News update 20/3/13 - our selection of food and chef news from the world's press

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Professional MasterChef winner Keri Moss is Head Chef at Selfridge's Restaurant The 2012 joint winner has taken charge of the new Corner Restaurant and Champagne Bar on the second floor of the department store. Read more from the Evening Standard   The world's first hotel made only from cake open for one night only in London Built to promote a new range from Tate & Lyle Sugars, the temporary hotel in Soho includes edible art across three floors and eight rooms. Read more from Metro   Bagged salads from Asda and Morrisons linked to food poisoning outbreak The Health Protection Agency says that a food poisoning outbreak that "may have infected 3,000 people" was caused by a water-born parasite in salads marked "ready to eat". Read more from the Mail Online      
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Editor 20th March 2013

News update 20/3/13 - our selection of food and chef news from the world's press