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

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Michel Roux Jnr, Theo Randall and Tom Kitchin to star in new TV show During the course The Chef’s Protégé – a new series on BBC 2 - Michel Roux junior of Le Gavroche, Theo Randall  of Theo Randall at the Inter-Continental Park Lane London and Tom Kitchin of The Kitchin in Edinburgh will each spend a week at a catering college, working with students who are looking for their first role in the industry. Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper   North Korean sushi chef reveals Kim Jong Il ate hippos, snakes and spiders Sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto, who worked personally for Kim from 1988 before fleeing the country and defecting to his native Japan in 2001, has lifted the lid on the former leader's bizarre eating habits. Read more from Huffington Post   Gangnam Style singer advertising for chef to cook on world tour Psy, the viral K-pop star, wants a chef to cook for him on his world tour. So naturally he made a YouTube video about it rather than write a help-wanted ad. Read more from Business Insider
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Editor 23rd April 2013

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