Celebrity eatery shut as 400 diners report illness

THE number of diners said to have fallen ill after eating at celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck has risen to 400, it was revealed yesterday.

The “culinary alchemist” has temporarily shut the restaurant as a precaution after 40 customers came down with a stomach bug.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the number of cases reported, going back to late January, has risen since media coverage of the outbreak.