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Hibiscus chef McGuinness joins Auberge du Lac supported by Anthony Demetre

Chef Marcus McGuinness and Anthony Demetre have joined Hertfordshire restaurant Auberge du Lac as head chef and culinary consultant respectively.  McGuinness ? who will head up the team from the end of October, replacing current chef Phil Thompson ? spent six years with Claude Bosi at two-Michelin-starred London restaurant Hibiscus, where he reached the position of head chef. Before that he worked as sous-chef at the two-Michelin-starred Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham. Read more from Caterer & Hotelkeeper  

Birmingham food scene is rated 'first class'

Birmingham's restaurant scene is ‘world class’ – according to one of the most powerful women in the culinary world. The editor of the prestigious Michelin Guide has lavished praised on the city after Adam Stokes’ eponymous restaurant in Bennett’s Hill became the fourth to be awarded a coveted Michelin star. Read more from Birmingham Mail  

The other Jamie on a food mission: Meet the chef teaching people in the East to love Western food

You've probably heard of Jamie Oliver, but to thousands of Chinese people, Jamie Bilbow is the Western chef they turn to for cooking advice. With a book coming out next year, a number of TV programmes under his belt and more to come, the 25-year-old’s profile is rising fast. He even has the distinction of being one of the few foreigners to have worked in North Korea, where he taught chefs Western cuisine in the capital, Pyongyang. Read more from The Independent  

Coming up next week on The Staff Canteen

Coming up next week on The Staff Canteen we've got an interview with Vivek Singh of London's The Cinnamon Club, one of the UK's foremost Indian restaurants. We also have part three of our Mugaritz videos with chef Andoni Luis Aduriz, and reports from the Restaurant Show on this year's National Chef of the Year competition. Enjoy!    

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Editor 4th October 2013

Daily news round up: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press