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
Romy Gill's Pem opens with regional Indian menu
Chef Romy Gill returns to professional kitchens after six years, replacing Sally Abé's suffragette-themed restaurant at Conrad London St James with a tasting menu called Neemat.
Aulis London names Mark Catchpole its head chef
Simon Rogan's twelve-seat chef's table in Soho has a new head chef. Mark Catchpole returns from Roganic Hong Kong to succeed Charlie Tayler.
What to eat in Copenhagen: 10 dishes and where to find them
Ten dishes and experiences, from smørrebrød at Aamanns 1921 to Reffen street food, with real DKK prices, addresses and opening hours across Copenhagen's best neighbourhoods for eating well.
Pot-roast partridge recipe: how figs keep game from drying out
Chef Philippa Davis braises September's first gamebird with figs, honey and balsamic, a pot-roast method that keeps partridge breast moist and turns the pan juices into a stew.
Giggling Squid buys Thai Express UK out of administration
The Thai casual-dining group takes on nine franchised quick-service sites and all their staff after administrators from BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed on 7 September.
Michelin Guide Netherlands adds nine restaurants before the gala
Erik van Loo's EVE in The Hague, Jarno Eggen's return to Drenthe and a Zwolle wine bar from the De Librije stable enter the Dutch selection weeks before the stars.
Restaurant VAT cut in Germany leaves menu prices unchanged
Nine months after Germany taxed restaurant food at 7% instead of 19%, a union-commissioned study finds almost nothing got cheaper. The employers' association says the money went into wages and jobs.
Vietnam Restaurant Week returns to Hanoi and Saigon
DiningCity reopens its citywide menu event on September 18, with more than 100 restaurants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City running fixed-price lunches and dinners through October 18.
Michelin-starred Korean chef opens Paris restaurant
Mingoo Kang, the only three-Michelin-star chef in South Korea, brings fermented jang sauces and a makgeolli bar to a landmark Paris hotel dining room designed by Hugo Toro.
Causa limeña recipe: Gastón Acurio's potato terrine
A cold terrine of lime- and chilli-mashed yellow potato layered with chicken salad, built on the technique Gastón Acurio uses at home in Lima.
BolognaFiere buys into Gambero Rosso for €5.7m
The Bologna trade-fair group takes a 49.9% stake in a new holding company built around the wine and food guide, its first move into publishing.
Torta di nocciole recipe: Cortemilia's Piedmont hazelnut cake
Toasted hazelnuts make up 40 per cent of this Alta Langa farmhouse cake, so the nuts decide everything: how they are roasted, skinned and ground.
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