Restaurant News, Openings & Michelin Updates

Culinary News — Reported From Inside the Industry
Restaurant openings, chef moves, Michelin announcements, menu shifts, and notable closures, delivered with sharp, in-depth context. Written for chefs, food professionals, and serious fine-dining enthusiasts who want to discover emerging talent and stay ahead of the global scene before it hits the mainstream.

: , 02 Oct. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

Best Chef 2025: the year the map moved

Rasmus Munk keeps the crown, but the plot twist sits below the podium. Thirty-eight chefs enter Three Knives, Two and One swell in size, and Milan hosts an industry gathering that feels more like a talent market than a trophy show.

: , 01 Oct. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

ONYX: Tore Up Fine Dining’s Rulebook and Started Again

The most decorated restaurant in Hungary didn’t pause. It dismantled, rebuilt, and came back as a concept unlike anything else in Europe - part dinner, part fiction, part system reset.

Rob Roy Cameron - Alta by Eleonora Boscarelli

: , 22 Sep. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

Rob Roy Cameron Returns to London with ALTA in Soho

Exciting news in London! ALTA, a new restaurant in Kingly Court, opened on September 22nd under the guidance of Botswana-born, South African-raised head chef Rob Roy Cameron, bringing the flavours of Northern Spain and open-fire cooking to Soho.

: , 18 Sep. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

BKK World Gourmet Festival Turns 25 With More Stars Than Ever

A week of one-off menus, improbable pairings and edible art installations turns Bangkok’s most storied hotel into the meeting point for chefs carrying 22 Michelin stars and a stack of global accolades.

Chef Youra Kim with restaurateur Riccardo Marcon and sommelier Francesca Niro in the kitchen at Next Door, Copenhagen.

: , 11 Sep. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

Next Door: Copenhagen’s New Address for Wine and Spice

From Propaganda’s buzz to a 21-seat hideaway: chef Youra Kim opens Next Door, a product-driven kitchen shaped by Korean memory and Copenhagen markets. With Riccardo Marcon and Francesca Niro, it’s the most intimate new table in the city.

: , 12 Aug. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

Best Chef Awards 2025 Land in Milan

After a record-breaking edition in Dubai, The Best Chef Awards returns to Europe with its sharpened Knife system, a roster of global talent, and a two-day programme that blends Lombardy’s terroir with Milan’s industrial edge.

: , 05 Aug. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

Job Opportunities For the Brave and Brilliant

Chef Ana Roš is looking for a culinary professional to lead one of her external projects starting in October 2025. Someone experienced, independent, and unafraid to take creative responsibility. But there are more.

: , 28 Jun. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

All Hail Francesco Martucci - the Dough Whisperer

With technique, fire, fearless imagination and no shortage of attitude — Francesco Martucci rises from Caserta to the pinnacle of the pizza world, earning the title of Best Pizza Chef 2025.

: , 28 Jun. 2025; Written by: Chefluencer Editorial Team

JunLu Fernández Is Playing with Fire

Juanlu Fernández is turning up the heat. With a charcoal grill at its core and instinct guiding the flame, Bina Bar reopens as the most elemental expression of his cooking. The beloved bar classics are still here, now joined by fire, flesh, acid, and control. This is where the smoke rises, the rules loosen, and the chef plays without a net.

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