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Alain Ducasse plans to expand chocolate business

Making chocolate is not very different from preparing gourmet dishes, says Alain Ducasse, who has a new passion after opening more than 20 restaurants around the world.

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Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville to launch hotel and café brands

Football legends Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville have launched a hospitality company with ambitious plans to grow a hotel and restaurant empire, both in the UK and overseas.

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Jamie turns to trattorias as Union Jacks fails to fly

“I still worry that it’s all going to come tumbling down. I still feel like I’m 17 and I’ve got it all to prove. I have to pinch myself when I sit down and think about everything that’s happened to me. But I don’t get complacent about it,” so answered Jamie Oliver last month when asked what his biggest fear was.

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