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Roast appoints new head chef

Roast restaurant in London's Borough Market has appointed Marcus Verberne as its new head chef. New Zealand-born Verberne joins Roast after a decade of working with Mark Hix, most recently at his restaurant at the Albermarle at Brown's Hotel, where he was executive chef...
Posted: 06 February 2012 | 16:45

Belgraves with restaurant from Mark Hix opens in London

Belgraves bedroomThe opening of the 85-bedroom luxury hotel Belgraves in London's Belgravia on 8 February marks the UK debt for US group, Thompson Hotels. A joint venture with the Hong Kong-based Harilela Group, the hotel aims to combine New York attitude with traditional British hospitality.
Posted: 31 January 2012 | 10:41

Who's Cooking Dinner charity line-up announced

The line-up for next year's Who's Cooking Dinner charity event to help raise money for the cure of leukaemia and other blood cancers has been announced, featuring 20 of London's top chefs with 15 Michelin stars between them...
Posted: 25 November 2011 | 10:33

Book review - Fish Etc

Fish etc bookBrought up in West Bay on the Dorset coast, Mark Hix has an affinity with fish which has stood him in good stead as a chef. From the age of 11, it was second nature for him to pluck fish out of the sea - although in those days it was more due to the thrill of landing a catch rather than an inbuilt desire to dish them up on a plate.
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 15:09

Book review – Hix Oyster & Chop House

Hix Oyster & Chop House, by Mark Hix Quadrille Publishing, £25 ISBN 978 184400 392 1 It's just two years since Mark Hix teamed up with...
Posted: 15 July 2010 | 15:28

Second London Restaurant Festival to run for fortnight in October

London Restaurant FestivalThe second London Restaurant Festival will run in the capital for two weeks in October, Caterersearch can reveal. The event was launched last year by the London Evening Standard’s food critic Fay Maschler and Simon Davis, who together run restaurant consultancy A Private View.
Posted: 31 March 2010 | 16:58

Oxford gastropub the Magdalen Arms has critic in raptures

Bistrot Bruno LoubetA new gastropub in Oxford had Matthew Norman of the Guardian in raptures in this weekend’s restaurant reviews. He declared that the Magdalen Arms could be used as “a teaching module for wannabe gastropub owners who think it can be done with half the flair and individuality of an Ikea flat pack”.
Posted: 22 March 2010 | 14:01

What’s on the Menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

What’s on the Menu?A round-up of the latest national restaurant reviews including: the Magdalen Arms in Oxford. Bistro Bruno Loubet at the Zetter hotel; Gilbert’s in Ramsgate, Kent; and Hix at Selfridges in London W1.
Posted: 22 March 2010 | 13:23

Menuwatch - Hix Soho

Hix SoloMark Hix's second London restaurant, Hix Soho, encompasses the trademark style that has made the Dorset-born chef an increasingly big player in the capital's dining scene. Tom Vaughan reports.
Posted: 07 January 2010 | 14:43

Critic finds Hix Soho mediocre and unwelcoming

Hix SoloCelebrity chef Mark Hix’s latest venture, Hix Soho, has failed to impress the Metro’s food critic who argues the food is mediocre and the reception unwelcoming, unless you are a celebrity. Marina O’Loughlin says that while she likes the look of the restaurant and praises the downstairs bar...
Posted: 19 November 2009 | 14:26

What’s on the Menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

What's on the menu?A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: Jamie’s Italian and other Canary Wharf eateries; Hix at 66-70 Brewer Street; gastropub Orange at 37-39 Pimlico Road; and Mennula at 10 Charlotte Street.
Posted: 19 November 2009 | 14:10

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Hotelier of the Year 2009, Red Carnation's Jonathan RaggettStory of the week: Jonathan Raggett became the latest captain of industry to take the prestigious Hotelier of the Year title at the 2009 Hotel Cateys, which took place at the Lancaster London hotel last Friday, while fellow Hotel Cateys winner, the Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson...
Posted: 13 November 2009 | 17:16

Mark Hix to open restaurant and Champagne bar in Selfridges

Mark HixBritish chef Mark Hix is to add to his burgeoning empire of restaurants by opening a Hix Restaurant and Champagne bar at the Oxford Street branch of department store Selfridges. The chef will open his third London restaurant (he also has one in Lyme Regis) in March 2010, just four months ...
Posted: 12 November 2009 | 16:57

Fishy Fishy needs to try harder, says critic

Fishy FishyFishy Fishy, the seafood restaurant in Brighton co-owned by X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary is eager to please, but needs to try harder, according to the Guardian. Food critic Matthew Norman says while the restaurant isn’t bad or without potential, its cheery amateurism isn't good enough.
Posted: 26 October 2009 | 15:24

Hix, London

HixMark Hix's second London site, and his third nationwide, has opened in Soho on the site of former Japanese restaurant Aaya.
Posted: 23 October 2009 | 09:48

London Restaurant Festival launches tonight

Pierre Koffmann's pop-up restaurant atop Selfridges will be a festival highlightThe inaugural London Restaurant Festival will open tonight, with a launch ceremony taking place at D&D London’s Quaglino’s restaurant. The festival, which runs from 8-13 October, has been created by the London Evening Standard’s food critic Fay Maschler and Simon Davis...
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 15:04

Mark Hix to open new West End restaurant on site of former Aaya

Mark HixMark Hix is due to launch his latest restaurant venture in Brewer Street in London’s West End. The restaurant, situated on the former premises of Japanese restaurant Aaya, is to feature Hix’s “own brand of British food”, according to his weekly column in the Independent.
Posted: 29 September 2009 | 09:00

Book review: British Seasonal Food by Mark Hix

British Seasonal Food by Mark HixBookshop shelves across the country must be bulging under the weight of new books with "British" and "seasonal" in their titles, so it would be easy to be blasé about another one. However, when it's by someone with a pedigree like that of Mark Hix, it pays to take notice.
Posted: 28 August 2008 | 00:00

Critic wowed at Hélène Dorroze at the Connaught

Hélène Darroze French chef Hélène Darroze’s restaurant at London’s Connaught hotel has wowed Time Out’s food critic Guy Dimond, who says that while prices are steep “you definitely get what you pay for”.
Posted: 01 August 2008 | 08:00

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews including: Ambassade de l’Ile, London; Vapiano, London; Jamie’s Italian, Oxford; Hix Oyster & Fish House, Lyme Regis
Posted: 28 July 2008 | 15:58

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