News about Heston Blumenthal

Since receiving 200 negative online reviews for his Perth restaurant Fyre in an hour, TV chef John Mountain's war against vegans has reignited

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 6, 2024
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).

Here's his spellbinding video of a £1,154-per-head meal at 70 three Michelin-starred restaurants - Cumbria eaterie L'Enclume 'the best in the United Kingdom'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 30, 2024
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.

Scientists have updated the 'perfect chip' that is exactly 7cm long and 1.2 cm wide, and it was made from Russet potatoes

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 10, 2024
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.

Heston Blumenthal, Yotam Ottolenghi, and the Ritz are among the latest identity fraud robbery attempts by criminal cartels who open bank accounts in order to obtain loans in their names

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 9, 2024
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.

Why are excited Australians flocking out to this new Sydney bakery with a strange mystery?

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 9, 2024
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.

How to make the perfect Yorkshire puddings, according to scientists (who claim they must be 4 inches tall!)

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 4, 2024
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.

Thomas Straker, the celebrity chef, reveals that his Rolex was stolen during an outdoor exercise session: 'Thieving is f***ing horrible.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 28, 2024
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.

Meet the man who eats 1,000 mince pies a year - starting in January - on a quest for the ultimate festive treat

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 16, 2023
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.

Heston Blumenthal's Christmas dinner could cost you £2,125 per person. So just HOW much are other TV chefs charging for their peculiar dishes of decaying grapes, sea lettuce tarts and golden carrots?

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 8, 2023
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.

Video of Batmobiles and Superman's costume in a mysterious Los Angeles warehouse reveals Batmobiles and Superman's costume in a large variety of Hollywood's most popular props from massive blockbusters

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 3, 2023
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.

Read the 'brute honest' ad in a Tasmanian pub ahead of the Christmas rush: 'We're desperate for employees.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 26, 2023
Thousands of people have been captivated by a pub's 'honest' job ad ahead of the holiday season. The Weldborough Hotel in Tasmania is 'desperate' for workers and is willing to make compromises for prospective employees.

TOM PARKER BOWLES'S best restaurant gift cards: From fine dining in the Oxfordshire countryside to dazzling Chinese food and well-priced seafood on the Cornish coast

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 18, 2023
A restaurant gift card is the best gift you can get for someone who has everything. TOM PARKER BOWLES reveals six of his top picks in England, Scotland, and Wales.

Savouring cupcakes is a treat

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 4, 2023
These cup cakes may seem to be more like miniature portions of fast food, but they are really the slow, painstaking job of a Scot baker. Ashley Calder, 38, a Edinburgh-based artist, designs her own kitchens, which have become internet sensations.

Easy dinner recipes: Aussie chef's one-pot chicken that wows guests every time - and there's barely any washing up

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 4, 2023
Robbie Bell, a celebrity chef, has taught how to make the perfect one-pot chicken dish that is sure to please your dinner guests every time - and it's ready in less than 60 minutes. Mr Bell, the owner and head charcutier at Melbourne's renowned City Larder restaurant, is a former protégé of celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.

I'm a cyclist and this helmet-cam footage shows the reality of cycling in London - so after watching it, would YOU dare use pedal power in the capital?

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 4, 2023
Ted Thornhill (inset) filmed his commute from the Mail Kensington headquarters to'show you the truth that we cyclists face every day, from the good to the ugly.' I'm riding the route along one of London's longest bike routes, through one of the country's most popular postcodes, past one of its swankiest hotels, and into one of the city's most well-known concert halls.'

Where are the current winners of the Great British Bake Off Competition?

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 19, 2023
The Great British Bakeoff is returning to our screens as early as next Tuesday, and viewers are brace for more tense competition in the legendary tent. The series has solidified its place as the nation's most coveted bakery competition, with 12 winners since its inception in 2010. Edd Kimber of Bradford was the first to win the Bake Off crown, while Malaysian research scientist Syabira Yusoff won the most recent 2022 series.

EXCLUSIVE Moment Two have-a-goal heroes have come to a halt and restrain a shoplifter after stealing sunglasses at a London shop owned by celebrity optician Tom Davies

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 6, 2023
In London's Royal Exchange, two have-a-goal heroes chase a shoplifter after he took off sunglasses at a store owned by celebrity optician Tom Davies. After attempting to steal glasses frames for the second time, Romanian Muscalu Valentine, 23, was grabbed by a city financier and a retired major. The thief appeared to the store 'like a customer' before releasing three frames on July 5 and trying his luck for the second time on July 17.

How to spruce your prawn sandwich as it has been voted the country's most popular sarnie, from ketchup to crisps

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2023
Is your mouth watering now? Is it plum, pink prawns in creamy mayo nestling between two slices of soft bread? But what makes the ultimate prawn sandwich? Here are the experts' advices.

The world's worst place to get a dinner reservation has been a Bristol pub with a four-year waiting list for Sunday roast

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 26, 2023
According to Dojo's report, the Bank Tavern (left) in central Bristol has beaten off stiff competition from around the world to be named as the restaurant with the longest waiting list. It now has a four-year waitlist for those wishing to reserve a seat at one of the tables, fabled for its Sunday roasts. The independent free house has existed since the 1800s and claims to have survived despite an alarming number of riots, two world wars, Bristol City Council town planners, and Thatcher.' The Observer Food Monthly Awards announced Sunday dinner as the best in Britain, recognizing this award-winning boozer in 2019 as its homemade gravy and mammoth Yorkshire puddings. Top and bottom right: some of the roasts on offer at the pub

Kate Moss's team is off to a glamorous Cotswold retreat

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 9, 2023
The Lakes by Yoo are a Cost Loads paradise: multi-million-pound cabins and houses around ten lakes, cossetted by lush woodland. With a smile, founder John Hitchcox calls it a "posh retirement home": it's primarily a weekend bolthole for wealthy Londoners. Moss has a long history in the area, with interior design assisting one of the houses. Many a champagne-fuelled party has been held here, with friends like Kelly Hoppen, Elle Macpherson, Jade Jagger, Yasmin Le Bon, Sadie Frost, Heston Blumenthal, and Ozwald Boateng.

I'm a doctor and here are the 12 questions I ask to determine whether an adult has ADHD

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 29, 2023
TikTok's most popular doctor has answered the 12 questions he asks his patients to see if they have the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dr. Ali Ajaz, a TikTok celebrity, has released a video titled "12 Questions to help determine if adults have ADHD," in which he reveals what he asks patients to see if they have the condition. Videos starring #adhd have been viewed over 27 billion times on TikTok alone.

A vegan ban at a Perth Fyre restaurant has been criticized by a Hyde Park Hotel Facebook post

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 24, 2023
On Thursday, Hyde Park Hotel in Perth's north sent a friendly reminder that all diners were welcome to enjoy its dining experience. 'Vegans are always welcome,' the hotel's text alongside the phrase 'we thank you for your understanding Xx' (left), a dig at British celebrity chef John Mountain's message to vegan diners at his Fyre restaurant earlier this week. After a vegan who complained about her meal there prompted a string of one-star reviews on his website, the restaurant would no longer be geared toward plant-based diners on Sunday, right.

Following a poor review, Perth chef John Mountain claims the business is burgeoning

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 21, 2023
Chef John Mountain (left), a controversial celebrity chef, has defended his decision to ban vegans from his restaurant Fyre, saying that since the move, his company is doing better than ever. With well-known vegan activist Tash Peterson leading the calls to stage a counter protest at his Fyre restaurant in Connolly in Perth's north, his decision sparked a ruckus online.

After a vegan ban complaint, Perth chef John Mountain warns campaigners like Tash Peterson

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 21, 2023
Any protests by activists like Tash Peterson (right) over his vegan ban at his Fyre restaurant in Perth would be met 'by force,' says British-born celebrity chef John Mountain (left). 'Phone the police and the ambulance have them on standby,' he told Triple M. 'If a vegan diner left a one-star review for his restaurant that he took personally, he told them not to do so (inset).'