Tasting Menu
Coverage highlights how chefs and operators across the UK are using curated multi-course formats to drive revenue, showcase creativity, and elevate guest experience. We report on pricing strategies, menu design, wine pairings, kitchen logistics, and consumer expectations, with insights from both fine dining establishments and ambitious independents adopting this format as part of their culinary and commercial approach.
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Jun- 2022 -21 JunePeople
Michael Caines names group executive chef
Michael Caines has appointed Stuart Shaw as the collectionโs new group executive chef, working together to oversee and implement Cainesโ vision and strategy across the whole business. Shaw has introduced new season menus for The Cove and The Harbourside Refuge ahead of summer. Previously, he worked at two 2AA Rosette…
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May- 2022 -20 MayRestaurants
Carlo Scotto opens Amethyst in Mayfair
Chef Patron Carlo Scotto has opened a new dining destination, Amethyst, in Mayfair which is centred around a real amethyst chefโs table and a continuously changing tasting menu. Located on Sackville Street, the ground floor features the amethyst and quartz chefโs table, seating up to 21 diners. It is reportedly…
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Apr- 2022 -7 AprilRestaurants
Farlam Hotel & Restaurant joins Pride of Britain Hotels
Pride of Britain Hotels has announced that Farlam Hall Hotel and Restaurant, near Brampton, in Cumbria, has joined its exclusive hotel collection. Farlam Hall boasts 13 appointed rooms and five cottages. The cottages sleep two to six guests, with living areas including wood burners, fully-equipped kitchens and private terraces. The…
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6 AprilFood and Drink
Carlo Scotto’s Amethyst to open in Mayfair this May
Carlo Scotto, previously head chef of Xier in Marylebone, has announced his new restaurant Amethyst will open this May on Mayfairโs Sackville Street. Spread over two floors, and at just 36-covers, the restaurant will offer an โintimate gastronomicโ experience with interiors incorporating raw materials, concrete and wood to create a…
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Feb- 2022 -16 FebruaryRestaurants
Newly-opened Upstairs by Tom Shepherd awarded Michelin Starย ย
Upstairs by Tom Shepherd has been awarded a Michelin Star by the Michelin Guide UK and Ireland after trading for only four months.ย The restaurant, which opened its doors in October, serves contemporary dishes from a first-floor restaurant in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Shepherdโs dishes are based on a modern take of…
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3 FebruaryCatering Companies
Venues by CH&CO enters ยฃ2m partnership with Brewersโ Hall
Venues by CH&CO has entered a partnership worth ยฃ2m with catering company Brewersโ Hall, set to reopen in April 2022 following its renovation. The partnership will see Venues by CH&CO exclusively manage and deliver a wide range of events at the Hall over a period of five years โ from…
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2 FebruaryRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay to open Restaurant 1890 at The Savoy
Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay is set to open at The Savoy, London, on 23 February, 2022.ย The new restaurant will pay homage to chef and restaurateur Georges Auguste Escoffier, who joined the hotel in 1890, and will offer โhighly exclusive, contemporary fine diningโ to guests for dinner only. The…
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Oct- 2021 -8 OctoberNews
Ethical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept
Mara, an ethical fine dining restaurant, has launched a new concept at Links House, Royal Dornoch, amid a longstanding charity initiative since opening in May 2021. Each diner choosing the restaurantโs tasting menu will have ยฃ3 donated on their behalf to Trees for Life, a Highlands-based charity dedicated to rewilding…
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Jul- 2021 -16 JulyRestaurants
Water House Project to launch permanent site
The Water House Project, an East London site created by chef Gabriel Waterhouse, is set for a permanent launch in September. Founded in 2015, The Water House Project has traded from a semi-permanent bricks-and-mortar site on Mare Street since early 2020. Relocating to Corbridge Crescent, the โsocial fine diningโ restaurant…
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Jun- 2021 -25 JunePeople
The Princess of Shoreditch names Ruth Hansom head chef
The Noble Inns group has announced the appointment of Ruth Hansom as head chef at The Princess of Shoreditch. Joining the east London venue, Hansom will be responsible for creating โnew and ambitiousโ tasting menus on the first floor dining room. She will also be tasked with managing the menu…
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