 10 of the lowest grade roles offer salaries 10%-20% above the minimum wage. The report also found that general managers earn the highest average salaries within the hotel industry, with head chefs earning the second…
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15 MayFood and Drink
Hotel launches insect restaurant for National Insect Week
A hotel is launching a pop up restaurant that will only serve dishes that feature insects as part of National Insect Week. Grub Kitchen at Celtic Manor Resort will offer curried cricket pakora, toasted cumin, mealworm crepes alongside many other insect related delicacies. The restaurant will be launched in partnership…
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