Michelin-starred chef and TV personality Tom Kerridge has announced the opening of a second venue for one of his three Bucks pubs.

The chef, who is currently hosting the TV show ‘The Hidden World of Hospitality’ for the BBC, has announced the imminent opening of a second Butcher’s Tap and Grill, following the success of the first venue, at 15 Spittal Street in Marlow.

Kerridge said the new pub, which will be located on Tyron Street in Chelsea, London and is due to open in late 2023, is more of a “spin-off” than a carbon copy of the Marlow eatery.

In an official statement about the opening, he added: “We are delighted to have secured such a prestigious location for our second Butcher’s Tap and Grill.

“More emphasis will be placed on drinks and the bar in Chelsea, and we will not offer a takeaway butcher’s service, but guests will be able to choose their cuts from the meat fridge.

“We very much want to be a local’s local, somewhere to pop in, have a pint, watch some sport, have a bite and relax.

“We will also be dog friendly, so well-behaved four-legged friends are very welcome too.”

The news comes after Kerridge raised menu prices at his twice Michelin-starred flagship Marlow restaurant, The Hand and Flowers at 126 West Street, citing the increasing economic strain challenging the wider hospitality industry.

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A spokesperson for the restaurant told the Free Press: “The cost-of-living crisis has hit hospitality hard, and we have seen huge rises in the cost of food and ingredients which we are not prepared to compromise on, as well as energy and wage and rent increases.

“Therefore, to ensure the future success of the business, we have to make difficult pricing decisions.”

Reflecting on his new BBC series, which purports to shine a light on the challenges facing restaurants amid the ongoing economic crisis, Kerridge told the news service that all six of the venues he runs in the UK had been forced to make changes including buying energy on a monthly basis to tackle rising costs.

The UK hospitality sector did record a 41 per cent rise in businesses entering involuntary solvency last year, the result of expensive imported ingredients and staffing shortages induced by Brexit.

Kerridge said: “There hasn’t been any positivity or good news for three or four years. Every day feels like you’re walking uphill on glass, barefoot.”