Famous chef Tony Parkin, who has worked in Michelin-starred kitchens, has been appointed head chef of Brickmakers Arms in Windlesham, Surrey. Starting his career as an apprentice to chef John Campbell at the Vineyard hotel in Stockcross, Parkin moved to Copenhagen where he took part in the Michelin-starred kitchens at Kommandaten and Noma. After returning […]

Natasha Boshoff is the 2022 Winner of the Bartlett Mitchell Barista Championship (BMBC) held at Brentford Community Stadium on July 29. Boshoff, who has been the operations manager under the supervision of many BM facilities in the South East since April, impressed the jury members with the attention she gave to the taste profiles of […]

Aged 32, Mattia Agazzi has just won his first Michelin star at Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Beverly Hills, part of the Francescana Group, which also opened in Tokyo recently. Originally from Bergamo in northern Italy, the chef made his debut straight from school, alongside Chicco Cerea at three-Michelin-starred Da Vittorio restaurant in Brusaporto, Italy. He then travelled and worked around the world for seven years […]