News about Heston Blumenthal

He's famous for his notoriously complicated Middle Eastern recipes - but it turns out, Yotam Ottolenghi (pictured) has a more minimalist approach when it comes to his kitchen utensils.  The celebrity chef, 55, who has eight London restaurants (inset), gushed about his favourite cooking utensils on the podcast The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey. During the recording, Yotam said he prefers to invest in 'timeless' tools - rather than chasing culinary trends. The cookbook author explained: 'I don't have an air fryer. I don't have a slow cooker. I don't have a rice cooker.'

Heston Blumenthal (left) revealed customers will need to reserve a roast potato rather then a time for his new Sunday roast dinner, which launched yesterday. The Celeb chef, 58, has made the roast potatoes the focus of his Sunday roast at Dinner by Heston restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge, London. (centre) He explained that the roast potato is 'hard to do in a commercial kitchen' because when potatoes 'are ready, they're ready' and they can't be reheated.

Prince George will not be expected to serve in the Armed Forces before becoming King, breaking centuries of tradition, The Mail on Sunday reported last year. You may, however, bump into him at your local pizza parlour, if the young royal has his way. For a Norfolk landowner tells me that the Prince and Princess of Wales's son was so excited to visit the restaurant at his 17th century manor home that he declared he saw his future working in the kitchen. Desmond MacCarthy, who owns Wiveton Hall Cafe, near Blakeney, says that when George was shown the wood-fired pizza oven, the 11-year-old exclaimed: 'That's what I want to do when I grow up!'

A number of pubs and bars from across the UK have been labelled as the best boozers to visit in this country. Whether it be for their beer garden, selection of drinks or food offerings - a hall of fame of establishments across Britain were crowned with the title as part of the 2024 Great British Pub Awards. The awards recognise everything from the best community pub to the top pub for watching sport.

The 48-year-old singer, who is best known for starring in the pop group Steps, became the latest contestant to leave the BBC show after failing to impress judges John Torode, 59, and Gregg Wallace, also 59, with his dish inspired by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal.  Once Ian's exit was confirmed, he thanked the judges for 'changing my life' and gave them a sweet hug before bidding them farewell.

A food smokery loved by celebrity chefs such as Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay has become embroiled in a row with a neighbouring zoo claiming its visitors are left choking on their fumes. The renowned Halen Môn smokery infuses its expensive natural salt in its specialist ovens neighbouring the marine wildlife zoo. But the smokery, which has catered for royal weddings and ex-US presidents, has been accused by next door Anglesey Sea Zoo of 'choking' its visitors. Zoo owner Frankie Hobro, 50, has called for smokery staff to keep doors and windows closed to prevent wind from blowing smoke towards the zoo.

When the men in white coats came to take away celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, his adoring wife Melanie could endure no more. She sobbed as she watched the heartbreaking scene of the man she loved - her 'other half' - being forcibly removed from their idyllic home in Provence. She had made the call to the doctor from her father's house a few miles away so had to witness his lowest moment played out on footage from their security cameras.

There's nothing quite like a fresh portion of fish and chips after a long day at the beach. While many chippies might think they've perfected their recipes, scientists believe there is still room for improvement. To celebrate National Fish and Chips day, MailOnline asked the experts for the secret to the perfect fish supper. From cracking open a cold can of Guinness to pressurising your mix with Nitrous Oxide, these strange tips could be the secret to banishing soggy batter.

Pete Campbell has finally addressed his major blunder during Masterchef Australia 's Grand Finale three years on. The 40-year-old fan-favourite chef, who placed runner up on the 2021 season, was leading the trio throughout the finale's challenges. But it ended in disaster when he served up under cooked and raw quail paired with a quince glaze, steamed white asparagus and enoki mushrooms.

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal , 58, said the sleeplessness he suffered earlier in his career may have been an early sign of bipolar disorder. The chef who was also diagnosed with ADHD in 2016, recalled experiencing mental and physical changes during his crisis last October sparked by a desire to 'save the world'.

Heston Blumenthal was in tears as he bravely opened up about how his wife Melanie Ceysson saved his life by admitting him to hospital under the Mental Health Act during his bipolar disorder battle. The celebrity chef, 58, described the ordeal during an appearance on The One Show on Tuesday evening, going into detail about the 'horrible' situation that led to him to be diagnosed with the mental health condition last year. Lifting the lid on what happened, he said: 'As a chef I've been called everything from a culinary maverick to a genius. These ideas brought me incredible highs, but I also had some crashing lows.

Sharing a bag of sweets with Heston Blumenthal is like tucking into a packet of jelly beans with my five-year-old. There are 'oohs', 'aahs', excited giggles - not all of them mine - and scrunchy foil wrappers flying everywhere as we gobble the lot. 'I'm really enjoying this,' he grins. Heston's sweets are, of course, far from bog-standard. There's a chocolate made with Wagyu beef; a pecan pie caramel in an edible packet, and a hand-painted playing card containing the world's thinnest jam tart - so intricate it took three years to perfect and 46 hours to make.

Heston Blumenthal has launched a new menu at his famous Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire but there is an unusual twist - guests have to eat backwards. Topsy-turvy tasting starts with petit fours 'Like A Kid In A Sweet Shop' then goes on to black forest gateau, ending with savoury starters and an aperitif. After guests have begun with the pudding, they then enjoy beef royale with mushroom ketchup, smoked anchovies and veal sweetbread, before Sound of the Sea, a mains of halibut, yellow fin tuna, octopus, seaweed and greens. And they then get to taste what would usually be the first dishes, the Tonic of Botanicals made of green herbs, Jerusalem artichoke ice cream and smoked cumin royale before the next dish comes out, aerated beetroot. They are then served the Nitro Aperitif, which would usually be given first, and is made of vodka sour, Paloma and French Martini. (Pictured L-R: Heston Blumenthal; the Topsy-Turvy menu. Inset: one of the dishes on the menu).

Search for 'food', 'cooking' or 'recipe' on the video-sharing platform TikTok and you'll be bombarded by results - 26 billion just for #FoodTok. And millions of us use the recipes for meal ideas. Take a closer look and many are downright unhealthy.

After a one-fake online review lead to an avalanche of trolling about his Perth venue, it's 'deja vu' for Fyre bar and UK-born restaurateur John Mountain (right). After a series of bad customer feedback about the lack of plant-based alternatives, Mr Mountain made national news last year when he barred vegan diners from his restaurant. Now Fyre is the victim of fake reviews from a group of vegans in Germany who gave the restaurant poor one-star ratings online (left, during a vegan activist Tash Peterson's demonstration).

Alexander Varga, the restauranteur, visits Michelin-star restaurants around the world to 'find inspiration.' He also makes spellbinding videos of his meals. According to him, visiting L'Enclume was a 'defining moment' in his life.

Chips can be described as one of the most common household foods due to only one ingredient. However, these basic slabs of fried potatoes are actually more complicated than you would have expected. According to studies, potatoes' starchy flesh must be fried multiple times to achieve the desired crunch. Experts recommend using Russet potatoes cut to exactly 7 cm long and 1.2 cm wide for the best possible results. MailOnline also shares the recipe for the perfect chip as researchers search for a new way to get even better French fries.

Since 750 identikit companies with subtly misspelled names were registered in the last six weeks, companies House has announced that an investigation is underway. The Ritz, Zizzi, and celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi are among the restaurants, hotels, and individuals that have been attacked so far.

Foodies are in droves at an unassuming bakery in an inner-sty Sydney suburb. As eager customers eagerly wait to try the restaurant's decadent range of flaky indulgent pastries, a long line is often seen snaking around the block. The bakery has only been open since October last year and has a shady tale about its origins.

MailOnline has compiled a step by step guide to making the perfect Yorkshire pudding on today's Yorkshire Pudding Day. According to scientists at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a Yorkshire pudding dish needs just five ingredients - plain flour, milk, water, eggs, and salt. However, a Yorkie must be four inches taller than the rest of the world, so it must be a Yorkie.

When the robber saw the expensive watch and pocketed it, the cookery celebrity, 33, who has 4.5 million social media followers, was working out.

Fancy a mince pie? Will Torrent, 37, who eats around 1,000 of the holiday treats each year, is always yes. That's along with Waitrose's team of food experts, who began creating and sampling festive foods in January on a quest to find the ultimate dish.

The best chefs on television are set to serve up Christmas dinner, but tucking in could cost you more than £1,125 per head. Marcus Wareing, Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal, and Tom Kerridge all have Michelin names on their CVs. But diners can pay from £275 per head to £450 for the food alone, while a festive children's menu can cost as much as £185. If the chefs' chosen wine pairings are included in the total, the price per person could climb to as much as £2,125.

A rare snapshot of Warner Bros' prop warehouse in Los Angeles, which is home to some of the studio's most iconic costumes, weapons, and automobiles as seen in some of the company's most popular films of all time. The warehouse, which is the size of an aircraft hangar and home to Superman, Batman, and the Matrix, as well as the Batmobiles, is so obscure that the address is not given anywhere, and the building is heavily guarded against robbers. However, celebrity glasses designer Tom Davies, who has designed frames for Warner Bros' 2021 film The Matrix Resurrections and the 2016 film Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, was given rare access, and was allowed to film his experience.