Stephen Terry closes The Hardwick
Chef Stephen Terry has announced the closure of The Hardwick in Abergavenny just months after the trial of two former employees who defrauded the restaurant out of £150,000.
Mauro Colagreco opens trio of restaurants at Raffles London
Mauro Colagreco, the chef-patron of three-Michelin-starred Mirazur in Menton, France, has opened three restaurants at the new Raffles London hotel in what is his first UK venture.
London’s hottest restaurant openings: October 2023
From Georgian dumplings in Fitzrovia to a new Champagne bar in Battersea, these London openings are sure to prove a treat this October.
Savoy Grill sous chef fired over racist messages
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has sacked a senior sous chef from Savoy Grill after he sent a series of racist messages to another chef.
Hattingley Valley appoints first chef ambassador
Hampshire-based English sparkling wine producer Hattingley Valley has named Shaun Rankin, chef patron of the Michelin-starred Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, as its inaugural chef ambassador.
Oxeye chef joins Monica Galetti’s Mere
Sven-Hanson Britt, the chef and founder of the recently-closed Oxeye, has been announced as the new head chef of Monica Galetti’s Mere in Fitzrovia.
Snoop Dogg visits Conor McGregor’s Dublin pub
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known as the rapper Snoop Dogg, received a rapturous reception at The Black Forge Inn, the Dublin pub owned by mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.
Police called over SG$938 chilli crab charge
A group of Japanese tourists dining at a restaurant in Singapore were so horrified to discover that they had been charged SG$938 (£562) for their order of chilli crab that they called the police.
Rugby World Cup bolsters drinks sales in France
On-trade drinks sales in France have received a major boost from the arrival of the Rugby World Cup, according to research from CGA by NIQ.
Restaurant fined after guest suffers allergic reaction to canapés
The operator of Hipping Hall in Cumbria has been slapped with a £16,000 fine after the best man at a wedding hosted at the country house hotel went into anaphylactic shock due to nuts in the canapés.