Cyrus Todiwala OBE has announced the contents of an opulent 4-course menu specially designed for the 7th Zest Quest Asia Gala Dinner and Awards Night to be held on Friday, 7th February 2020 at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5.The menu, heavily inspired by Goan-Portuguese culinary traditions, will highlight ingredients and produce donated by … [Read more...]
Michael Caines announces acquisition of Cornwall restaurant
Michael Caines has today announced the acquisition of Cornwall based beach front restaurant, The Cove at Maenporth. The restaurant is located just outside of Falmouth, South Cornwall, England and aptly named ‘The Cove’ due to its location nestled just above the golden sandy beach.Michael is delighted to be launching his first venture across the Cornish border in March … [Read more...]
Join Zest Quest Asia in nurturing young talent in hospitality
Zest Quest Asia, the student competition for the 21st century was founded by Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL & Pervin Todiwala. The Gala Dinner and Awards evening will be held for the seventh occasion on Friday 7th February 2020 at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5.Our hospitality and catering industry needs fresh new talent, Zest Quest Asia through working with … [Read more...]
Shrink your footprint and expand your menu
Prepare moist, perfectly cooked eggs for any daypart with more flexibility than ever. The Egg Station Mini quickly cooks hassle-free eggs, omelettes, and scrambles from anywhere in your kitchen.How do you free up grill space, improve menu consistency, and shorten cook times for your eggs, omelettes, and scrambles?Do it with the versatile Egg Station Mini — combining the … [Read more...]
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill appoints new Executive Pastry Chef
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill has just announced the appointment of its new Executive Pastry Chef - Simon Hardie.Originally from Australia, Simon Hardie brings over 10 years of extensive experience in hospitality, having worked across a number of luxury hotels throughout his career, to his new position as Executive Pastry Chef at Hyatt Regency London – The … [Read more...]
Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2019/20 Semi-finalists revealed
Following a very competitive paper judging stage, fourteen college teams have been announced as semi-finalists for the Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2019/2020, chaired by Head Judge Chris Basten.The 14 successful teams taking part in the semi-final heats, which will take place in early February, are:Ayrshire College (Ayr Campus) Ayrshire College (Kilmarnock … [Read more...]
New executive chef takes the helm at Art Yard Bar & Kitchen
Bankside hotel on the south bank of the River Thames, has announced the appointment of Stephen Englefield as their new executive chef of Art Yard Bar & Kitchen.Englefield will be leading the hotel’s all-day restaurant offering a European-influenced menu using seasonal British produce. He joins from Gridiron at the COMO Metropolitan Hotel where he was head … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Niall Keating
Niall Keating is executive chef of Whatley Manor in Wiltshire where he is credited with reinvigorating the hotel's dining offering. Since being recruited to Whatley Manor by general manager Sue Williams in early 2017, 28-year-old Keating has made an impressive mark on the business, helping one of the hotel's three restaurants – The Dining Room – win a Michelin star in October … [Read more...]
Hayden Groves’ vegetarian recipe: black garlic & soy glazed Tofu with Chilli & spring onions
A quick and easy tofu dish that makes the most of black garlic by chef Hayden Groves. Groves is a former National chef of the year and when not in the kitchen is mostly found somewhere near a bike. He is currently gearing up to get ‘Back in the Saddle’ later this year for Cure Leukaemia.The BaxterStorey executive chef who wrote an award winning charity book of the same … [Read more...]
Dinner at Restaurant Sat Bains for the Country Range Student Chef Challenge Winners
The 2018/19 Country Range Student Chef Challenge winners - Alan Coats, Ance Kristone and Andreau Talla - got a taste of what it’s like to be at the top of the culinary game after experiencing an exclusive dinner at Nucleus - a private room inside Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham.The three students, who won the 2018/19 Country Range Student Chef Challenge as part of the … [Read more...]
Jason Atherton announces Matt Worswick as Executive Chef at The Shanghai EDITION
Restaurateur Jason Atherton and hotelier Ian Schrager have announced that Matt Worswick is joining the team at The Shanghai EDITION as Executive Chef from February 2020. Worswick will be taking over from Scott Melvin, who departs at the end of the month. Melvin launched the hotel in July 2018 and has worked alongside Jason for the past 15 years.Jason Atherton … [Read more...]
New Head Chef announced at Pennyhill Park’s The Latymer
Exclusive Collection is delighted to announce that Steve Smith will join the group in February 2020 as Head Chef of The Latymer, the Michelin starred restaurant at luxury hotel, Pennyhill Park in Surrey. Steve Smith will be taking over the running of the kitchen from current Head Chef, Matt Worswick.Steve will join the hotel from 1 Michelin starred Bohemia at The Club … [Read more...]
A glimpse of Park Lane’s latest destination restaurant
One of the many things to be grateful for in life are unexpected glimpses of pure pleasure, and last Saturday we were very grateful indeed. The glimpse referred to came via an invitation to dine at The Grill at The Dorchester from Head Chef Tom Booton.We had published the announcement of Booton’s appointment back in July as the youngest head chef in the restaurant’s 88 year … [Read more...]
An insight to the history, science and future of Asian cuisine
The smells from the kitchen hit you as you entered the kitchen area of Open Kitchen Live, and they hit you with a more than a hint of what awaited, authentic, diverse cooking. Basil, cinnamon, coriander, chili, cloves, cumin, galangal, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, spearmint, star anise and turmeric were all present wafting through the air to greet the chefs and restaurateurs … [Read more...]
