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  Marco Pierre White sues former business partners for £174,000 Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has launched a damages claim for £174,000 against two former business partners. The 51-year-old restaurateur claims he was cheated out of his share of the 17th century Yew Tree Inn in Highclere, Hampshire. Read more from Mail Online   Tom Kerridge to cook for Royal Ascot Tom Kerridge is following in the footsteps of world renowned chefs like Mark Sargeant and Alain and Michel Roux by creating the menu for this year’s Royal Ascot. Read more from City A.M.   Dominic Chapman's Belgian Arms pub hit by fire Dominic Chapman’s Beligan Arms pub in Holyport near Maidenhead in Berkshire has closed following a kitchen blaze yesterday. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper  
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Editor 12th June 2013

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