News update 5/4/13 - our selection of food and chef stories from the world's press

Jamie Oliver set to reopen Fifteen restaurant after refurbishment

The restaurant, which last year celebrated its 10th anniversary, will reopen at the end of April following a complete refurbishment and with former St. John chef Jon Rotheram at the helm cooking a menu of seasonal British food.

Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper

Hakkasan Group's Chrysan closes after six months

Chrysan, one of the most recent additions to the Hakkasan Group in London has ceased trading just six months after it opened.

Read more from Caterer and Hotelkeeper

The tiny German town with seven Michelin stars

Baiersbronn, a small town in Germany's Black Forest, is on the way to becoming the world's most unlikely restaurant capital.

Read more from the New York Times

Army chef commended for feeding 8,000 in Afghanistan

Army chef, Regimental Sergeant Major Kevin Timney from Middlesborough, has been commended for co-ordinating the feeding of a staggering 8,000 military personnel in Afghanistan.

Read more from Gazette Live