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22nd Aug 2025
The Royal Bell welcomes new executive head chef Michael McDaid
McDaid’s journey in hospitality began at the age of 15, when his father encouraged him to get a job at the local Beefeater. Beginning as a glass collector, he quickly found his home in the kitchen and...
21st Aug 2025
Academy of Chocolate creates two new Student Award categories
Entries to all 27 categories is now open with delivery of the chocolate starting on 2nd September. The Student Award category will accept entries from students of an accredited school (such as...
21st Aug 2025
Blackpool & The Fylde College creates Sustainable Chef Bootcamp
The bootcamp, which has just 14 spaces is available to chefs across Lancashire. It blends hands-on kitchen training with expert-led sessions. Highlights include: Turning Waste into Purpose: Adam Smith...
21st Aug 2025
Hoshizaki products added to Premier and Advance portfolios
Slotting into the Premier and Advance family for uniformity, Hoshizaki Blast Chillers range from 18kg to 120kg in capacity, and are capable of cooling food from +70 °C to +3 °C in just 90 minutes...
20th Aug 2025
Chefs invited to explore food trends at free AHDB event
The free, face-to-face event will bring together experts from AHDB and its insight partners to explore the latest consumer trends shaping the agricultural and foodservice sectors. The conference will...
20th Aug 2025
Rational to host live chef demonstration focusing on Asian event catering
During this event, Uddin will demonstrate the capabilities of the iVario Pro bratt pan and the iCombi Pro combi oven. Attendees will experience firsthand how these cooking systems streamline kitchen...
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The Michelin Guide gave The Fat Duck its first star in 1999 and awarded the restaurant the ‘much-coveted’ three stars just...
The awards are seen as the chefs’ Oscars recognising the exceptional talent across the whole of the industry – from...
Only 19 other restaurants in the UK have held a star for as long and Bohemia remains the only Channel Island restaurant to...
The competition is scheduled to take place at the 2025 LACA Main Event and is once again sponsored by McDougalls from Premier...
A total of 1,147 restaurants – including 220 Starred ones – are included in the selection with Moor Hall leading the way as...
The programme brings together 12 chefs and 12 front-of-house colleagues, learning side-by-side. Restaurant Associates hopes...
Condon, who is originally from Ireland and trained at the Shannon College of Hotel Management, joined the Mandarin Oriental...
He triumped in the final where he was competing against six other Sodexo chefs during a two-hour live cook-off. The...
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Izzy, an apprentice chef at one of Sodexo’s military sites, discovered her passion for food through her background in sports...