Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%. Evening Standard · Sep 13
New BBC series to see Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White reunite after infamous feud A new BBC series, The Rise Of The Rockstar Chef, is set to reunite culinary titans Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal for the first time in over a decade. The Independent UK · Jul 21
New show to reunite Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal The BBC series will see the trio recount ‘fights, fall-outs and feuds’. Evening Standard · Jul 21
Heston Blumenthal: ‘I took cocaine to sleep. I wasn’t being a rock star, it was self-medication’ Heston Blumenthal talks to Josh Barrie about being bipolar and closing his London flagship Evening Standard · Apr 9
Fallouts and financial woes: inside Heston Blumenthal’s sinking empire Current and ex-staff claim demise of London restaurant can be traced back to the departure of chef’s right-hand man The Guardian - UK · Mar 14
From Kanye West to Heston Blumenthal: why bipolar is dominating the cultural conversation Bipolar disorder is back under the spotlight, as is the uneasy debate surrounding accountability and celebrity Evening Standard · Mar 11
Heston Blumenthal to close two Michelin-star restaurant in London The celebrity chef will close his two Michelin-star London restaurant in January Evening Standard · Mar 9
Melanie Blumenthal: ‘It’s hard to see the person that you love in pain’ Melanie Blumenthal was told not to talk about her husband Heston’s bipolar diagnosis. She tells us why it’s so important they ignored that advice. The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025
Gordon Ramsay is wrong – ‘Mounjaro menus’ are lifesavers for people like me IN FOCUS: There’s a reason why millions of people in the UK are on weight-loss injections – and it’s not because we’re all weak, writes Charlotte Cripps. The food noise is real... The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Mowgli founder dismisses weight-loss drug trend for small portions as ‘gimmick’ Nisha Katona said people will ‘still have an appetite for food’ despite Heston Blumenthal’s recent move to launch a new menu with smaller portions. The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
The Thin Duck: Heston Blumenthal’s new menu for diners on weight-loss jabs ‘Sometimes, less really is more,’ says chef as Michelin-starred restaurant offers Mindful Experience option The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
Save The British Pubs! Celebrity Chef Calls For VAT Cuts To Keep Thousands Of Drinking Holes From Closing Heston Blumenthal calls for urgent VAT reductions and business rates reform to halt 378 UK pub closures in 2025, protecting jobs and communities from tax burdens International Business Times UK · Sep 3, 2025
Christopher Biggins latest celebrity to confirm he is using weight loss jabs Actor and television personality Biggins, 76, is taking Eli Lilly jab Mounjaro The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Heston Blumenthal warns weight loss drugs will be bad for food industry The chef said he is taking Wegovy to combat the effects of his bipolar medication, which he said has caused him to put on weight. Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025 Heston Blumenthal on his bipolar diagnosis: ‘I touched my wife’s knee – I actually felt it. But she wasn’t there’ INTERVIEW: The grand ringmaster of British cuisine talks to Chris Bennion about finding happiness, and a new closeness with his children, after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder aged 57
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 Heston: My Life With Bipolar review – some of the most agonisingly honest TV in years The Michelin-starred chef’s documentary is searingly painful to watch, as he talks about being sectioned by his wife and the repercussions for his family. Let’s hope he doesn’t regret the heart-to-heart with his son
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Heston Blumenthal’s BBC documentary My Life with Bipolar ought to be a wake-up call 3/5 Celebrity chef opens up about being sectioned in this one-off programme that is most arresting when looking at the bigger picture
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025 Heston Blumenthal breaks down as son shares emotional toll of his bipolar diagnosis on family His new BBC documentary Heston: My Life With Bipolar explores how the condition affected both his personal life and mental health
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025 TV tonight: Rosie Jones’ cracking new comedy about drug dealing The standup makes a smart dig at a broken system that undervalues disabled people. Plus: Heston Blumenthal’s documentary about bipolar disorder. Here’s what to watch this evening
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025 Heston Blumenthal says moment he was sectioned was ‘like a nightmare’ The TV chef was sectioned following a manic episode and given a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in November 2023.
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 How to eat and drink your way down the Thames Douglas Blyde takes to the Thames not in search of adventure, but to drift through its pubs
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Heston Blumenthal recalls moment police came to section him at his home ‘We sat down on the sofa and I showed him my OBE,’ chef said
Evening Standard · May 7, 2025 BBC commissions documentary about TV chef Heston Blumenthal’s bipolar diagnosis The restaurateur, 58, was diagnosed with the mental health condition in November 2023.
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