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

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Heston Blumenthal coming to the City Blumenthal has teamed with Rhubarb, the U.K. company that has been awarded the contract to cater events at 20 Fenchurch Street, a 37-story building that opens in the City next year. Read more from Bloomberg   Morrissey wins lawsuit over Gordon Ramsay, donates money to animal rights group Morrissey won a lawsuit after his band's song was used on a Ramsay Christmas TV show promo without permission. The former Smiths singer decided to give the money to an animal rights group that is not a fan of the show's host. Read more from Sheknows   UK chef student wins at WorldSkills Leipzig A British chef student has won a Medallion of Excellence at the WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 competition as part of the overall success of Team UK. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper      
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Editor 11th July 2013

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