Fat Duck unlikely to reopen this week

Heston Blumenthal is unlikely to reopen the Fat Duck this week, the Telegraph reports.

The chef was forced to close the three-Michelin-starred restaurant last Tuesday after up to 40 diners were afflicted with a mystery illness resulting in vomiting and diarrhoea.

Environmental health inspectors were called in to scour the restaurant kitchens but no direct cause has been found, with Blumenthal insisting that "absolutely no food poisoning organisms have been found".

Today a spokesman said the chef was "upset" and "frustrated" by the health scare.
"We are still waiting for the final results to come back but all tests so far have been negative," he said.

"We will not be opening tonight and it is unlikely that The Fat Duck will open tomorrow."