Leading chefs have slammed “no shows” after encountering dozens of guests booked and failed to turn up for dinner. Michelin-starred personalities Paul Ainsworth and Tom Kerridge have led the charge after reopening post-lockdown and taking down hundreds of reservations for their restaurants. Paul and Emma Ainsworth said they were left “shocked” and “disappointed” after 27 […]
Paul Ainsworth has said he is struggling to keep up with customer demand after his team took 3,000 bookings in just two days. The Cornwall-based chef said the reservations were taken across is two Padstow restaurants, No. 6 and Caffe Rojano, as well as The Mariners pub in Rock, and his guesthouse. “The past two […]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth have announced a full refurbishment and menu overhaul at Caffè Rojano in Padstow, Cornwall. The pair have bought the freehold of the restaurant, which sits on a cobbled square not far from the village harbour. Caffè Rojano will again serve Italian food, though will also incorporate inspiration from New York diners, […]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth have bought the lease of the Mariners pub in Rock, Cornwall. It follows the departure of Nathan Outlaw, who left last month. Outlaw is busy planning his new seafood restaurant at The Goring. Not that the Ainsworths aren’t busy. The news of their Mariners venture comes not long after the announcement […]
Paul and Emma Ainsworth, together with their head chef John Walton, are to open a cookery school and chef’s table. Called Mahé, the island in the Seychelles where Paul’s parents met, the school will launch in May this year next to No.6 in Padstow, Cornwall. An announcement said the school and chef’s table will look […]
Tom Kerridge is hosting a week of dinners with the pick of West Country chefs at his new private-dining space The Shed, almost next door to his Marlow pub the Hand & Flowers, in the last week of March. The Gloucestershire-born chef has lined up Peter Sanchez of Casamia in Bristol (Monday March 27), Michael […]
Paul Ainsworth – the chef and restaurateur whose fish is considered by Harden’s reporters to be the best in Padstow – is to open his first hotel next spring, reports Caterer & Hotelkeeper. The six-bedroom Padstow Townhouse will add to Ainsworth’s coastal empire, which he runs alongside his wife, Emma. It will open on the […]