A leading North East care and leisure organisation has appointed one of the country’s most experienced chefs to head its catering operation. In a first for the company, Newcastle-based Malhotra Group plc has created the role of executive chef and recruited Master Chef of Great Britain, Norman MacKenzie, to the position. In a career spanning almost 30 years, Norman, who is … [Read more...]
New chef takes charge at Castle Dairy
A new Head Chef has been appointed at Kendal’s historic Castle Dairy – the innovative fine dining restaurant and art gallery run by apprentices from Kendal College. Thirty four year-old Chris O’Callaghan from Kendal has taken over the reigns and is working with the College’s Head of School for Hospitality, Robert Marshall-Slater to oversee the redevelopment of the Grade 1 … [Read more...]
Adam Byatt welcomes Yoshiko Wada to upstairs
Adam Byatt and his team are delighted to announce that chef Yoshiko Wada will be returning for her third Guest Chef Evening Upstairs at Trinity on 12th September 2016 and tickets are now on sale. Yoshiko Wada grew up in Tokyo before moving to London at the age of 19. She discovered her love of food at an early age, often watching her mother and grandmother cook elaborate … [Read more...]
Chefs Vegetarian Recipe, Meat free chicken a’ la king
Prepared by Anitha Roopnarian Serves 2 – 4 Cooking time 30 minutes Vegetarian Ingredients 1 box Fry’s Meat Free Chicken-Style Strips 50g margarine (for frying) 250g punnet mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 1 green pepper – sliced 50g margarine 1 tsp. crushed garlic 60g maizena flour (mixed in ½ a cup water and ½ a cup milk or try dairy-free milk) 2 … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey’s Great British Bake Off recipe: Beer and Pretzel Cupcake
BaxterStorey’s newest baking book, The Modern Baker, features over 80 delicious recipes of varying difficulty levels – simple, tougher and expert. To celebrate the return of The Great British Bake Off, we have selected a simple recipe to kick off ‘cake week’ in style. BaxterStorey’s unique Beer and Pretzel Cupcake is a grown up treat featuring unique salty, malty flavours, … [Read more...]