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The GFG Briefing | 1 June 2018
A new crowdfunding target smashed for Gary Usher, ex-Gleneagles restaurant manager goes solo in Edinburgh and a trio of new sites for the Barrafina team
A new crowdfunding target smashed for Gary Usher, ex-Gleneagles restaurant manager goes solo in Edinburgh and a trio of new sites for the Barrafina team
Henry Harris reveals plans to open new pub, Casamia joins forces with Bristol brewery and ex-Nobu chef launches new venture in Soho
This week we lost another of our legendary culinary luminaries. Albert Roux OBE, who has died at the age of 85, was responsible for inspiring and training many of the UK’s most revered chefs. Along with his brother Michel who passed away last year, he leaves a legacy to be enjoyed across the nation’s restaurants for years to come. Below is an interview with him, originally published in 2016
Silk handkerchiefs anyone? Small ears? Little tongues? Clattering with vongole, stuffed with fresh spinach and ricotta, or rich with a chill-beating ragù?
A long-time favourite with the British, our understanding of Italian cuisine has deepened over the years. Bill Knott traces its history in London, from the Italian immigrant-fuelled trattoria boom of the 1960s to the British chefs who are now the leading lights of the Italian restaurant scene.