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
Zigante Truffle Days opens the season in Istria
Livade's truffle fair runs six weeks around the valley that produced the largest white truffle on record, found by Giancarlo Zigante in 1999.
Alba truffle fair opens 10 October with prices up to €8,000/kg
The Alba white truffle fair runs to 6 December this year, with its World Market putting certified lots on sale at prices that can reach €8,000 a kilo.
Eighteen chefs head to Hanoi for Metropole Culinary Stars
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi runs its second Metropole Culinary Stars from 6 to 13 October, ending in a 14-chef cook-off and a nine-course all-star dinner.
NLRB accuses Casa Bonita of unfair labor practices
The Denver dinner theater, owned by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, faces a December hearing over its unionized performers' 18-month bargaining dispute.
JD Wetherspoon profit drops 28% despite £2.2bn sales
Chairman Tim Martin blamed £86m in extra wage, repair and business rates costs for the fall, even as like-for-like sales kept growing through the summer.
Dishoom's profit falls to £4.2m despite record £159m sales
The Indian restaurant group's turnover rose 16% in the year to March 2026, but staff costs and one-off sale fees cut pre-tax profit by more than half.
Karla Knowles opens Thai restaurant Pam in Farringdon
Her first permanent restaurant lands on Charterhouse Street on 3 November, pairing Thai flavours with British produce, with a second site already booked for 2027.
Bib Gourmand Netherlands adds ten restaurants before the stars
Michelin names its ten new value picks a week before the Maastricht star ceremony: three in Amsterdam, five in Noord-Holland and none in Utrecht or Gelderland.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants passes £100m as Bishopsgate leads
The chef's 34 UK restaurants took £100.7m in 2025 and posted record earnings, but the British business still made an operating loss of £5.8m.
Best restaurants in Madrid 2026: 15 tables worth booking
From DiverXO's €450 menu to a €51 neo-tavern in La Latina: 15 Madrid tables checked against the Michelin Guide Spain 2026, with prices, addresses and how to book.
Carne cruda all'albese recipe: Piedmont's raw veal starter
Hand-chopped, dressed simply with oil and lemon, Piedmont's carne cruda all'albese is built to carry shavings of fresh white truffle once Alba's season opens in October.
Farmer J revenue jumps 50% to £41.1m as losses widen too
The healthy fast-food chain grew to 17 UK sites and opened in New York in 2025, but its annual loss more than doubled to £1.46m as it keeps spending on expansion.
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