Jesús Martínez
Jesús Martínez is the editor of AMUSE. and covers restaurants, chefs and the business of hospitality. As editor, Jesús answers for everything published on the platform.
Stories by Jesús Martínez
Deliveroo robot delivery arrives in London this month
Coco Robotics brings sidewalk delivery bots to Canary Wharf this month, with Milton Keynes, Leeds, Nottingham and Stockton-on-Tees next in line.
True Food Kitchen bankruptcy: 12 restaurants close, sale ahead
The US health-focused chain filed for Chapter 11 in Texas with $42.1 million in funded debt, keeps 34 restaurants open and plans a court-supervised sale by January.
What to eat in London: 10 dishes and where to find them
From pie and mash at M. Manze to roast bone marrow at St. John, ten dishes that define London, with addresses, opening hours and prices in pounds checked in October 2026.
Pastel de choclo recipe: Chile’s corn and beef pie
Chile’s clay-bowl pie layers a cumin-spiced beef pino, chicken, egg and olives under ground sweetcorn and basil. The house version thickens the corn on the hob and finishes it with sugar at 200 °C.
Mexico Hospitality Expo opens in Guadalajara with lower targets
The hotel and restaurant trade fair co-run by Fira de Barcelona starts its second edition on 6 October, forecasting fewer brands and meetings than it reported in 2025.
Trees in vineyards: Umathum's Austrian plan has no budget
A Burgenland organic grower says Austrian viticulture is in its deepest crisis and wants tens of thousands of trees among the vines. His release names no cost, and one 2026 study points the other way.
Marcos Granda to open Paula de Marcos in Málaga in February
The sommelier behind six Michelin stars takes the Muelle Uno site José Carlos García left in September. The plan is tapas, Málaga wine by the glass and a kitchen open ten hours a day.
Scallop and celeriac recipe: Tommy Banks' Yorkshire starter
Seared scallops over a silky celeriac velouté, with crisp pancetta and a malt vinegar glaze, after the dish served at Tommy Banks' Michelin-starred Roots.
Stanley Dock 1848 turns a pumphouse into a pizzeria
Titanic Hotel Liverpool is converting the dock's Grade II-listed hydraulic pumphouse into a 120-cover restaurant after a £1.5m refurbishment.
Michelin Guide Netherlands 2026: every new star, full list
Two restaurants enter straight at two stars, seven take a first star and De Librije stays alone at three. The Dutch total holds at 119, exactly where it stood a year ago.
Cinnabon opens its first German store in Essen this month
Cinnabon Germany's first store opens at Essen's Limbecker Platz mall, run by newly formed franchise operator CB Germany, with more locations planned city by city.
Ojeje tonkatsu opens its first site outside Korea in Singapore
Ojeje tonkatsu Singapore opens at Raffles City, the Seoul chain's first move beyond its six home outlets, built on wet-aged pork and handmade udon rather than a bigger menu.
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