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Chocolate News!

This week is Chocolate Week. Willy Wonka would be in his element, and so are you chocolate lovers out there. The highlight of Chocolate Week has to be Chocolate Unwrapped a show where visitors can immerse themselves in a decadent celebration of chocolate. It’s a day to marvel at chocolate sculptures, watch chocolate cooking demonstrations and taste a variety of exciting new flavours, new chocolate, unexpected pairings and classic favourites from the world’s top chocolatiers...

The National Restaurant Awards 2012

It is the season of restaurant awards and last night, 8 October, saw the fifth National Restaurant Awards take place at the new venue of The Brewery in Chiswell Street, London. The Ledbury was voted as the UK’s best restaurant for the third year running, with second and third places going to Pollen Street Social and The Hand & Flowers...

Kitchen Table opens at Bubbledogs

Kitchen Table, the intimate chef’s table dining room tucked away behind Bubbledogs, opened on 2nd October, initially for dinner service only...

New York Michelin Stars 2013

In the latest edition of the highly anticipated MICHELIN Guide New York City 2013, a record 66 restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars.  All seven restaurants who achieved Michelin's three star distinction in 2012 maintained top honors. Three Michelin stars is considered the utmost international recognition in the culinary world.

One restaurant joined the ranks of the two-starred establishments, atera in Tribeca, for a total of seven in this category.

Fifty-two restaurants earned one Michelin star, including nine newcomers...

US launch their first virtual grocery store with Peapod.com

Peapod.com, America’s leading Internet grocer, has launched more than 100 virtual grocery stores at commuter rail stations in Boston, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Chicago...