Fine Dining

Chef Carlo Scotto to open double-headed restaurant in Marybelone

19-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Carlo Scotto will open his debut solo restaurant Xier in London’s Marylebone this December.

Flash-grilled: Adam Byatt

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Adam Byatt, chef patron of Trinity in Clapham, trained at the likes of Claridge's and The Square before launching his first solo restaurant, Thyme, in 2001. He launched Trinity in 2006 - which has retained a Michelin star since 2016 - and Bistro...

South African team to launch fine dining restaurant in Horsham woodland estate

18-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

South African chef Jean Delport will open a conceptual, contemporary restaurant in Horsham this week serving tasting menus made from foraged ingredients.

Northcote reveals impressive chef lineup for its Obsession 19 event

17-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A roster of chefs from England and across the world, including James Lowe, Marc Fosh, Ollie Dabbous, Norbert Niederkofler, Andrew Wong, Marianne Lumb, Matt Orlando, Niall Keating and Romy Gill will be cooking at Northcote’s 19th annual Obsession chef...

Five-storey "lifestyle experience" with restaurant to launch on former Cartier site

17-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

International restaurateur Alexandros Andrianopoulos will launch a restaurant, bar and private lounge on the site of the former Cartier watchmakers’ headquarters.

Flash-grilled: Luke Tipping

12-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Luke Tipping is the executive chef and director of Simpsons. The Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking the milestone with a series of special dinners for the region’s top chefs.

Gymkhana names new executive chef

11-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Jitin Joshi has been named as the new executive chef at London’s Gymkhana.

Robin Gill to take the plunge with Darby's restaurant in London's Nine Elms

11-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef and restaurateur Robin Gill will open a restaurant in London’s Embassy Gardens towers in Nine Elms next year, underneath a swimming pool.

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Bar Boulud to reopen on 4 December

10-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Bar Boulud will reopen for business at London’s Mandarin Oriental on 4 December, the hotel has announced.

Flash-grilled: Roberta Hall-McCarron

05-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The head chef of The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh won the Young British Foodies Chef of 2018 award early this week.

Welsh restaurant retains its Michelin star - despite not wanting to

02-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A Welsh restaurant that requested to ‘hand back’ its Michelin star because of a planned change in direction has retained it in the new Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland.

Core by Clare Smyth named as one of three new two-star restaurants

01-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Core by Clare Smyth, Moor Hall and Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs have each been awarded two Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, published today (1 October).

Ex-Noma chef's debut restaurant to serve 16 seasonal courses in two hours

01-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Former Noma chef Simon Martin will launch his debut restaurant in Manchester’s Ancoats later this month, serving between 12 and 20 courses in under two hours at each service.

John Burton-Race takes up new role at The Millbrook Inn

01-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

John Burton-Race is back in the kitchen less than two month after resigning from Richardson Hotel Group with a job at The Millbrook Inn in South Pool, Devon.

The secret stagiaire: Lyle’s, Shoreditch

27-Sep-2018 By The secret stagiaire

In the first of a new regular column, our stagiaire gets to grips with urban foraging, iffy alibis and an abundance of asparagus.

Alan Yau: food delivery will "grow and grow"

27-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The market for restaurant food delivery will become as big and as sophisticated as the restaurant sector, according to serial restaurateur Alan Yau.

Adam Simmonds to head up the kitchen at Adam Handling Chelsea

26-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Adam Simmonds will head up the kitchen at Adam Handling’s forthcoming restaurant at Belmond Cadogan Hotel, BigHospitality can reveal.

Latest opening: Kahani

21-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Former Tamarind chef Peter Joseph has opened his debut restaurant.

London's second Sushisamba is finally opening this autumn

19-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Sushisamba is to finally open its long-awaited second London restaurant in Covent Garden this autumn.

What does it take to be a Michelin guide inspector?

14-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A job advert for the North American guide reveals just what is required if you want to get paid to eat for a living.

Rohit Ghai to launch solo Chelsea restaurant this autumn

13-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Former Jamavar executive chef Rohit Ghai will launch his first solo restaurant on the site of Vineet Bhatia’s now-closed, Michelin-starred flagship.

Home of Park Chinois sold for over £42m

12-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Mayfair building which houses Alan Yau’s Park Chinois restaurant has been sold for over £42m.

Latest opening: Kerridge’s Bar & Grill

12-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge's long-awaited London debut has finally arrived.

Angela Hartnett on 10 years of Murano and the future of restaurants

11-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

It’s a decade since Angela Hartnett opened Murano with Gordon Ramsay in Mayfair.

Sitting pretty: Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw launch in London

10-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

After a lengthy search and a false start, Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw will finally make their long-awaited debut in the capital this month. And it's shaping up to be a cracker.

Latest opening: 1251

07-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef James Cochran - who left the restaurant which continues to bear his name in the City early this year - has opened an ambitious fine dining restaurant on Islington's Upper Street.

Flash-grilled: Richard Allen

07-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

The executive head chef of The Orangery at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham on his love of fishing and his mother's cooking and his admiration of Northcote's Nigel Howarth.

Martin Williams to return to Gaucho under new ownership

05-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Martin Williams is making a dramatic return to Gaucho four and a half years after leaving the steakhouse group.

Restaurant Radar: September 2018

03-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the openings to watch this month, including London debuts from Tom Kerridge and Mark Wahlburg (yes really).

Restaurant Mark Greenaway to close after five years

30-Aug-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Mark Greenaway is to close his eponymous Edinburgh restaurant ahead of plans to launch a new venture.

Celebrity-backed Ibiza restaurant to open its first London site

30-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

High-end Mediterranean-Japanese fusion restaurant Zela will make its UK debut at the ME Hotel on the Strand, backed by a team of restaurateurs and sports stars.

Twin chef siblings to relaunch Sutton Boathouse restaurant

29-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Chefs and former directors of a restaurant supply company will relaunch a landmark Sutton restaurant having taken over the lease from its owners of 30 years.

Gamma Gamma to bring zebra steak and ostrich curry to former Bo Drake site

29-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pan Asian tapas restaurant Gamma Gamma will launch at a two-storey Soho site next month.

Hakkasan Group posts pre-tax losses of $145m

28-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

High-end Chinese restaurant and nightclub group Hakkasan has posted losses of $145 (£112m) for the year ending 20 June 2017.

M Restaurants will launch its fourth site in a Canary Wharf skyscaper

24-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

M Restaurants has secured a site in Canary Wharf to launch a fourth iteration of its steak and grill restaurant.

Flash-grilled: George Blogg

24-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

George Blogg is head chef of the recently overhauled Gravetye Manor in West Sussex. He has an impressive CV that includes two Michelin-starred restaurants The Square and Le Champignon Sauvage.

The frog prince: Handling on his enormous new Hoxton restaurant

22-Aug-2018 By Stefan Chomka

With his new multifaceted Hoxton venue and a high-end hotel project in the offing, Adam Handling has proved he has a restaurant brand with legs. Just don’t mention Covent Garden.

Aiden Byrne on his new restaurant 20 Stories and what's next for the north

16-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Aiden Byrne left Living Ventures last month to open D&D London's first Manchester restaurant, 20 Stories.

"It's a new restaurant, we kept the name because of its heritage": Marlon Abela on the reopened The Square

05-Dec-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Mayfair two-stars Umu and The Greenhouse has just relaunched The Square. His solution to intense competition from more casual operators? Make his restaurants even more top-end

Marlon Abela: "Fine dining is alive and well"

28-Nov-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Mayfair restaurants The Greenhouse, Umu and the recently relaunched The Square has hit out at parts of the media for perpetuating the idea that fine dining is on the way out.

Clare Smyth: How the UK's top chef is out to make fine dining cool again

07-Aug-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Clare Smyth became the first British woman to hold three Michelin stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Now she’s striking out alone with her Notting Hill restaurant Core, and she’s on a mission to make fine dining cool again.

Thornton Hall names Matt Worswick executive chef

07-Nov-2014 By Melodie Michel

Michelin-starred chef Matt Worswick has been appointed executive chef of Thornton Hall.

Nina Basset reveals success of 10 in 8 does not rely solely on Michelin stars

26-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Nina Basset, managing director of the 10 in 8 business founded by Michelin-star chef Alan Murchison, has revealed details of the two forthcoming restaurant projects for the group which she says is not solely focused on gaining Michelin stars.

Business profile: Alan Murchison's 10 In 8

14-Sep-2011 By Joe Lutrario

Alan Murchison's 10 In 8 group aims to operate 10 Michelin-starred restaurants by 2018. Meet the business brains of fine dining.

Challenging food journeys are the future of fine dining, say top chefs

13-Oct-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Putting thought and sensibility into food, and taking customers on a "dining journey" is where the future of fine dining lies, according to top chefs speaking at The Restaurant Show today

Businesses splashing the cash as corporate entertaining makes a comeback

29-Sep-2010 By Stefan Chomka

Corporate entertaining, the saviour of many fine dining restaurants pre-recession, is making a welcome comeback with businesses beginning to splurge on expensive meals for clients, exclusive figures from American Express indicate