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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Oct- 2024 -17 OctoberRestaurants
Boxcar Group launches Bread and Wine in Connaught Village
Boxcar Group has announced the launch of its third venue, Bread and Wine in Connaught Village, Hyde Park London. The new venue will be an all-day dining destination and will have 70 covers across indoor and outdoor areas. The venue will be led by head chef Zisis Gkalmpenis who will…
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14 OctoberNews
Azzurra restaurant appoints new executive chef
Italian seafood restaurant Azzurra has appointed Alessandro Bay as its new executive chef, after his long-lasting stint at the Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli. Hailing from Genoa, Italy, Bay has over 28 years of experience, from working across Italy and in some of London’s five-star hotels. His journey in hospitality started in…
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7 OctoberPubs and Bars
Montgomery Group to open pub with rooms in Oxfordshire
The Montgomery Group has announced that it is set to launch The Bat and Ball, a pub with rooms, in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, in November. This will be the second opening from owner Ben Moss, who successfully took over 15th-Century pub The Lamb Inn in 2022 It also marks the beginning…
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4 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 04/10/24
Wetherspoon has posted a profit before tax of £73.9m for the year ended 28 July, spelling a rise from £42.6m against the previous year. Alongside this, the company saw its revenues top £2bn in the period, up from £1.9bn last year. The chain now operates 800 pubs, down from 879…
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4 OctoberRestaurants
Harbour House pub owners acquire Hooked on the Rock
Tamara Costin and William Speed, owners of Flushing’s Harbour House, a waterside Cornish pub, have purchased Hooked on the Rock, a seafood restaurant, at Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, for an undisclosed sum. The acting agent on the sale was Jeremey Beaching of SPC Property who was also the agent responsible…
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3 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 03/10/24
Blank Street Coffee saw its UK turnover rise sharply by 517% to £11.4m in the year ended 31 December 2023. The New York-based coffee chain first began trading in the UK in June 2022, so these results reflect its first full year in this market. While the group sustained a…
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3 OctoberNews
Penmaenuchaf Dolgellau appoints new head chef
Penmaenuchaf in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, has announced the appointment of Dan Andree as its new head chef. Currently head chef at Seren’s Oxwich restaurant, Beach House, Andree will replace current head chef Thomas Hine at Penmaenuchaf, ahead of his return to chef contracting. Throughout his role at Beach House, Andree has…
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Sep- 2024 -27 SeptemberNews
Polygon Public House to open The Ox in October
Family-owned pub company, Polygon Public House, will open its second gastropub The Ox in October following on from the Rose and Crown in Clapham. Located on Clapham High Street, the site, previously The Saxon, was acquired from the East London Pub Co, and is undergoing extensive refurbishment, opening on 14…
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17 SeptemberRestaurants
Pasta Evangelists opens second Pasta Emporium in Greenwich
Pasta Evangelists has opened its second Pasta Emporium in Greenwich, following the launch of its Richmond franchise in July. The new opening in South East London will follow the same new take on Italy as the first Richmond location, with fresh pasta shapes made by hand on site and served…
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13 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 13/09/24
UKH has welcomed Martyn’s Law, which was laid in parliament yesterday (12 September), providing updates to many key elements of the legislation. Martyn’s Law will introduce a new requirement on venues in the UK to ensure they are prepared in the event of a future terror attack. The bill has…
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