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

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Claude Bosi buys out Hibiscus investors Claude Bosi, chef-patron of Hibiscus, the two-Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant, has bought out his business partners to ensure the restaurant is fully independently owned. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper   Le Manoir's Josh Bingham takes Highest Achiever title in Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2013 Josh Bingham, a chef at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, has been named this year's Highest Achiever by the Craft Guild of Chefs in its 2013 Graduate Awards. Read more from Big Hospitality   Food blogger creates 'gourmet' Chinese stir-fry using tinned cat meat and documents the results  A food blogger who was always intrigued by what cat food would taste like decided to conjure up a 'gourmet meal' featuring the chicken jelly concoction. Read more from Mail Online   The Rice Rembrandt: chef creates art out of sushi Tama-chan - otherwise known as llustrator Takayo Chioyta - shapes her rice and seaweed rolls into a  range of designs, from bite-sized cartoons of cats and flowers, to copies of famous portraits such as Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring and Edvard Munch's The Scream. Read more from Mail Online
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Editor 17th September 2013

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