Celebrity chefs

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Table Talk

Word has reached us that there are plans afoot to stuff Rick Stein's cute canine sidekick, Chalkie - once he's passed away, naturally...
Posted: 14 February 2005 | 11:05

Martin to judge school chef contest

TV chef James Martin of Ready, Steady, Cook fame is to judge the Nestlé Foodservices School Chef of the Year 2005.
Posted: 10 February 2005 | 14:19

Table talk

Top chef on a diet? It must be the Zilli season Late to bed, early to rise, no breakfast, nibbling in the kitchen all day, lunch whenever and dinner after midnight. The eating habits of the average chef are not the healthiest, so it wasn't surprising to see restaurateur and chef Aldo Zilli taking part in ITV's Celebrity Fit Club last week. However, weighing in at a perfectly respectable 14st, Zilli said he was spurred on to lose weight by the thought of starting a new family with his 28-year-old girlfriend. But apparently there are jobs which are even unhealthier than slaving over a hot stove - such as playing professional darts. Zilli has a head start in the flab fight ahead of fellow contestant, world darts champion Andy "The Viking" Fordham, who drinks 25 bottles of beer a day, and weighed in at more than 30st. Two pints, and a bit lower down on the left, please What could be better after a hard week at work than rel
Posted: 31 January 2005 | 15:25

Special Award

Sponsored by American Express Establishment Services   2004 winner Brian Turner "He's got so much energy. He's on the telly, he's in his restaurants, he's involved in more initiatives than you could name, and now he's on the motorway with his range of sandwiches" The announcement that the Special Award had been won by Brian Turner drew a fantastic reaction from the audience at last year's Cateys. No more popular and respected figure can there be in British hospitality - and none more hard-working. Turner achieves more in a year than many of us achieve in a lifetime, juggling TV appearances, charitable and social commitments and book launches - and he still finds time to oversee two highl
Posted: 26 January 2005 | 12:03

Oliver plans Fifteen in Oz

Article ThumbnailJamie Oliver last week announced plans to open a third Fifteen-style restaurant in Australia. Oliver said his team were looking at sites down under and anticipated a new operation opening there later this year.
Posted: 21 January 2005 | 12:38

Table Talk

Late to bed, early to rise, no breakfast, nibbling in the kitchen all day...
Posted: 14 January 2005 | 17:14

Ramsay dishes up a £4m profit for 2004

Gordon Ramsay Holdings served up pre-tax profits of £3.8m last year compared with a £1m loss in 2003.
Posted: 13 January 2005 | 14:05

Claridge's evacuated after Ramsay kitchen fire

Claridge’s was evacuated for nearly three hours yesterday (Thursday) after a fire broke out in the kitchen of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant at the flagship London hotel.
Posted: 17 December 2004 | 10:08

Rhodes in deal at Cumberland

Article ThumbnailGary Rhodes will take over the brasserie and fine-dining operation at London's Cumberland hotel from next spring.
Posted: 14 December 2004 | 11:32

Novelli plans TV series

Article ThumbnailJean Christophe Novelli is considering setting up his own television production company to make a series about his cookery school when it opens in February next year.
Posted: 14 December 2004 | 11:10

Ramsay to open restaurant in Tokyo

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is set to expand his overseas empire, opening a restaurant in the new 290-bedroom Conrad Tokyo hotel in Japan when it opens in spring next year.
Posted: 09 December 2004 | 17:20

Real-life nightmare for Ramsay star

A second Lake District chef has left the London job he was offered by chef Gordon Ramsay after appearing on the Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares TV programme earlier this year.
Posted: 06 December 2004 | 16:17

Blumenthal backs PhD in gastronomy

Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is supporting a pioneering PhD course run by the University of Nottingham.
Posted: 06 December 2004 | 15:33

Shane Osborn's, Starters

"I felt a bit let down that the food didn't more truly reflect Osborn's cooking at Pied … Terre"
Posted: 30 November 2004 | 18:49

Rhodes to run restaurants at London's Cumberland

London’s Cumberland hotel has revived a deal with Restaurant Associates to base Gary Rhodes and his team at the hotel, with the celebrity chef managing its food and drink offering.
Posted: 26 November 2004 | 16:54

Older pupils spurn Oliver's revolution

Article ThumbnailA handful of teenagers at a south-east London school have rebelled against a scheme masterminded by Jamie Oliver to encourage them to eat healthier school meals.
Posted: 25 November 2004 | 10:53

Take it from me...

Rick SteinRick Stein's business empire turns over more than £4m a year and encompasses his famous Seafood Restaurant, a café, cookery school, delis, patisserie, fish and chip shop, bistro and two boutique hotels. But it all kicked off with a nightclub in the mid-1970s
Posted: 10 November 2004 | 16:11

Brian Turner scoops the Springboard Special Award

Brian TurnerChef Brian Turner was presented with a Springboard Special Award on Monday night for his efforts to promote hospitality as a career choice.
Posted: 03 November 2004 | 10:47

Gordon Ramsay Scholar 2004

A young chef from Ludlow is still celebrating his victory in the Gordon Ramsay Scholar competition. Caterer was there to see how it all happened
Posted: 28 October 2004 | 14:41

Only the Best, Michel Roux

Michel Roux has definitely mastered the art of cooking and is one very talented individual.
Posted: 06 October 2004 | 19:04

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