Andrew Brownsword Hotels is celebrating following the announcement that Michael Wignall and Gidleigh Park have been awarded two Michelin stars following the release of the Michelin Guide 2017. Having only started at Gidleigh Park in January this year, this is the first year that Michelin has evaluated Michael Wignall’s Gidleigh Park menus, and with great success. Announced … [Read more...]
Dominique Ansel Bakery Now Open
Chef Dominique Ansel opened the doors to his first Europe-based bakery in London. Bringing some French flair and New York flavour across the pond, the menu features a range of signature pastries from the original New York bakery, such as The Cronut, DKA (Dominique’s Kouign Amann), The Cookie Shot and Frozen S’mores. More than 30% of the creations at Dominique Ansel Bakery … [Read more...]
Westminster Kingsway College Hospitality & Culinary Arts Graduation 2016
Westminster Kingsway College’s Hospitality & Culinary Arts students celebrated the largest ever Graduation Ceremony from the Professional Chef and Hospitality faculty with family and friends at St Stephen’s Church in central London. The Graduation was held for students who had undertaken one of the following courses: Professional Chef Diploma Level 1, 2 & 3, Advanced … [Read more...]
Majella’s Image of the Week, Scallops, smoked belly of pork, pea puree and port reduction
Image of the Week is all about engaging imagery, so apart from giving readers the basics of what the image is, where it was taken and why Majella chose it, we will let the images speak for themselves. This week’s image is a dish was selected after the recent #HandCSocial event at CLERKENWELL London. After an afternoon of photography Majella was one of the #HandCSocial … [Read more...]
Sundial Chef Crowned Best in Europe
Mary Palecek, Senior Chef de Partie at Woodside in Warwickshire, has been crowned the winner of the 2016 European Copper Skillet Junior Competition, run by the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC). As current UK Champion, Mary competed against chefs from Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, France and Germany in the European Final which was held in the … [Read more...]