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French restaurants face hiring crisis with 120,000 empty posts

French restaurants are struggling to hire staff, and employees often only stay for a few months. According to unions, the sector’s declining appeal is largely due to low wages and difficult working conditions.

Radio France Internationale

Lauded sushi master who charges $2,000 per head for omakase to make London debut

Shogo Amamoto’s first omakase counter became so popular the chef turned it into a private members’ club

Evening Standard

Being Gordon Ramsay review – Sanitised propaganda that could have been so much more interesting

2/5 There’s a psychologically compelling show to be made about Gordon Ramsay, but this isn’t it

The Independent UK

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BrewDog sale plan leaves some ‘equity punk’ investors steaming

About 220,000 people could be left empty-handed if a deal prioritises the company’s private equity backer

The Guardian - UK

BrewDog owners say craft beer company could be sold off

The brand, which produces Elvis Juice and Punk IPA, is looking for new investors

The Independent UK

The Netflix show transforming South Korea’s fine dining scene

Chefs and culinary experts say part of the shift is driven by Netflix’s cooking competition series

The Independent UK

Culinary creators: Michelin-starred Muse to host new series with many of Britain's most acclaimed chefs

Chef Tom Aikens is to welcome a raft of star chefs to his Mayfair restaurant this year

Evening Standard

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Michelin two-star chef in hygiene row hits out at ‘prehistoric’ inspectors

Gareth Ward of Ynyshir in Wales vows to fight on after inspection report is disclosed revealing concerns about flies

The Guardian - UK

2026 Gold Service Scholarship: Joel Pennington named this year's scholar

The prestigious scholarship champions the very best front-of-house service

Evening Standard

Chef Pierre Minotti hired for Orrery as Evolv group pursues Michelin stars

Minotti is best known for winning two stars in four months at Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal

Evening Standard

Michelin 2026: All the new one and two-star restaurants in London

London fared well this year, as Jason Atherton and Spencer Metzger’s restaurant Row on 5 proves to be the star of the evening

Evening Standard

Michelin holds steady: 20 new one-star UK restaurants announced

The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland awards in Dublin delivered a year of consolidation rather than shock, with 20 new one-star restaurants, a pair of new two-star promotions and all three-star restaurants retaining their status, as regional breakthroughs finally came for cities such as Sheffield and Brighton

The Independent UK

No new three star restaurants as Michelin names its top spots

The latest Michelin guide was revealed at a ceremony in Dublin on Monday night.

Evening Standard

Top PIO restaurateur found guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Annabel’s in Mayfair

An Indian-origin restaurateur, owner of Michelin-starred Benares, has been convicted of drugging a woman's cocktail at Annabel's with intent to overpower her for sex. Staff intervened, preventing her from drinking the spiked 'Spicy Margarita' laced with GBL. Police found GBL traces in a vanilla extract bottle and at his home.

The Times of India

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Top London restaurateur Vikas Nath guilty of spiking woman's drink at private members' club Annabel's

Vikas Nath claimed he spiked the drink to ‘relax’ the woman rather than as part of a plan to have sex with her

The Times of India

Who is Vikas Nath? Indian-origin restaurant owner admits to spiking woman’s drink with ‘date-rape drug’

Vikas Nath, an Indian-origin businessman and owner of two Michelin-starred restaurants, has admitted to spiking a woman’s drink at an exclusive London nightclub in January 2024, according to court proceedings reported by the BBC.

Evening Standard

Michelin 2026: London has 13 new Bib Gourmands

Canteen, Goodbye Horses and Singburi were among the cut

The Independent UK

Restaurateur accused of spiking woman’s drink with date-rape drug tells jury he was ‘wrong’

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman’s drink on January 15, 2024

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Woman & Home

Clodagh McKenna answers her 'most asked questions' on how she designed her dream kitchen

Revealing how she used empty boxes – one of the most ingenious methods of improvised design

The Times of India

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant calls on king to save it

LONDON: Around 20,000 people have signed a petition addressed to King Charles III calling on him to prevent the closure of legendary Indian restaurant Veeraswamy in London. The Michelin-starred restaurant, which opened in 1926, is the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK. But its landlord, the Crown Estate, refused to…

The Times of India

Indian-origin restaurant owner Vikas Nath caught spiking woman’s drink at UK club; staff swap glass before calling police

A Knightsbridge restaurant owner of Indian origin is on trial after being caught attempting to spike a woman’s drink with a date-rape drug (Any drug that incapacitates a person and renders them vulnerable to sexual assault).

Evening Standard

Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

Evening Standard

The Sea, The Sea: Chelsea seafood restaurant to move to bigger site

Starters will include cuttlefish with pickled salsify and cauliflower purée

Evening Standard

Michelin-star restaurateur 'spiked woman's drink with date-rape drug at Annabel's club'

Vikas Nath, 63, used a straw to put gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) into the woman's spicy margarita drink while sitting in the rooftop garden bar at the Mayfair club, a court heard

Evening Standard

Couple launch judicial review over 'unfair' takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

The couple have now formally notified the City of London Corporation that they intend to seek a judicial review

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