Syrco Bakker, chef of two Michelin star restaurant Pure C will open a new restaurant in Ubud, Bali this autumn. While on the Indonesian island, he will simultaneously continue work on the renovation of a listed building in Sluis. Once completed, in around 18 months to 2 years, he plans to open a small-scale gourmet […]

The Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, England’s oldest hotel, is proud to have appointed Leigh Evans as Executive Chef to take charge of its new fine dining restaurant, Abbey Row. The hospitality industry is in Evans’ blood, having grown up in his family run pub in Somerset. He joins The Old Bell Hotel having successfully […]

This spring will see the opening of a new restaurant in Harrods, The Dim Sum Terrace. Located on the 4th floor, the new spot will offer guests a bright new space including a terrace, one of only two outdoor spaces within the Knightsbridge store. With a conservatory-style design the restaurant is set to be bathed […]

Adam Handling made his way through to the banquet in this year’s highly popular Great British Menu on BBC Two. Following a vote from the banquet guests – members of the British animation and illustration industries – Handling’s trifle-inspired ‘Food Fight’ dessert was declared the best dish at the dinner, resulting in him becoming the […]

Beckaly Franks and Ezra Star unveil their latest out-of-this-world cocktail concept focused on brown spirits. With its sweeping, otherworldly curves reflected by a mirrored ceiling into something resembling the inside of a whale’s ribcage, or even an extraterrestrial chapel, Artifact Bar is as eye-catching as bars come—even more surprisingly, perhaps, is its location, tucked away […]

Tasting the exquisite seafood and vegetables at Alexandre Couillon’s restaurant ‘La Marine’ means travelling to the small island of Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of western France. “It is the perfect illustration of a meal that is worth the trip,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the head of the Michelin restaurant guide. Along […]