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'The future of hotel food': Marriott partners with River Cottage for new menu Marriott Hotels has today partnered with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage to revolutionise its food offering in a bid to become ‘sustainability leaders’ within the hotel industry. Read more from Big Hospitality  

TV chef Anthony Bourdain upsets entire state of New Mexico after describing 'signature' Frito pie as 'colostomy pie' and claiming it's really a Texan dish

Outspoken food critic Anthony Bourdain has stirred up outrage in New Mexico after insulting one of the state’s signature dishes. Read more from The Daily Mail  

Celebrity chef announces name of Newcastle restaurant

The hotly-anticipated new restaurant of double Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson will be known as House of Tides.  It’s been more than five months since the North East chef left his post with the five-star hotel, golf and spa resort Rockcliffe Hall in County Durham with ambitions of opening his own restaurant. Read more from The Journal  
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Editor 1st October 2013

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