chef moves
Stories tagged “chef moves”
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.
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.
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.
Ente returns to Wiesbaden after a season in a monastery
The one-star kitchen of chef Michael Kammermeier leaves Kloster Eberbach for a stopgap Wiesbaden address, ahead of the Nassauer Hof's eventual reopening.
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.
Tom Booton to open Ralphie's, his first solo restaurant
The Dorchester Grill chef leaves the hotel for Pimlico Road, naming the Belgravia restaurant after his Maltipoo and cooking the dishes he grew up on.
John Karangis leaves Shake Shack for Sweetgreen
After eight years building Shake Shack's menu, the chef becomes Sweetgreen's executive chef and vice president of culinary, tasked with reviving sales.
Gary Caldwell named executive chef of One Flew South
The Chopped winner leaves Marcus Samuelsson's Marcus Bar & Grille to run the kitchen at Atlanta airport's James Beard-nominated restaurant, back with his former employer Jackmont Hospitality.
Garima Arora opens a modern Indian kitchen in Kuala Lumpur
The Bangkok-based chef is bringing a new restaurant to the Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur, opening 30 October, alongside a second dining room from Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Angel Zapata Martin joins Brindisa Tapas as chef director
Barcelona-born chef Angel Zapata Martin left Barrafina in 2023 with its Michelin star intact. He now takes charge of food across Brindisa's Spanish restaurants.
Wolseley Hospitality Group reshuffles three head chefs
Frank Fletcher, Jenson Santos and Jai Shaikh all move kitchens this month, the latest sign that the Wolseley group prefers promoting its own cooks from within.
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