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

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It's officially BBQ season on the BBC June 21st - August 31st is BBQ season on the BBC so keep and eye out for some stunning BBQ recipes and pictures on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/thestaffcanteen?ref=hl   Little Chef drops Heston Blumenthal
The Little Chef has dropped Heston Blumenthal's creations from its menu, following a six-year experiment to revamp ten of the chain's restaurants. Read more from The Telegraph   Paul O'Neill wins Roux Scholarship 2013 When the Roux Scholarship reached a tense conclusion earlier this year, Paul O’Neill became not only the 30th chef to win the prestigious competition, but the first to do so in its new guise as a sparkling television show. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper   Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham to open Union Street Café in September Union Street Café, the long-awaited restaurant from the Gordon Ramsay Group backed by David Beckham, will open near Borough Market in September. Read more from Big Hospitality   Biscuit binge puts food writer 'The Mighty Rib' into a coma Food writer Kevin Shalin, better known as The Mighty Rib, trying to beat a restaurant’s customer record of scoffing hundreds of butter-rich cakes failed - and slipped into a coma. Read more from The Mirror
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Editor 24th June 2013

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