Almost 200 UK restaurants are participating in this year’s Action Against Hunger “Love Food, Give Food” campaign, under which diners are encouraged to add £1 to their bill until the end of October, to help fight hunger both in Britain and around the world. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 265million people at […]
Michael Caines has revealed plans to open two new restaurants in Exmouth in March next year. The chef has set his sights on Exmouth’s multi-million pound Sideshore regeneration project, where he intends to launch Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant, as Cafe Patisserie Glacerie alongside colleague and pastry chef Sylvain Peltier. Mickeys will contain a casual […]
Michael Caines has opened his second restaurant in Cornwall at a site bought from Rick Stein in July. Caines has launched the Harbourside Refuge restaurant and bar in Porthleven, West Cornwall, which will serve local seafood, meat and game, dairy and vegetables. Caines said: “I am very excited about the opening of the Harbourside Refuge, […]
Liam Finnegan has been appointed the group executive chef of the Michael Caines Collection. He will take charge of Lympstone Manor, the Cove at Maenporth, and two new projects in Porthleven and Exmouth. Finnegan worked at Gidleigh Park in Devon before working for eight years as the head chef of the Castle hotel in Taunton, […]
The acclaimed chef and restaurateur Michael Caines has announced the acquisition of the former Rick Stein Restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall. The news marks Caines’ second venture in Cornwall – his first came last year with his purchase of The Cove at Maenport – and is, said the team, a “welcome addition to the Michael Caines […]
Celebrated chef Michael Caines is to take over The Cove at Maenport, a beach front restaurant just outside Falmouth, Cornwall. The restaurant will re-launch with Caines in charge in March this year, following a light refurbishment The restaurant will offer a “relaxed and informal approach to dining”, serving morning coffee, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner, […]
Chef Jamie Coleman has joined the Beach at Bude, a boutique hotel on the north coast of Cornwall. The chef has ventured west from the Michelin-starred Masons Arms in Devon. There, reviews have been steadily strong – “lovely and laid back” with “fantastic dishes” are recent comments. Cornwall, then, will likely suit Coleman. The Beach […]
Michael Caines has been revealed as the latest tenant to join a new multi-million pound development on Exmouth waterfront in Devon. Caines, who grew up in Exeter and is currently based at nearby Lympstone Manor, will be opening a restaurant and bar in 2019. The celebrated chef has won plaudits aplenty at his rural Devon […]
Lympstone Manor is to host its first ‘Protégé Dinner’ on 19 September to celebrate Britain and Ireland’s lesser known chefs who trained under Michael Caines early in their careers. Eight chefs, chosen by Caines, will join him in his Devon kitchen to collaborate on an eight-course tasting menu. The idea behind each dish is to […]
Michael Wignall has left Devon’s Gidleigh Park after two years at the helm to set up his own venture. He has been replaced by former Restaurant Nathan Outlaw head chef Chris Simpson. Simpson delivers his first service when Gidleigh Park re-opens after its annual closure on 12 January. Wignall joined Chagford’s famous Tudorbethan manor house in […]
