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Some say revenge is a dish best served cold. But perhaps revenge is giving chefs the chance to turn the dining table on the feared and revered restaurant critics that can make or break their business with a few deft clicks of a keyboard. It's time...
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Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow wants to open up a pop-up restaurant in London. Could the notoriously fussy eater be set to take advantage of a recent Government announcement that could lead to relaxed planning regulations and a proliferation of go...
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Yet again there was a bun fight on Twitter this week; it’s an oh too regular occurrence these days & you’ll be glad to hear, I wasn’t involved at all. But those who did participated were: Gizzi Erskine; Sophie Michell; Johnnie Mountain...
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Hotel GB, or Hotel Britannia as it was labelled pre Olympics, is the latest ‘reality’ TV show from Channel 4. The basic premise is that a group of celebrities take over the running of The Bermondsey Square hotel for a week with a bunch of...
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For those of you that are regular readers & followers on the social networks, will know I was at the Abergavenny food festival last weekend. Despite posting a list at the start of every month of the up & coming food festivals, due to work commitments...
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Filed under: Culinary life observations, Seasonal produce, Fat Duck, Header Image, Matthew Fort, bloggers, Food festivals, Celebrities, Joanna Blythman, Koffmann, Xanthe Clay
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Heston Blumenthal has announced plans to launch a unique online reservation "experience" for his Fat Duck in Bray, giving prospective diners an exclusive animated tour of the celebrated menu. On booking a table, diners will be sent an invitation...
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It was a match made in heaven. But sadly Norfolk-based turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews has ditched its Marco Pierre White-branded line of products. Due to poor sales, the range, which comprised six products - two ready-to-cook joints with stuffing...
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Acclaimed restaurateur Arjun Waney has taken over the Arts Club in Mayfair and brought celebrities Mark Ronson and Gwyneth Paltrow onboard. Waney, who also co-owns Zuma, Roka and La Petit Maison as well as the forthcoming Aurelia and Banca, has... Read...
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Laverstoke Park, former Formula One world champion Jody Scheckter's organic farm in Hampshire, is to open a cookery school this summer. Headed up by Paul Blake, who previously ran the Fine Food School in Dorset, the school will open next...
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Some restaurants refuse to bend the rules, no matter who their customers - even when Gordon Ramsay and Victoria Beckham are in the house. The chummy pair dined at Mediterranean restaurant Gjelina in Los Angeles earlier this week, when pregnant... Read...
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A celebrity chef has won a gagging order preventing the press to report on a legal dispute with two former employees. According to reports the "internationally renowned" chef is being taken to an employment tribunal in London but the media....
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Marco Pierre White has no shame. After fronting a high profile ad campaign for Knorr stock cubes (surely any self-respecting chef would make his own stock?!?), the erstwhile three-Michelin-starred chef has now sold out completely.He has agreed to appear...
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16 Mar 2011
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Chris Hutcheson, chief executive officer of Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH), has resigned from the company. The celebrity chef's father-in-law, who helped found the business, is leaving after more than decade at its helm. He masterminded the growth of...
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19 Oct 2010
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Filed under: Restaurants, gordonramsay, Celebrity chef, Michelin-starred restaurants, michelinstarredrestaurants, Gordon Ramsay, celebritychefs, Celebrities, People moves, peoplemoves, Chris Hutcheson, chrishutcheson
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John Burton Race is leaving the Michelin-starred New Angel restaurant in Devon. Read More...
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Middle-class supermarket Waitrose has followed in the footsteps of its less glamorous competitors Sainsbury's and Aldi by enlisting the help of celebrity chefs to boost sales. But where Sainsbury's long-running partnership with Jamie Oliver and...
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4 Mar 2010
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Filed under: TV programmes, Chefs, Celebrity chef, Michelin-starred restaurants, Heston Blumenthal, hestonblumenthal, celebritychefs, Menus, Celebrities, advertising, waitrose, deliasmith