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Walnut Tree Cut Down To Size
15 May 2007
Unfortunately, The Walnut Tree at Llandewi Skirrid near Abergavenny, made famous and popular by Franco Taruschio over many years, has closed down and gone into liquidation.
Arrivederci Carluccio and Neal Street Restaurant
6 April 2007
Sadly, after thirty six years of trading in Covent Garden, London, Antonio Carluccio’s wonderful and highly rated Neal Street Restaurant has closed for good, owing to a redevelopment of Neal’s Yard.
Awana Be In China
20 March 2007
Following its success as London’s first fine dining Malaysian restaurant, the critically acclaimed Awana, in London's Sloane Avenue, is taking its cuisine to the people of China and again will set the precedence becoming Beijing’s first Malaysian restaurant.
Lord Forte – The Great Hotelier – Finally Checks Out
28 February 2007
Lord Forte, who built up the giant hotel and restaurant group, Forte, only to sadly see it all dismantled after the hostile takeover by Granada, has died peacefully in his sleep at the age of ninety eight.
Wizzy Wasn't Very Bizzy
15 February 2007
Sadly Wizzy, the Korean restaurant in the Fulham Road London, started by top chef Hwi Shim, who had experience in the kitchens at both Nobu and Hakkasan, has closed its doors for good and is up for sale.
Sat Bains Wins Top Award From The AA
21 September 2006
Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms has been named Restaurant of the Year for England by the AA as published in their 2007 Restaurant Guide; chosen from over 1,000 restaurants nationwide, the Nottingham Michelin-starred restaurant was initially placed among the top 25 restaurants in the UK when it was awarded 4 AA rosettes in January 2006.
Byrning Ambition
30 August 2006
The Dorchester Grill Room in London's Park Lane has captured top young chef Aiden Byrne; at present he is the Executive Chef at the recently revamped Danesfield House near Marlow in Buckinghamshire, where he created quite a reputation in the short time that he was there.
Nick Jones Hits The High Road
17 August 2006
Successful catering and hospitality entrepreneur, Nick Jones, of Soho House and Cecconi's fame, has recently opened High Road Brasserie in Chiswick, West London, on the site formerly occupied by Fouberts.
Hibiscus Set To Cease Flowering
31 July 2006
Once again Ludlow, once considered to be one of the gastronomic centres of the world, despite being a small town in Shropshire, is to lose one of its Michelin starred restaurants, as Hibiscus, with two stars, is being sold by owner/chef Claude Bosi and his wife Claire.
They’re Going Nuts About La Noisette
24 July 2006
Bjorn van den Horst – lately head chef at Mayfair’s Greenhouse restaurant – seems to have brought his magic touch to bear on a site that had seemed a touch fated after the closure first of the Jamie Oliver inspired Montes, and then Pengelley’s.
