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

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Entrepreneurial chef leaves resignation letter on cake Aspiring pastry chef Chris Holmes from Cambridgeshire decided to quit his job at Stansted Airport by writing his resignation letter on a cake. Read more from Gawker   Hakassan opens five-level restaurant and nightclub in Las Vegas A partnership with the Angel Management Group, Hakkasan Las Vegas will be located at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and will include a nightclub opening tomorrow (18 April) and a restaurant with central kitchen and a private dining room launching on 3 May. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper   Chef James Sommerin to open first solo venture James Sommerin, the former head chef of the Michelin-starred Crown at Whitebrook, which closed last month, is to open his first solo venture later this year. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper
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Editor 17th April 2013

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