Michelin stars celebrated with curry and diet coke

In contrast to the fine dining, gastronocially exotic food they create, we hear that chefs who were awarded Michelin stars at the weekend celebrated in a variety of decidedly more down to earth ways.

Newly honoured with two Michelin stars, the brigade at Whatley Manor were taken out by head chef Martin Burge for a celebratory blow out dinner at a local curry house on Sunday night to celebrate their new accolade.

Meanwhile, Alan Murchison, chef/patron of L'Ortolan in Reading and La Becasse in Ludlow was up in Scotland filming the Great British Menu when he heard the news of his star.

His grand celebration consisted of quaffing a can of diet coke alone in his hotel bedroom.