Chefs
The people at the pass: who they are, where they came from and what they are cooking next.
Quique Dacosta defends the tasting menu as art
The three-Michelin-star chef from Dénia says the format is one artistic language among many — and that debates always forget the cook's own freedom to choose it.
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Abbie Hendren opens her own kitchen at Trindle Stores
The former Teal head chef, who represented London on Great British Menu 2026, takes over the kitchen at a two-year-old grocery shop in Kew.
Chef Marco Dipatrizi of The Boat House Ibiza has died
The restaurant in Cala de Sant Vicent announced the death of its executive chef, who according to its website spent three years cooking for the Pope.
Italy's Tommaso Grollero wins World Chocolate Masters 2026
The Italian chocolatier took the title at the Grand Final in Antwerp, beating 14 other finalists in a competition marking its 20th anniversary this year.
Ryodo Kajiwara wins Gault&Millau Luxembourg again
The Ryôdô chef took Luxembourg's Chef of the Year title for a second time on 26 October, five years after his first win, as the guide lifted his score to 16.5/20.
Chadi Saloum returns to Cove Rotana as culinary director
Rotana names Chadi Saloum director of culinary at The Cove Rotana Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, back where he once ran the kitchen as executive chef.
Vito's Sydney hands its kitchen to Michael Fox
Michael Fox leaves Carbone in Hong Kong to run the pass at Vito's Sydney, the Italian-American restaurant that opened on Bridge Street on October 30.
John Tesar takes over as Palladino's corporate chef
The Dallas chef known for Knife will split his week between Palladino's Grand Central dining room in New York and its newer outpost in Preston Hollow.
Alon Shaya's Safta's Table wins a Michelin Bib Gourmand
The Israeli-American chef's seven-month-old New Orleans deli counter enters the Michelin Guide to the American South, as he publishes a new book of wartime family recipes.
Air France taps its Saulieu two-star chef for Business meals
Louis-Philippe Vigilant, head chef of the two-Michelin-starred Relais Bernard Loiseau in Burgundy, has designed twelve dishes for Business-cabin flights out of the French Caribbean.
Jardin des Sens reopens in Tokyo's Marunouchi
The Pourcel twins' Montpellier label replaces two decades of Sens & Saveurs on the Marunouchi Building's 35th floor, with dinner menus from ¥18,975 to ¥35,420.
Stuart Deeley joins Opheem's senior team in Birmingham
The 2019 MasterChef: The Professionals champion leaves the Warwick at Mallory Court for Aktar Islam's two-Michelin-starred Indian kitchen.
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