Beetroot sorbet, lavender mousse and black walnut This glorious sorbet recipe by Heinrich Schneider combines the earthy flavour of beetroot with zingy raspberry, heady lavender and fragrant verbena. Textures, too, are equally well balanced, with smooth sorbet, delicate, creamy mousse and crisp shards of meringue stacked in a colourful mound. While this striking dessert … [Read more...]
Thai Green Papaya Salad by Masterchef finalist Daksha Mistry
Healthy & refreshing summer salad - Put together in minutes Serves 2 people Ingredients No need to use pestle and mortar Dressing 1 clove garlic chopped 1 fresh red chilli or to taste 1 tbsp. fish sauce OR just use soy sauce for vegetarians 3 tbsp soya sauce 1 tbsp. palm sugar 3 tbsp. rapeseed oil 3 tbsp. lime juice Handful of fresh Thai … [Read more...]
James Martin joins Virgin Trains as Executive Chef
Virgin Trains is set to partner with British chef and TV presenter, James Martin, as part of the train operator’s continued transformation of the East Coast services. From May, a new range of specially created seasonal menus will be served to First Class customers, before exciting changes are rolled out to standard class customers in autumn. The new seasonal menus will … [Read more...]
Chefs Vegetarian Recipe of the Week, The Protein Casserole
Preparation time: 50 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total: 1 hr 20 mins Serves: 6-8 Ingredients 100g green lentils (cooked until slightly mushy) 100g brown rice (or quinoa) 1 tbsp olive oil 70g shredded kale (remove tough stalks) 1 white onion (finely diced) ½ tsp thyme ½ tsp oregano 150g mushrooms (finely diced) 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) … [Read more...]
Chefs are sexy and glamorous, I first became a KP when…
We found this recently and were just captivated by the flowing writing style, we have only published an excerpt but after that a link will take you through to the full article. We hope you enjoy reading as much as we have. There are no books detailing the excitement of a Kitchen Porter’s, or KP’s, life, for there is none. You’ll never see a KP with his own television show or … [Read more...]