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- 2024 -29 NovemberPeople
Great Northern Hotel appoints new pastry chef at its Rails restaurant
Luxury Grade-II listed Great Northern Hotel in King’s Cross has appointed Albio Ziu as pastry chef for the hotel’s restaurant, Rails. Ziu joins Great Northern Hotel with over 10 years’ experience having worked in pastry at The Bloomsbury Hotel, Searcy’s Pall Mall and with Firmdale Hotels Group. Working alongside Rails’…
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28 NovemberRestaurants
Royal Shakespeare Company appoints new head chef
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the appointment of James Eaves as its new head chef. Chef Eaves brings extensive expertise having started his career as an apprentice chef at De Vere Hotels and Restaurants’ Manor House Hotel meaning he has close ties to Stratford-upon-Avon. He has also held…
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27 NovemberPubs and Bars
Award-winning licensee takes on second Shepherd Neame pub
Award-winning licensee Amy Glenie has just taken on her second Shepherd Neame pub, The Royal Sovereign in Bexhill-on-Sea. Glenie, 40, took on The Blue Anchor in Crowborough with the Faversham-based independent family brewer and pub company in 2018. It was her first time as a licensee, after managing a pub…
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18 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 18/11/24
Pizza Hut UK’s biggest franchisee has started approaching potential bidders, according to Sky News. Heart With Smart (HWS), which operates roughly 140 Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants, has instructed advisers to find a buyer or raise tens of millions of pounds in external funding. Licensed hospitality venues have increased during Q3…
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18 NovemberNews
Royal Shakespeare Company appoints new head chef to restaurant
The Royal Shakespeare Company has appointed James Eaves as new head chef who will launch new menus at the destination’s restaurant. With close ties to Stratford-upon-Avon, Eaves brings extensive expertise, a commitment to culinary excellence, and an “inspiring” record of community service to his new role. Eaves’ culinary journey began…
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15 NovemberNews
New ice cream shop and wine bar to open in De Beauvoir in December
An artisanal ice cream shop and wine bar called The Dreamery is set to open its doors on 5 December in De Beauvoir, London. Following the success of their “acclaimed” Islington wine bar and restaurant, Goodbye Horses, and the adjacent coffee shop, Day Trip, co-founders Alex Young and George de…
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12 NovemberCatering Companies
Searcys officially opens events venue at 41 Portland Place
Restaurateur and events caterer, Searcys, has announced the official opening of 41 Portland Place following a major refurbishment, adding to its portfolio of brasseries, bars and event spaces located across London. A Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Marylebone, 41 Portland Place boasts eight bright and airy versatile event spaces, including…
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Oct- 2024 -25 OctoberRestaurants
Dim Sum by China Tang opens at Harrods Dining Hall
Cantonese restaurant Dim Sum by China Tang has opened its doors at Harrods Dining Hall, nearly two decades after opening its doors at The Dorchester. Located on the ground floor of Harrods in the Dining Hall, with 25 covers, Dim Sum by China Tang marks a significant expansion for this…
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24 OctoberRestaurants
New all-day restaurant Silva to open in Mayfair
New all-day restaurant Silva has announced that it is set to open in Mayfair in November. Serving breakfast/brunch, lunch and dinner, Silva boasts 91 covers across two floors and an outside terrace. The restaurant is joined on the first floor by a snug bar and a private dining room, ‘The…
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17 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 17/10/24
Deliveroo’s GTV rose 6% to £1.7bn in Q3 as the company maintains its full year guidance. Total orders increased 2%, while GTV per order was up 4% in constant currency and revenue increased 4% to £498m. In the UK&I, GTV growth reached £1bn, a 7% increase year-on-year, with order growth…
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