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Chefs · London

Francesco Vacca becomes head chef at TOZI in Victoria

After nine years in the kitchen, Vacca takes over day-to-day cooking at the Victoria cicchetti restaurant alongside executive chef Maurilio Molteni.

18 October 2026 · 2 min read
Wild mushrooms on toast with soft herbs and cherry tomatoes on a white plate
Chefs · London

Abbie Hendren leads the kitchen at Trindle Stores in Kew

The former Teal by Sally Abé head chef swaps Hackney for a two-year-old Kew grocery, cooking breakfast and lunch around a kitchen-garden menu.

18 October 2026 · 2 min read
Flames rise from a wood-fired grill inside a rustic restaurant kitchen
Chefs · Deal

Josh Hughes leaves Hide and Fox for Updown Farmhouse

Kent-born Josh Hughes swaps a two-Michelin-star kitchen in Saltwood for a farmhouse near Deal, after four years split between Hide and Fox and The Bridge Arms.

18 October 2026 · 2 min read
Overhead view of hummus, baba ganoush, tabbouleh and falafel bowls on a restaurant table
Chefs · Dubai

Orfali Bros rises to two Michelin stars in Dubai

The Syrian brothers' restaurant was promoted in the fifth Michelin Guide Dubai, two years after it won its first star.

16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Delicate fish course plated in citrus butter sauce at a fine-dining restaurant
Chefs · Chicago

Smyth names Conor Dalton head chef in Chicago

Chicago's only three-Michelin-starred kitchen brings in a British chef from Manchester's Skof to work alongside John Shields.

29 September 2026 · 2 min read
Gothic pinnacles and stone statues of St John's Cathedral in Den Bosch under blue sky
Chefs · 's-Hertogenbosch

Benjamin Den Bosch hires Bart van Hemert from starred Alma

Sommelier Chiel Seuren's wine restaurant on the Kerkstraat hands its kitchen to the chef de cuisine of Wouter van Laarhoven's Michelin-starred Alma in Oisterwijk.

25 September 2026 · 2 min read
Towers of the Ratchadamri district in Bangkok lit up at dusk under heavy clouds
Chefs · Bangkok

IGNIV Bangkok names Dominik Falk as its new head chef

The 30-year-old Swiss cook leaves the sous-chef post at Andreas Caminada's three-star Schloss Schauenstein for his first head-chef job, at a one-star restaurant opened in 2020.

24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Classic red brick Georgian townhouse facade in Dublin
Chefs · Dublin

Adam Nevin reopens Glovers Alley in Dublin

The Michelin-starred dining room at The Fitzwilliam Hotel returned on September 9 under a chef who started as a 15-year-old kitchen porter in Maynooth.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Amsterdam canal with brick gable houses, bare trees and a parked bicycle
Chefs · Amsterdam

Sidney Schutte opens The Gym in Amsterdam in November

The former gymnasium next to The College Hotel becomes an a la carte dining room, two months later than the date given when the project was announced in May.

9 September 2026 · 2 min read
Autumn woodland and scattered hamlets below a grey limestone ridge
Chefs · Malbuisson

Matthias Marc leaves Paris for a lakeside house in the Jura

La Maison des Cimes opened on 29 August at Malbuisson with nine rooms, a gastronomic table over Lake Saint-Point and a wood-fired bistro still to come in November.

9 September 2026 · 2 min read
Tattooed chef's hands placing a piece of meat on a grey plate with sauce
Chefs · Paris

Taillevent hands its kitchen to Philip Chronopoulos

The Franco-Greek chef takes over on rue Lamennais this month, replacing Giuliano Sperandio, who is leaving the two-star dining room for a project in South America.

9 September 2026 · 2 min read
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