Shuang Shuang, Chinatown’s specialist hot pot restaurant is set to collaborate with some of London’s most exciting chefs to design a series of limited edition hot pots. From July to November there will be a new hot pot on the menu every month, with the chefs adding their experience, inspirations and treasured flavours, quite literally, into the pot. Founder Fah … [Read more...]
Recipe of the Week from Great Italian Chefs by Antonia Klugmann
Beef carpaccio canapé with bone marrow and cavolo nero. Rare beef slices are wrapped around soft, rich bone marrow and crisp cavolo nero to form a small, meaty mouthful in this innovative beef carpaccio canapé recipe. Chef Antonia Klugmann tops her carpaccio recipe with a sprinkling of dried birch leaves for an unusual finish but, if you can't find these, try substituting … [Read more...]
Vicky Wainwright Named Marco Pierre White’s Chef of the Year
Vicky Wainwright, chef de partie for Marco’s New York Italian Sheffield, has won the inaugural Marco Pierre White chef awards. Vicky competed against three other finalists in a highly contested final held at Mr. White’s English Chophouse at Hotel La Tour, Birmingham. The competition was arranged by Marco Pierre White to challenge his junior chefs and create a platform for … [Read more...]
QEII Centre appoints new head chef to focus on banqueting events
Jean Michel Viala has been appointed head chef at QEII Taste, the in-house catering department at London’s QEII Centre. Jean Michel joins QEII from The Dorchester, where he spent eight years as Head Chef of Banqueting in the five-star hotel managing a team of 20 chefs working across eight function rooms. A classically trained French chef, Jean Michel’s 26-year career has … [Read more...]
Chef Thomas Leatherbarrow’s Afternoon Tea, making people feel appreciated & special
Now in its 13th successful year set in Colchester’s beautiful Castle Park the Colchester Food & Drink Festival took place last weekend. With over 100 different stalls with local and international food and drink, there was much to see and taste. Attending this year and featuring their new afternoon tea range was Chef Thomas Leatherbarrow and the team from Pastry … [Read more...]