Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons has revealed Raymond Blanc’s successor with the appointment of multi-starred French chef Arnaud Donckele as its new culinary director. Le Manoir is currently closed for 18 months of renovation, so diners will have to wait until summer 2027 to taste any differences. Arnaud, 48, already runs two of France’s most highly […]
Raymond Blanc is stepping back from his role as chef-patron of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons to become a “lifetime ambassador” for the hotel and restaurant, which will close for 18 months at the end of this year to allow for a “visionary redevelopment”. Raymond, now 75, founded Le Manoir in a village near Oxford […]
This is a guest blog by our friends at the Sustainable Restaurant Association, who launch a new campaign in August to get restaurants serving more veg and better meat. Mushroom risotto, butternut squash tart and pasta with tomato sauce. Three dishes stuffed away in the corner of the menu miles away from the long, eye-catching […]
