A Michelin-starred chef who was sacked after he let children play a ‘silly’ game of football in the restaurant of a five-star Mayfair hotel has won nearly £60,000 for unfair dismissal. Award-winning Alyn Williams was fired after hosting a private party during which he set up an improvised pitch, complete with goals and a net, … Read more
A Michelin-starred chef who was sacked after he let children play a ‘silly’ game of football in the restaurant of a five star Mayfair hotel has won an unfair dismissal case. Award-winning Alyn Williams was fired after hosting a private party in which he set up an improvised pitch, complete with goals and a net, … Read more
While most couples mark Valentine’s Day with a romantic night out, this year is going to be very different. Thanks to lockdown, there are no pubs, restaurants, shopping trips or nights at the cinema, which is why my husband Martin and I recently ended up marking our pearl wedding anniversary with cheese sandwiches and tins … Read more
Forget a romantic meal at your favourite restaurant or a date night at the cinema; there’s only one place we’re going to be spending this Valentine’s Day… at home. But a lockdown love-in doesn’t have to mean another night slumped on the sofa. From Michelin-starred food you can cook yourself to being serenaded live by … Read more
Angela’s charity has dished out hot meals to hungry key workers during the pandemic What’s a kitchen whiz to do when Covid closes her restaurants? In Angela’s case, it’s whisk up 1,000 meals a day for NHS workers, as Francesca Babb discovers When the first lockdown closed her restaurants last March, Angela Hartnett was quick … Read more
A Michelin-starred restaurateur joined scores of hospitality chiefs who tonight lashed out at Matt Hancock‘s ‘illogical’ plan to plunge London back into Tier 3 lockdown on Wednesday and warned that ‘cruel’ restrictions on embattled businesses will push the teetering sector ‘closer towards failure’. David Moore of Pied à Terre said the move ‘feels like Armageddon’ and admitted that he feels … Read more
Aquavit Michelin-starred Aquavit London is offering £5 off the set lunch menu, making just £24 for two courses and £27 for three courses. Zuaya Monday – Wednesday, each person will receive 50 per cent off, up to £10 per person. Kahani Fine dining Indian Restaurant Kahani are continuing to offer 50 per cent off up … Read more
Bakewell Pudding by Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hill By Compiled By Kyle Cathie Published: 00:02 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 4 October 2020 Bakewell Pudding by Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hill Bakewell tart is evidently known as Bakewell pudding in the Derbyshire town of Bakewell, so call it what you will. Cooks know the … Read more
There is a horse on the ceiling. Not Pegasus, but Kettledrum, winner of the 1861 Derby. This, in the apse of a church, is surprising. Designed by Edward Pugin (son of the architect of the Palace of Westminster) and secreted down a remote country lane in the Ribble Valley, the tiny Catholic Church of St … Read more
Japan wasn’t the place for me — or so I thought. I’m the flour guy, and didn’t expect the Japanese to be into baking because of their rice culture. I couldn’t have been more wrong. It turns out their bakeries are incredible. I was scratching my head, thinking: ‘We’ve been making bread in the West … Read more