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North Indian restaurant with Benares-trained head chef set to open in Clapham

A new restaurant focusing on North Indian cuisine from a Benares- and Cinnamon Club-trained head chef is set to launch in London’s Clapham this November. Created by furniture retailers and entrepreneurs Aamir Ahmad, Sean Galligan and David Garrett, Zumbura will serve traditional, small sharing plates with an emphasis on fresh, healthy and nutritionally-rich interpretations of classic dishes from the Purab region, North India. Read more from Caterer & Hotelkeeper  

Michelin Star Atala Serves Ants Dessert, Aids Food Bank

How about topping a pineapple dessert with a lemongrass-flavored leaf-cutting sauva ant? Chef Alex Atala wants diners to free their minds and consider insects as condiments. Read more from Bloomberg News  

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that bans talking is a hit with New York’s diners

Talking with your mouth full may be one thing but now a restaurant in New York is going one step farther: no talking at all. In a city where eating out is often accompanied by loud and raucous conversation, one young owner has hit on the idea of silent dining. Read more from The Times  

Restaurants' worst enemy: TripAdvisor user becomes one of the most feared UK food critics

A JET-SETTING businessman who travels the world has become one of the UK's most feared food critics after being named the most prolific TripAdvisor restaurant reviewer. Phil Blackett, who describes himself on the site as frank and honest, has contributed 780 restaurant, takeaway and hotel reviews in 501 cities across 36 countries. Read more from The Express
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Editor 17th October 2013

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