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Paul Bocuse centenary brings 350 diners to a Roman temple
Patrick Henriroux and Philippe Girardon led 30 chefs and 60 students in a €95 lunch that sold out in two days, in the town where Bocuse learned under Fernand Point.
Michaël Arnoult named Chef of the Year at Le Chef's 40th
The three-star chef of Les Morainières in Savoie was elected by his peers in Paris. Alain Passard, Maxence Barbot and Olivier Bikao were also honoured at the Trophées Le Chef.
Simon Rogan says UK expansion is off and looks abroad
The chef behind three-starred L'Enclume says margins are too thin to build in Britain, and points to the new visitor levy as the latest cost on the pile.
Sueca paella contest crowns a Mexican chef from Tlaxcala
José Carlos Ruiz Zamora of Burguettos, in Apizaco, beat 39 cooks from 14 countries at the 65th Concurs Internacional de Paella Valenciana, cooking the canonical recipe over wood.
Gianluca Gorini's first book, Cucina Radicale, is out
The one-star chef from San Piero in Bagno wrote it with Eugenio Signoroni: 256 pages on his mentors, his Apennine roots and his method, and not a recipe collection.
CHEF:IN Awards debut in Hamburg with seven categories
Germany's first all-women fine-dining awards hold their opening ceremony tonight at Foodlab Hamburg, naming 2026 winners across seven categories from the kitchen to the bar.
Panama hosts the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Latin America final
Fifteen cooks from across the region, including four from Colombia, two from Peru and one from Chile, compete in Panama City from September 27 for a place in Milan's 2027 grand finale.
Michael Wignall cookbook collects 70 dishes from The Angel
The Yorkshire Dales chef's 420-page debut, priced at £65, separates plating photography from working methods in a format aimed at fellow cooks.
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