Godiva Chocolates, founded in Brussels in 1926, is known for its upmarket milk chocolate. Since 1988, Thierry Muret, a trained chemist as well as chocolatier, has been its development chef. The latest Godiva boutique opens today in Harrods in London.
Grace Dent on Television: The Exclusives, ITV2
Saturday 19 May 2012
'Miiiiiiitch!!!' screams Hayley the glamour model. 'I bet you wish Amy was here!!!'
My Life In Food: Sara Galvin, restaurateur
Friday 04 May 2012
Sara Galvin began her career working front of house at The Ritz and The Lanesborough, where she met her husband Chris Galvin. Along with her husband and his brother, Jeff, they opened Bistrot Deluxe and Michelin-starred La Chapelle in London. She is now the patron of the latest Galvin outpost: Demoiselle in Harrods, which opened in March, designed and built to her specifications.
My Life In Food: Fergus Henderson
Friday 27 April 2012
A pioneer of nose-to-tale eating and a long-time advocate of the joys of offal, Henderson opened his Michelin-starred restaurant, St John, in London's Clerkenwell in 1994. Along with business partner Trevor Gulliver, he has since opened another restaurant, St John Bread and Wine in east London, and the St John Hotel in central London. He will be cooking a five-course banquet at the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire in August.
The Last Word: Underdog or top dog? Sometimes it's a moral maze
Saturday 21 April 2012
At Wigan, Martinez does not ask his players to extinguish the stars, but to reach for them
My life in food: Hélène Darroze
Friday 20 April 2012
After working under Alain Ducasse, Hélène Darroze opened her own restaurant in Paris in 1999 and received a Michelin star just two years later. In 2011, her restaurant at the Connaught Hotel in London's Mayfair received two stars from the Michelin critics.
My Life In Food: Simon Rogan, chef, L'Enclume
Friday 13 April 2012
Simon Rogan opened L'Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria in 2003. It has held a Michelin star since 2008. He has since opened a two-year, pop-up restaurant, Roganic, in London's Marylebone.
Fresh mint relish
Sunday 08 April 2012
What can I say about bottle mint sauce? Sweet, vinegary, it's just horrendous. I can't believe anyone would want to put that on a lovely piece of meat. Forget it! Try this and you'll never look back.
My Life In Food: Apollonia Poilâne
Friday 06 April 2012
When both her parents died in a helicopter accident in 2003, Apollonia inherited her family's world-renowned bakery, Poilâne. She was just 19. Nine year's later, the company has a turnover measured in tens of millions of pounds and has most recently opened the cuisine de bar by Poilâne in London's Chelsea.
All About Eve: the Photography of Eve Arnold, Art Sensus, London
Wednesday 14 March 2012
American photographer Eve Arnold, who died in January aged 99, was good with celebrities. Only, she called them ‘personalities’ – apt, given that’s exactly what she caught in her portraits.
On The Road: Not everyone in Split is enjoying the snow on the beach
Friday 09 March 2012
We're snowed in. The ancient stone city of Split and its palm-lined seafront promenade are completely white. No one's ever seen it like this before. Businesses are closed and everyone is out, throwing snowballs. They've launched a Facebook page called "Split opens the Skiing & Bathing Season 2012" with photos of locals skiing, swimming and kayaking, as fluffy snowflakes tumble into the Adriatic.
My Life In Food: Luke Thomas, Britain's youngest head chef
Friday 09 March 2012
Before donning the head chef's whites at Luke's Dining Room at Sanctum on the Green, Berkshire, Thomas, who is 18, worked at Chester Grosvenor Hotel. He has done work placements at some of the most famous restaurants in the world, including The Fat Duck, Alinea in Chicago and the French Laundry pop-up at Harrods.







