Michelin
Our coverage brings together our coverage of Michelin-related developments across the UK and Ireland, including new star announcements, Bib Gourmand recipients, Green Star sustainability accolades, and chef and restaurant profiles. We report on what Michelin recognition means for business performance, staffing, kitchen standards, and brand value within the foodservice sector. Whether you’re a chef aspiring to earn a star, an operator leveraging accolades to drive bookings, or a group F&B leader analysing premium positioning.
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberPeople
Andrew Sheridan joins Craft Dining Rooms
Craft Dining Rooms has announced the appointment of Chef Andrew Sheridan as its new executive chef. He will join both Craft Dining Rooms and Craft English Garden, which is due to launch in Birmingham in 2020. Sheridan will continue the site’s dedication to providing an all-British menu, using locally sourced…
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22 NovemberRestaurants
D&D’s Blueprint Cafe appoints Rudi Warner as head chef
Hospitality group D&D’s, Blueprint Cafe in London has appointed Rudi Warner as head chef. Warner joins the London Bridge restaurant, with a host of Michelin starred experience, which includes three years at seafood restaurant, Angler. He was also appointed sous chef at Ollie Dabbous’s resturants Dabbous and Hide. Warner joined…
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12 NovemberPeople
Rick Stein appoints Pete Murt as new head chef seafood restaurant
Pete Murt has been appointed as head chef at Rick and Jill Stein’s flagship seafood restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall. He succeeds Stephane Delourme, who has moved to a group chef position to train chefs across the twelve Stein restaurants. Murt first joined the Stein team in 2000 as a kitchen…
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5 NovemberRestaurants
Chef Aktar Islam to open new Birmingham restaurant
Aktar Islam, Michelin-starred chef at Opheem, has unveiled plans for a new Birmingham restaurant. The Craft English Garden will be located in Birmingham’s International Convention Centre, and is set to open in January of next year. The botanical-themed restaurant will feature a range of dining pods, as well as hanging…
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5 NovemberPeople
The Whitebrook Restaurant freehold acquired by Michelin Star chef
Michelin Star chef, Chris Harrod, has purchased the freehold for The Whitebrook Restaurant with Rooms, Monmouth. Securing the freehold allows Harrod and his wife to make changes to the rooms and overall interior, after originally launching the restaurant in South Wales in October 2013 and receiving a Michelin Star only…
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1 NovemberPeople
Sudbury House Hotel appoints Sam Cary as head chef
Sudbury House Hotel has appointed Sam Cary as head chef of its Magnolia Restaurant. Cary will oversee all of the food and beverage operations in the Faringdon-based hotel, including in-room dining, conferencing events, weddings and private functions. He will also be responsible for menu developments within the hotels new spa,…
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Oct- 2019 -31 OctoberRestaurants
Jacques Restaurant announces new opening in Solihull
Jacques restaurant has announced a new opening in Solihull in March 2020. Chef Jacques Van Der Merwe and his team have purchased a venue situated in the town centre of Solihull, and claim it is “investing several million pounds creating a beautiful and illustrious new upmarket dining venue.” Van Der…
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30 OctoberRestaurants
Wilks Bristol restaurant placed up for sale
One of Bristol’s best known restaurants, Wilks on Chandos Road, has been put up for sale at a guide premium of £175,000 and an annual rent of £27,500 per annum. The michelin-starred restaurant has been trading for seven years, under the ownership of James Wilkins and Christine Vayssade. The site…
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29 OctoberPeople
Gary Duffy promoted to head chef at Rockliffe Hall
Rockliffe Hall has announced the promotion of Gary Duffy to Old Hall and Orangery head chef. Duffy succeeds Richard Allen, who decided to step down from the post after almost five years at the four AA-Rosette restaurant in Hurworth, near Darlington. Duffy is said to have worked closely with Allen,…
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24 OctoberRestaurants
Duddell’s restaurant closes its London Bridge chain
Cantonise restaurant, Duddell’s, which first opened its London chain two years ago, closed its doors at its London Bridge premises yesterday (23 October). The restaurant which specialised in hand-crafted dim sum, released a statement which said it was looking for a “new site in Mayfair.” Duddell’s London, a chain of…
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