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    Hibiscus hires former Roux chef to head up kitchen
    August 3, 2015 HardensBytes

    Claude Bosi has hired a former Le Gavroche chef to head up the kitchen at his low-key foodie temple Hibiscus in Mayfair. Francesco Dibenedetto began his culinary training at IPSSAR ‘A. Perotti’ (Professional Institute of State for Food and Wine) and has since had a variety of roles, including the Four Seasons Golf Club in Dubai, a place at […]

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    Alan Murchison pulls out of La Bécasse after some ‘big failures’
    June 2, 2015 HardensBytes

    After quitting Berkshire’s L’Ortolan in September last year chef Alan Murchison has pulled out of plans to take over La Bécasse in Ludlow. He posted in a Facebook update: “After much soul searching and many sleepless nights, I have decided not to open another restaurant. Been there, done it. Bit of success and some big failures. Head […]

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    Claude Bosi joins brother Cedric in Ludlow
    September 5, 2014November 25, 2015 HardensBytes

    Claude Bosi is off to join his brother Cedric for a bit of country air in the pair’s spiritual home – Ludlow. The quaint Shropshire town was firmly fixed on the foodie map back in 2000, thanks in large part to the success of Claude’s restaurant Hibiscus, which he moved to Mayfair – never entirely […]

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    Hibiscus hosts French chef with global ambitions
    April 1, 2014 HardensBytes

    Claude Bosi, of Mayfair’s Hibiscus, is to join forces with French chef Yannick Alleno to host two special eight-course dinners later this month. The collaboration is of particular interest as Alleno’s credentials include an impressive 10 year stint as head chef at Parisian palace hotel Le Meurice. Since 2008, however, his main goal seems to […]

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