Journalists who write about the relevance of Michelin.

Yet again this week a journalist has written about the relevance of the Michelin guide. Clearly these writers have nothing better to scribble about, other than a subject they know little about. The likes of William Sitwell & Jay Rayner, to my knowledge, have minimal front line experience of the French tyre maker’s guide, yet … Read more

Public concern about food issues – FSA report

Food safety & hygiene has never been higher on the public agenda than ever before. With a number of  food poisoning outbreaks making the mainstream news channels, undoubtedly due to  the meteoric rise in the media of names such as Heston Blumenthal & Rene Redzepi. Twice a year, May & November, the FSA (Food Standards … Read more

Another norovirus outbreak for Heston Blumenthal.

Earlier this week, there had been rumours surfacing, that there had been yet another norovirus outbreak at a Heston Blumenthal restaurant. After having the largest known outbreak of the vomiting bug in a restaurant, at the 3Michelin starred Fat Duck in 2009; where at least 240 diners where affected, including celebrities such as: boxing promoter … Read more

Chef stagiaires: Career progression or free labour?

A few years ago a mate asked me about doing some chef stages (working for free to gain different/more experiences). ‘Sure’ I said, ‘where were you thinking of?’. Needless to say he was thinking of the Fat Duck in Bray, it was number two in the Worlds 50 Best list at the time, it would … Read more

Who is replacing Gordon Ramsay at Claridges?

Ever since the news broke earlier in the year, that negotiations had broken down between Gordon Ramsay Holdings & the Maybourne Group, rumours have long been circulating about who would be taking up residence in the Art Deco dining room at Claridges. An early front runner was Rene Redzepi, I suppose based largely on the … Read more

Lady Bamford’s new pub. The worst kept secret in Gloucestershire?

As has been the way in recent years, if you wanted to get on the restaurant property ladder you bought a pub. The great thing about pubs is that they come in all shapes & sizes, and can often co-exist in a village with other pubs quite happily. There are food led pubs, almost bordering … Read more

Worlds 50 Best, The culinary version of Eurovision.

  So it’s that time of year again & the Worlds 50 Best Restaurant list has been release. After starting the day watching tweets of the many being over hyped because they were having breakfast with Ferran Adria amongst others. The former 3Michelin starred chef & record winner of the 50 Best Restaurant was in … Read more

Showing how flawed Jonathan Meades was in the Daily Telegraph.

Towards the tail end of February, the former Times restaurant critic Jonathan Meades, penned an article for the Daily Telegraph, entitled “Blinded by the Michelin stars in their eyes”. Having had plenty of experience with the impact of the little red book, I thought it might be worth a read. Maybe I, along with Mr … Read more

A Review of Michelin UK & Ireland 2012

Update to Michelin 2012 If you are looking for the most current post & listings for the Michelin guide for UK & Ireland, please see here: Michelin 2013 So with the 2nd Michelin guide of the year released, the first one to be under the full stewardship of new editor Rebecca Burr, many were expecting … Read more

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