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Loch Ness chef wins Masters of the Menu 2026
Ammar Soeb Khumri, senior chef de partie at The Lovat Hotel, beat four finalists with a duck breast dish built around a Heinz Korean BBQ sauce.
Michael Smith joins Perle Hotels as culinary director
Days after closing his Michelin-starred Loch Bay on Skye, chef Michael Smith takes on a new role shaping menus across a small Scottish hotel group.
Marco Campanella leaves Ascona for the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
The two-star chef of La Brezza will co-develop a new restaurant in the resort's Quellenhof from spring 2027, as Sven Wassmer's three-star Memories closes in February.
Cafe Spice Namaste closes after three decades in London
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala have shut their pioneering Parsi-Indian restaurant, now at the Royal Docks, describing it as the start of a "new venture" rather than a goodbye.
Nobu Singapore names Belkacem Boubekeur executive chef
The Algerian-French chef arrives from Nobu Dubai, where he led a 45-strong brigade at Atlantis The Royal, to run the Japanese-Peruvian kitchen at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore.
George Ormond named executive chef at The Barbary
The Notting Hill restaurant hires the former Murano and Lita head chef to lead a kitchen built on Barbary Coast spice.
Gail's property chief Michelle Pollard-Smith joins Loungers
After three years running site acquisition for Gail's fast-expanding bakery estate, Michelle Pollard-Smith moves to lead property growth at Lounge and Cosy Club owner Loungers.
Chef Damu, Cooku with Comali judge, dies in Chennai at 72
The Padma Shri recipient set the Guinness record for the longest individual cooking marathon in 2010 and judged Star Vijay’s Cooku with Comali from its first season.
Michael Warring closes in Vallejo, moves into chef's home
The Bay Area tasting-menu restaurant serves its last dinner on December 5. Chef Michael Warring is converting his Benicia garage into an eight-seat counter.
Alain Montigny serves a blind menu at L'Or Bleu in Théoule
The MOF chef has cooked above the Esterel coast since 2020. His one-star dining room serves only surprise menus built on the day's catch, and the prices have climbed since 2024.
Nobu Matsuhisa: 'I still look for the next step'
At a one-night tasting inside Nobu Toronto, the chef marked 30 years of his brand and explained why it still has to move like a fashion house, not a hotel chain.
Bruno Verjus closes Table, calls fine dining dead
The two-Michelin-star chef will shut his Paris restaurant on 22 December after 13 years, saying its €480 tasting menu excludes too many diners.
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