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MasterChef finalists pitch pop-up restaurant at swanky Celtic Manor resort

Welsh MasterChef finalists Larkin Cen and Dale Williams will today launch their first joint restaurant.  Their venture will combine the pair’s distinctive Asian-Welsh cooking style.  Cen grew up above his family’s Chinese takeaway in Cardiff, while Williams is a successful businessman whose recruitment firm turns over more than £1m annually.  They fought tooth and nail for the title of MasterChef.

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Chef Paul Heathcote MBE pays out £10,000 for flouting tax laws

A top chef and restaurateur has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for "flouting" a trading ban.  Paul Heathcote, 53, of Preston, Lancashire, continued to trade at his two restaurants despite being warned he must pay VAT security or cease trading.

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11 Extravagant Kitchen Gadgets For The Chef Who Has Everything

Chefs are hard to shop for — if a knife breaks, they buy a new one.  If they want a food processor, they go ahead and get the best one on the market for themselves.  We've thought outside the box to choose 11 kitchen essentials that not every die-hard cook has in their kitchen.

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