Heston Blumenthal to launch restaurant at Heathrow Terminal 2


Heston Blumenthal is to launch a restaurant at the UK's biggest airport. His latest venture will be at Heathrow's new £2.5 billion Terminal 2 (T2) which opens in June 2014.

The menu will feature some of Britain's favourite meals inspired by the chef's In Search Of Perfection TV series.

Blumenthal said, 'This is an incredible project. There are so many different elements to consider when people are travelling. We want to deliver a broad spectrum of easy-to-enjoy, familiar dishes, from fish and chips to pizza.'

Heathrow's retail director, Muriel Zingraff-Shariff, said, 'This new restaurant will certainly introduce a unique and original dimension to the airport eating experience at Heathrow.'

Airport chiefs will be hoping Blumenthal's food goes down better with passengers than his fare at Little Chef. His six-year association with the company ended earlier this year, with bosses saying his dishes were not popular.