High Street Sushi Specialists Want to Match Your Nigiri to Your Genes

Hotel Café Royal appoints new executive chef

Marcus Klumb moves from Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square, which includes Anne-Sophie Pic’s Michelin-starred La Dame De Pic restaurant, to Mayfair’s Hotel Café Royal as the new executive chef. Klumb will be overseeing all food at the five AA starred hotel, including Laurent opened by chef Laurent Tourondel — which left Jay Rayner “dying of boredom” and “shameful pricing” — and Cakes and Bubbles from ex-ElBulli pastry phenom Albert Adrià. [The Caterer]

Hyper-personalised sushi, because trends

Tapping into the wellness trend that is all about the specificity of you, as well as the increased accessibility to test D.N.A., Yo Sushi have launched a — nationwide — scheme to match nigiri to genes. Once your home-kit DNA testing is done, you’ll be told the foods — foods available at Yo Sushi, presumably — to avoid, or consume more of. [The Caterer]

My Million Pound Menu winners earn porta-kitchen prize

Tiger Bites’ oversized bao — including one called Katsu Outside, How Bao Dat? — will take up the privilege of working with Deliveroo.

Mayfair modern bistro is officially closed

Former executive/consultant chef Mark Jarvis cut ties with the critically acclaimed Neo Bistro at the end of 2018; the restaurant has been shut since the beginning of the year.

Ramsay goes stratospheric

Gordon Ramsay takes interior design inspiration from space capsules — think confined space, not much room to stand, but with luxe fabric seating — in an effort to revamp his private dining offering at his City restaurant, Bread Street Kitchen. He still thinks he can open “an authentic Asian Eating House,” FYI. [Hot Dinners]