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The winner of the National Chef of the Year competition has been crowned with Ben Murphy, chef patron, Launceston Place Restaurant taking the most sought-after and prestigious UK culinary title. He served up an impressive menu of Butter Poached Pollock, Radish and Oscietra followed by…

The prestigious title of Young National Chef of the Year has been awarded to Mae Dionio from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons after serving up three impressive plates of food to the judges earlier today. Mae created a starter of Mayfield Hen’s egg with mushroom, lemongrass…

AA Publishing has launched The Restaurant Guide 2023, the perfect guide to the UK’s top dining destinations, featuring over 1,400 restaurants which have been awarded Rosettes for culinary excellence by the AA’s professional inspectors. The top counties in the UK with the highest number of…

The team at Michelin-starred Trivet restaurant will host and judge the 2022 UK final of Copa Jerez Two of the UK’s leading restaurateurs, chef patron, Jonny Lake and Master Sommelier, Isa Bal, will lead the judging panel at this year’s UK final of Copa Jerez. Trivet…

It’s one of the most hotly anticipated industry announcements of the year and today the Craft Guild of Chefs has lifted the lid on the ten chefs who will be competing for the title of Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY). Throughout the day,…

Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC), the business event for hospitality and foodservice professionals, has announced a major new collaboration with Chef Publishing, publishers of Chef & Restaurant Magazine, for the show’s next edition on 20-22 March 2023. The new partnership, Chef HQ, will see Chef…

Fifty years after the first ever National Chef of the Year was crowned, ten chefs have been given the opportunity to take this prestigious culinary title in the event’s golden anniversary. After being whittled down to 40 semi-finalists, the chefs have been creating an amuse…

THE ULTIMATE CHEF & SOMMELIER CHALLENGE The search is on to find the UK’s best sommelier and chef team to win the UK Copa Jerez 2022 competition. Chefs and sommeliers at restaurants across the UK are invited to enter the world’s top competition for Sherry. To take…

After she competed and won the Nestle Toque D’Or competition, Chef Samantha Watkins was hungry for more. Her tutor from Loughborough College, Darren Creed called us. Would there be any way we could get Samantha some work experience in a London kitchen? Having chatted with…

Riso Gallo’s UK & Ireland Young Risotto Chef of the Year 2023 has officially opened for entries. It is the sixth year of the competition, aimed at young chefs aged 17-23 years, who are either in education or starting out in their professional careers. Entries…

Northcote launches apprenticeship programme; a once in a lifetime opportunity to join Lancashire chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen and her team  Michelin star restaurant Northcote is set to make culinary dreams come true with the launch of its apprenticeship programme, spearheaded by 2022 ‘Chef of the Year’, Lisa Goodwin-Allen. …

Throughout the day, some of the most talented chefs in Great Britain have been receiving a gift in the post courtesy of the Craft Guild of Chefs, Continental Chef Supplies (CCS) and Churchill. The package includes a chef’s jacket and Churchill crockery which signifies that…