Frenchman Raymond Blanc takes top spot among British chefs
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Raymond Blanc, a Frenchman who has led a 30-year quest in Britain to change attitudes towards fine cuisine, was named the country's best chef by his toque-topped peers.
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A look at the people who are behind the scenes of Flavours.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. _ Spanish super-chef Ferran Adria is part chemist, part inventor and part avant-garde artist. He has influenced menus around the world, shaking up the foundation of how many chefs create dishes. He has reconstructed food, changing the way it looks and feels in the mouth.
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Business & money: Britain's best-known Indian food brand is being sold to Associated British Foods in a deal thought to be worth more than Â£100m.
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Master chefs from 36 countries are battling for the gold in disciplines ranging from making hors d'oeuvre to baking wedding cakes at the third Olympic Games this year -- the Culinary Olympics.
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Life & style: Britons' appetite for ready meals is the biggest in Europe and is still growing, says new report.
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Andy Murray moves up to number 10 in the world following his second title win of the year in Marseille.
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One of Britain's most popular dishes, the curry, is under threat from government restrictions on low-skilled immigrants that may hit Bangladeshis hard
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Thomas Keller today became the second chef to have two restaurants awarded three stars by Michelin.
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Look out Nigella (Lawson). Move over Jamie (Oliver). Young Frenchwoman Clotilde Dusoulier is on the verge of culinary diva-dom.
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FORMER Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst moved into a share of the lead at the Madrid Open today. Three birdies in a back nine 32 took the 39-year-old to seven under par alongside Switzerlandâs Julien Clement
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Alastair Cook led England&#39;s march towards a series clinching victory against the West Indies as his side reached 136 for two in their second innings, a lead of 277, at lunch on the third day of the third Test at Old Trafford here on Saturday.
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Lucien Freud tops a list of favourite artists in a survey of the UK artistic community.
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Mr. Cook was a veteran British music journalist and the author of several acclaimed books on jazz.
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NEW YORK - It doesn&#39;t look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum&#39;s Global Competitiveness Report, the UK&#39;s business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.
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Tate &amp; Lyle took top spot on the FTSE 100 leaderboard on Monday after one of the sector&#39;s leading analysts upgraded the sugar producer.
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Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White will present the next series of ITV reality cookery show Hell's Kitchen.