D&D London is delighted to announce the appointment of James Durrant to the position of Executive Head Chef at Bluebird Chelsea, the iconic King’s Road restaurant. Durrant has an impressive 18 years’ experience working in the hospitality industry, most notably as a protégé of Gordon Ramsay and the Executive Chef of Jason Atherton's Maze and Maze Grill. Originally from … [Read more...]
Recipe: Cornish Caudle Chicken Pie
Jurys Inn has just produced an E Cook Book of tasty traditional dishes from across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, describing British and Irish cuisine as: “...a diverse cooking pot blending a historical journey of traditional dishes, local produce and signature recipes, with the heart and character of the land.” H&C News is featuring a number of these Regional … [Read more...]
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall bids farewell to head chef
One of Cornwall’s leading restaurants and social enterprises, Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall, is bidding farewell to head chef Andy Appleton after nearly 10 years. It was Jamie Oliver himself who brought Andy into the Fifteen Cornwall kitchen. During his 10 years, he has designed menus and cooked meals that have delighted over three quarters of a million guests; overseen … [Read more...]
Three glorious days of Obsession 16 in review
The past three days have seen Chefs Lanshu Chen, André Garrett and Hideaki Matsuo in the kitchens at Northcote leading the Obsession 16 homage to fine foods and wines. Chef Lanshu Chen Lanshu Chen fuses her Taiwanese roots with classical French cooking to create a very personal and original style of haute cuisine. Lanshu first learned to cook at a young age at home in … [Read more...]
Recipe of the Week from Great Italian Chefs by The Costardi Brothers
'Essential aubergine' – sous vide aubergine with pesto and passata from The Costardi Brothers and courtesy of www.greatitalianchefs.com. Christian and Manuel Costardi take Piedmont’s most famous crop – rice – and turn it into over twenty varieties of Michelin-starred risotto. Their food combines the region’s traditional cuisine with modern culinary techniques, resulting in … [Read more...]