Food is theatre at the chef’s table, run by Alex Payne and his team, with visually arresting dishes presented with a flourish by the brigade. Caroline Baldwin reports
Robin Wylde, the Greyhound and Turnips among 12 new additions to Michelin Guide
In the latest tranche of new monthly updates, 12 restaurants have been added to Michelin’s Great Britain & Ireland Guide 2022.
Budgie Montoya’s Sarap restaurant to take over 10 Heddon Street
Chef Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is to take over the 10 Heddon Street site in London’s Mayfair to launch his new restaurant Sarap Filipino Bistro.
Chef Anton Mosimann to step back from his business
Chef Anton Mosimann has announced he will be stepping back from his business at the end of the year, with his sons to take over the reins.
Vennell’s restaurant on the market after 17 years
Jon and Laura Vennell have put their restaurant Vennell’s in Masham, North Yorkshire, on the market after 17 years of trading with a guide price of £575,000 for the freehold.
Forest Side, Mana and Tuddenham Mill awarded four AA rosettes
The AA has announced its 2021 rosette winners in a virtual ceremony today, with three venues achieving four rosettes and a further 16 awarded three rosettes.
Final La Tasca site converted to Tapas Revolution
Spanish Restaurant Group has announced it will be relaunching the final La Tasca in Liverpool’s Queen Square under its Tapas Revolution concept at the beginning of November.
TripAdvisor blocked almost one million fake reviews in 2020
Almost one million fake reviews were rejected or removed from TripAdvisor in 2020, the company has revealed.
Top of the lakes: Nina Matsunaga brings Japanese inspiration to the Black Bull
After cutting her teeth on the North West’s street-food scene, Nina Matsunaga set up camp in the Cumbrian countryside, where her German- and Japanese-inspired food has proved a winner. Caroline Baldwin reports
Inside track: now is the winter of our discontent, says Robin Hutson
We trudge into the season bearing Brexit, Covid, lack of visas and an ineffectual government, so Robin Hutson finds hope elsewhere

