News update 26/03/13 - our selection of food and chef stories from the world's press

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Stars of World’s 50 Best Restaurants descend on London for ‘The Lab’
A selection of international chefs from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list are uniting ahead of this year’s event to run ‘The Lab’, a three-night restaurant experience offering live entertainment, masterclasses and an interactive mixology workshop. Read more from Big Hospitality    Ready meal firm fights to keep jobs after horse meat scandal A beef ready meal manufacturer is fighting to preserve the 750 jobs at its Somerset site, as sales fall in the wake of the horse meat scandal. Read more from Food Manufacturer   'Dangerous' flapjacks banned from school after food fight Flapjacks cut into triangles have been banned from a school after a pupil was hit in the eye with one during a food fight. Read more from Metro
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Editor 26th March 2013

News update 26/03/13 - our selection of food and chef stories from the world's press