Skye Gyngell, the Australian-born chef who found acclaim at Petersham Nurseries, has died at the age of 62 following a battle with Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive skin cancer. The sad news was shared in a statement released this week by her family: “We are deeply saddened to share news of Skye Gyngell’s passing on […]
Michel Bourdin, maître chef de cuisine at The Connaught hotel in London for 26 years and one of the last exponents of the grand French hotel gastronomy established by Escoffier, has died at the age of 80. Bourdin, who grew up between Paris and Normandy and retired to Grasse in Provence, was a traditionalist much […]