What happens when a Michelin starred chef ditches ego, shortens the working week, and serves nothing but seasonal tasting menus in a 400-year-old pub? You get Ancient Shepherds – Mark Poynton’s radical new restaurant outside Cambridge. In this exclusive from The Knife, the newly crowned Norfolk Chef of the Year talks sustainability, mentorship, and the bold future of British hospitality.

Galvin La Chapelle unveils an affordable Michelin starred lunch menu that offers relaxed luxury dining at an unbeatable price. From Orkney Scallop Lasagne with Sicilian prawn to Wild Halibut with plankton, this new menu celebrates seasonal ingredients and French technique, all set within the stunning, vaulted architecture of the restaurant. Available now at just £49 for two courses, Galvin La Chapelle brings Michelin dining to the heart of London’s City for a fraction of the

Michelin Green Star chef Mark McHugo isn’t just cooking with the seasons, he’s rewriting the rules of sustainable dining. From dock seed bread and fig leaf sorbet to gin-infused with wild meadowsweet, Chapters in Hay-on-Wye is as inventive as it is rooted in the land. In this exclusive conversation, he shares his kitchen philosophy, foraging favourites, and what’s next for one of Britain’s greenest restaurants.

Valencia’s smoky, authentic paella, Warsaw’s reinvented pierogi and rustic charm, and Prague’s creamy svíčková and buzzing burger bars – discover three European foodie cities that are redefining what travel tastes like. Bold, flavour-packed, and brimming with atmosphere, these hidden culinary heroes deserve your summer itinerary. Bon appétit (or should we say buen viaje?).