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Here are some of the highlights of the past week week.
• Signor Zilli Soho to be relaunched as veggie (Caterer). First central veggie to be launched by known chef, we think.
• Benares re-opens on Friday 22 January
• Ducasse was in London on very day his M *** were due to be announced! (Daily Telegraph) Presumptuous, tip-off… or coincidence?
• American gods Danny Meyer and Wolfgang Puck may show in London in 2010/11 (Bloomberg) Nothing confirmed, though.
• Danny Meyer’s NYC latest, Maialino, in Gramercy Park, a “very good restaurant”, says NYT Read it now while still free!
• Mr Ranjit Boparan is to buy and expand Harry Ramsden’s (Caterer) What's that old joke re ‘popping out for an English’?
• Which restaurants does Michelin overpraise? Hardens analysis shows just HOW MUCH red guide seems to favour celebrities.
• Big news that had somehow passed us by. Wait for it… Gordon Ramsay is joining Twitter on 1 Feb.
• Michelin’s man speaks about our 'celeb-fixation’ criticism, and really says nothing at all. See the PS to this news story
• Alain Murchison (Ortolan, Bécasse) makes in a trio with Paris House. (Caterer). New mini-empire in making?