"drop from ninth place in the previous year. It also ranked the restaurant in one of the top two spots in the ""most disappointing cooking"" category. Harden's had previously listed the restaurant as the most overpriced in the UK. However, ""The Good Food Guide"" lists Restaurant Gordon Ramsay as the second best in the country, only bettered by The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, and was described as ""the nearest thing to a world-class restaurant experience currently on offer in the capital"". Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, also known as Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road, is a three"
"Wonderland"" inspired mock turtle soup involving a bouillon packet made up to look like a fob watch dissolved in tea, and a dish called Sound of the Sea which includes an audio element. The restaurant has an associated laboratory where Blumenthal and his team develop new dish concepts. In 2009 the restaurant suffered from the largest norovirus outbreak ever documented at a restaurant with over 400 diners falling ill. The Fat Duck is located in Bray in the High Street. Chef proprietor Heston Blumenthal has owned the premises since it opened at the location in 1995. It is not the"
"The Fat Duck The Fat Duck is a restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, England. It is run by celebrity chef proprietor Heston Blumenthal. Housed in a 16th-century building that had previously been the site of The Bell pub, The Fat Duck opened on 16 August 1995. Although it originally served food similar to that of a French bistro, it soon acquired a reputation for precision and invention, and has been at the forefront of many modern culinary developments, such as food pairing, flavour encapsulation and multi-sensory cooking. The number of staff in the kitchen has increased from four when it first"
"about the evening – the food, the setting, the service, it was unbelievably good but unfortunately, afterwards, all of us were ill"". The restaurant reopened on 12 March 2009. The cause of the illness was later given by the Health Protection Agency as norovirus, which was thought to originate from oysters which had been harvested from beds contaminated with sewage. The virus was spread further after being contracted by staff members. The restaurant was criticised for its cleaning methods and its slow response to the incident. Complaints of illness from customers totalled 529. The Fat Duck had received negative publicity"
"""It's extremely rare that a restaurant cooks perfectly on a consistent basis, but we've had so many superlative reports that we're delighted to recognise The Fat Duck as the best restaurant in Britain."" It retained that top score through to the 2013 edition of the guide. The Fat Duck The Fat Duck is a restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, England. It is run by celebrity chef proprietor Heston Blumenthal. Housed in a 16th-century building that had previously been the site of The Bell pub, The Fat Duck opened on 16 August 1995. Although it originally served food similar to that of"
"The Hinds Head The Hinds Head is a gastropub in Bray, Berkshire. The pub dates from the 15th century, and was converted into a restaurant in the 1920s. It was awarded a single Michelin star in the 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide. It has been owned by chef Heston Blumenthal since 2004. The Hinds Head dates from the 15th century, and the interior of the pub includes a panel commemorating the Vicar of Bray from the Tudor period who reportedly changed his political allegiance on three occasions due to the changes in the state religion of England. The interior"
"Gatecrasher in Leeds was rebranded as Gatecrasher7 in 2007. The downstairs room was fully overhauled and branded as BED. In September 2008, Gatecrasher opened a 5 million pound superclub in Birmingham, UK that was designed by Callin Fortis of Big Time Design Studios. Also in 2009, Gatecrasher Loves Nottingham was re-branded as ""Gatecrasher Ultra"" and their Watford venue, ""Area"", was re-designed. Since the fire at Gatecrasher One, Gatecrasher have held one-off events at the Magna Centre near Rotherham and Carling Academy in Sheffield. In 2010, the company announced a new £5 million reopening of Gatecrasher One, subject to planning approval."
"such as cooking vegetables in mineral water after discovering that the levels of calcium in tap water causes their discolouration, and freezing cuttlefish to break down the molecules in them in order to increase their tenderness. In 2001 it was awarded a second Michelin star, and was also named Restaurant of the Year by The Automobile Association. In 2004, the restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars, becoming one of three restaurants in the United Kingdom to hold that level of recognition alongside the Waterside Inn, also in Bray, and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London. It was the fastest that a"
"fault on their website. It was the fifth UK based star for Heston Blumenthal, and had previously been named a Bib Gourmand restaurant. It holds three AA Rosettes. The Hinds Head The Hinds Head is a gastropub in Bray, Berkshire. The pub dates from the 15th century, and was converted into a restaurant in the 1920s. It was awarded a single Michelin star in the 2013 edition of the Michelin Guide. It has been owned by chef Heston Blumenthal since 2004. The Hinds Head dates from the 15th century, and the interior of the pub includes a panel commemorating the"
"for 6 months and temporarily relocating it with its entire team to Crown Towers, Melbourne, Australia. The restaurant will be called The Fat Duck for 6 months before being renamed Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. This will be the second restaurant with that name and will be Blumenthal's first restaurant outside of Britain, and his sixth in total. This temporary closure of the Bray location caused the restaurant to become ineligible for assessment for the 2016 Michelin Guide, thus losing its 3-starred status which it regained the following year. On 27 February 2009, Blumenthal closed his restaurant temporarily after a number"
"location into Joe Franklin's Memory Lane Restaurant. A Manhattan location on Eighth Avenue at the Howard Johnson's Plaza hotel closed shortly after September 11, 2001. Several locations remained until the early 2000s. At least as of March 2003, one ""Beefsteak Charlie's"" was advertised as being open in Elmsford, New York, though it is unclear whether the restaurant had any connection to the prior chain, as the chain's trademarks had expired, and a new registration was filed in 2001. In 2009, a new Beefsteak Charlie's opened in the Westfield Sunrise Mall in Nassau County, New York, which closed shortly after being"
"during November and December for a London-based charity called StreetSmart. The success of the scheme resulted in Ramsay rolling it out to five further restaurants, resulting in around £23,000 a year being collected. Bluefin tuna had been served at the restaurant, but was removed from the menu in 2007 and replaced with Yellowfin tuna due to concerns about overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks. During the early years of operation, the restaurant was known for being heavily booked. Waits for tables could be up to six weeks. However, a spot check for availability by ""The Daily Telegraph"" in 2009"
"(as the brand itself was not acquired) but labels still carried the label """"Formerly Campbell's. Same great taste""."" Similarly, Campbell's Meatballs were rebranded as Fray Bentos. Subsequently, in December 2007, the closure of the King's Lynn depot where Fray Bentos pies were made was announced. In March 2007, Premier Foods completed the takeover of its rival Rank Hovis McDougall (RHM) for £1.2 billion. In July 2007 Premier Foods announced it would close several RHM sites: Bristol, Droylsden (makers of Robertson's Golden Shred since 1890 and Sharwood's brands), Middlewich (makers of Bisto and Salts), Wythenshawe (makers of Sharwood's Pappadoms and Paxo),"
"2002 Brian Turner's Restaurant opened at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Birmingham's NEC, and in April 2003 launched Brian Turner Mayfair at the Millennium Hotel, London. January 2005 saw the launch of Turner's Grill at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor. Brian Turner Mayfair closed at the end of July 2008, to be replaced by an Italian restaurant unconnected to Turner. In 2003 he invented the 'Brian Turner - S & C' which is a snack food. Currently Brain is working as a consultant chef at a South African wine bar and restaurant called Vivat Bacchus. Turner worked for many years as"
"customers in the United States. Due to its proximity to the White House, it was a favorite of United States Secret Service personnel as well as tourists. In 2010, after the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, comedian Stephen Colbert hosted a Comedy Central after-party at Old Ebbitt Grill. In attendance were Wyatt Cenac, Rosario Dawson, Mick Foley, Tim Meadows, John Oliver (a Colbert show regular), and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage (the hosts of the ""MythBusters"" television series). In January 2012, Clyde's Restaurant Group chief executive officer John Laytham claimed that Old Ebbitt Grill was the third- or fourth-highest"
"over by the American chain Church's Chicken. At the end of 2008, it was acquired by Shakeel Arshad, the current owner. The Food Standards Agency lists hygiene ratings for the 73 outlets in the United Kingdom, and 39 have received 4 or 5 stars. In February 2012, after being open for just two weeks, an outlet in Staffordshire, was awarded two out of five stars on Staffordshire Borough Council's ""Rate My Place"" food safety inspection scheme, noting numerous issues including 'haphazard' refrigerated food storage methods, infected blood found on the packaging of some cheese slices, inadequate hot water supply and"
"puddings. He then launched several successful restaurants, including Wiz and Woz in west London and Metro in Jersey, all of which reflect his somewhat individual approach to food. Until late 2006, he was Catering Director for Old Luxters Barn, in Buckinghamshire. In February 2009, his restaurant holding company AWT Restaurants was placed into administration. Four restaurants closed – the Notting Grill in west London, the Barnes Grill in south-west London, together with two pubs in Henley-on-Thames, the Lamb Inn and the Greyhound with the loss of 60 jobs, Worrall Thompson personally bought back the remaining Windsor Grill in Berkshire, the"
"September 2016, the business became defunct. The seven Taybarns restaurants were in Barnsley, Coventry, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gateshead, South Shields, Swansea, and Wigan. In late 2009, the company made public its intention to expand rapidly, with some Brewers Fayre pubs to be converted to the Taybarns brand and up to 30 new restaurants to open the following year. However, the company was unable to open new restaurants due to the high costs of such extensive refurbishments and in 2016 it was announced that all seven sites would be returned to the Brewers Fayre brand. Taybarns Taybarns was a British low-cost all-you-can-eat restaurant"
"May 2013 she sold the restaurant premises to local record producer Fatboy Slim and opened a new, enlarged VBites in East Street in Brighton. In 2009, Mills bought the vegan food company VBites Foods (then known as Redwood Foods). The company in Corby, Northamptonshire, sells 50 meat-free products under the brand names Cheatin', VegiDeli and Cheezly. In 2014 products sold under the brand ""Wot no Dairy"" were recalled, because it was revealed that they contained traces of dairy products and consequently were dangerous for those with dairy product intolerance. Mills was one of the celebrity performers competing on the US"
"number one being The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, led by its chef Heston Blumenthal. The global reach of London has elevated it to the status of a leading centre of international cuisine. Meanwhile, the list of United Kingdom food and drink products with protected status (PDO) under European Union law has increased rapidly, with 59 items including Cornish sardines, Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese and Yorkshire forced rhubarb, Fenland celery, West Country lamb and beef and traditional Cumberland sausage listed as registered in 2015, and a further 13 including Birmingham Balti listed as applied for. By 2016 there were 12 cheeses"
"before 2000. Since then new sites have been built alongside new Premier Inn hotels in locations such as Burgess Hill and Stirling. Also in 2008 Beefeater acquired 10 Brewers Fayre sites such as ""The Millfield"" in York. In 2009/2010 Beefeater implemented a remodelling and retraining programme similar to the Brewers Fayre programme. All sites received a partial refurbishment, which featured a new colour scheme, carpets and furniture. In late 2009, the brand became known as Beefeater Grill. In September 2013, Beefeater began a partnership with the Gourmet Society, offering their members discounts on production of a Gourmet Society restaurant discount"
"Monday 19 December 2011. In February 2012, it was announced that the Guiseley restaurant had been sold to the Wetherby Whaler group. It reopened on 22 May 2012 under the Wetherby Whaler name. BVL are continuing to invest in the Harry Ramsden's brand, with their Bournemouth branch holding the title for World's Largest Fish and Chip Restaurant, seating 417 across its restaurant, cafe and terrace. In 2010, the chain was the focus of an episode of the Channel 4 television series ""Undercover Boss"". The then-CEO of the company, Marija Simovic, posed as a new starter in a variety of locations"
"had previously included some years at Thrales Restaurant in Lichfield which was closed in 2011. Alex Bond later worked at Turner's as Head Chef while Richard Turner was Executive Chef. The restaurant specialised in French and British cuisine. On 9 June 2016, Richard Turner announced that he was intending to change the style of the restaurant to make the atmosphere more relaxed and to replace the serving of expensive multi-course ""tasting menus"" with an a la carte menu from August 2016. Also in 2016, Richard Turner announced that he planned to open further restaurants in the Birmingham area under the"
"to 1967, after which it went into decline and closed in 2009. New owners bought the bar and a major refurbishment followed, including restoration of the 150-year-old mahogany bar and the installation of a kitchen serving a small selection of dinner entrees as well as pub fare, and the establishment re-opened in 2010. Scenes from the film ""Goodfellas"" were shot in the bar, as were scenes from ""Tower Heist"". According to some sources, Mae West made her first professional appearances here, although other sources dispute this as unconfirmed legend. Neir's Tavern itself avers the Mae West connection and offers a"
"the five three-Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including Bray Studios, where the first series of Hammer Horror films were produced. Bray sits on the banks of the River Thames, south of Maidenhead town centre and north-west of Windsor. The B3028 road runs through the centre of Bray, and the A308 (Maidenhead-Windsor road) runs between Bray and the adjoining suburban village of Holyport. The M4 motorway junction 8/9 is approximately from Bray, and Maidenhead railway station is away in Maidenhead town centre. Bray is a large parish, although its area has shrunk considerably since"
"him all of the original recipes and techniques he used at Steve's. The flagship store and corporate headquarters is located in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1982, a second store opened in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is now closed. Another store at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts, opened in 1996. The newest store in Huntington, New York, opened in 2008. In September 2009, the franchise owner of the Harvard Square location announced that he would close the ice cream parlor and replace it with a pub. This closure comes just months after another location in"
"the Martello Hotel on Strand Road presents music, literature, dance and visual arts. Bray is home to Ireland's oldest film studios, Ardmore Studios, established in 1958, where films such as ""Excalibur"", ""Braveheart"" and ""Breakfast on Pluto"" have been shot. ""Custer's Last Stand-up"" was filmed in Bray and the town was also used to film Neil Jordan's 2012 film ""Byzantium"", part of which was shot in the Bray Head Inn. Neil Jordan's 1991 film ""The Miracle"" is set in Bray. The Mermaid Arts Centre is the only venue for cinema in Bray. The mainstream cinema on the Quinsborough Road closed down"
"chiefs to look at how it could reopen. The town council agreed to provide £10,000 of funding for the service in 2008 and up to £25,000 for 2009. In November 2008 it was confirmed that Stroud has become only the second place in Britain to save one of its Post Offices. However, despite the protests, Tesco opened a store near Stratford Park in 1989, McDonald's built a fast food restaurant at Rowcroft in 2005 and, soon after, the bus station was replaced with a cinema. In September 2010 the BNP scrapped plans to move their national media centre to Stroud"
"One Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow, before setting up his first restaurant, the self-titled Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, in 2001. Both his head chef Stevie McLaughlin and general manager Dale Dewsbury came with Fairlie when he transitioned from One Devonshire Gardens to Restaurant Andrew Fairlie. McLaughlin had worked his way up from sous chef, with other head chefs during this period including Darin Campbell. To celebrate the restaurant's 15 years in operation, in 2016, Michel Roux and Alain Roux will re-create some of the signature dishes from the their three Michelin star restaurant The Waterside Inn in Bray, Berkshire. The collaboration will"
"promoted to director and front of house manager while Spijkers headed the kitchen. After Spijkers stepped back as head chef, the restaurant lost his star. In 2001 Alan Pearson took over the role as head chef and he managed to win the star back. It was not enough to save the restaurant and it closed in 2004. In 2006 De Swaen reopened as ""Brasserie De Swaen"". In 2005, author Ronald Giphart published the book ""Troost"". Giphart claimed that Cas Spijkers and De Swaen were his models for this book. Cas Spijkers was very surprised to hear that he was responsible"
"covered by loans from HSBC Bank and Oliver's other companies. In 2009 his chain of cooking school/delis called Recipease were opened in several locations in the UK including Brighton, Battersea and Notting Hill in London. By the end of 2015 all stores had been closed. In 2011 Oliver set up Barbecoa, a BBQ meat-based restaurant with his friend, American barbecue expert Adam Perry Lang. There were two outlets, both in London, one in Piccadilly and a second in St Pauls. In 2014 the Piccadilly outlet voluntarily closed for 24 hours after hygiene inspectors gave it the second lowest rating. ""The"
"for the region. Blake also regularly filled in for Nick Owen as presenter of the main edition of Midlands Today, and had occasionally presented the ""BBC Breakfast"" editions in addition to presenting the Midlands regional segments of the BBC's annual ""Children in Need"" telethon with Shefali Oza and Sarah Falkland. Blake presented his last edition of ""Midlands Today"" on 23 January 2009, before being suspended following an incident at the New Oscott restaurant, The Place 2 B, which he co-owned with his partner, Jessica Hayes, from 2003 until February 2009. This incident eventually resulted in him being sacked by the"
"Glasgow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Canterbury, Chester, Oxford, Rhyl, Manchester, Warrington, Salford Quays, Liverpool, Bradford, Bedford, Belfast, Winchester, Wigan, Stoke-on-Trent, Poole, Southampton, Dundee, Shrewsbury, Southsea, Teesside Bristol, Ipswich, Newport and Grimsby. By the early 2000s, founder Shotton sold the chain for an undisclosed sum. ""Fatty"" was removed from the name, and the restaurants were rebranded as ""Arbuckle's"". By 2006, the last remaining Arbuckle's was closed. The name was bought out, and a new restaurant bearing that name opened in the Norfolk town of Downham Market in 2008. Fatty Arbuckle's Fatty Arbuckle's American Diners was an American-themed restaurant chain in the UK. The"