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Luke Thomas says he won't let negative comments get to him Britain's Youngest Head Chef star Luke Thomas has hit back at critics maintaining that he is not too young to head up a kitchen. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper   Sushi chef exposes secrets of  North Korea's Kim Jong-un The bizarre secret world of Kim Jong-un has been laid bare in a series of revelations by his father's former sushi chef. Read more from International Business Times   Woman nearly dies after eating pasta meal at Jamie Oliver restaurant A terminally ill mum waiting for a heart and lung transplant nearly died after eating pasta at a Jamie Oliver restaurant. Kristy Richardson, 38, asked staff at Jamie’s Italian three times for non-gluten tagliatelle as she was immune to it. Read more from The Sun   Chilli farms: the crop farmers feeding Britain's new craze With farmers barely able to keep pace with demand and festivals devoted to the fruit, chillis are the new hot ingredient. Read more from The Guardian
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Editor 22nd April 2013

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