Bjorn van der Horst has parted company with London restaurant the Greenhouse, just as it has been tipped for a second Michelin star.

The 33-year-old chef would not explain the reasons for his departure, but added that after three years of working for the Greenhouse's owner, Marlon Abela, "It was time for me to finish".

A spokesperson for the restaurant said that Antonin Bonnet, previously executive chef at private members'
club Morton's, also owned by Abela, had replaced van der Horst.

Van der Horst said he now planned to launch his own restaurant in the capital.

By Dan Bignold

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