The Culinary Ability Awards, the competition focused around championing individuals with disabilities in the hospitality industry, is to celebrate ten years of success with a day of inspirational workshops culminating in a glittering gala dinner. Held at the Glasgow City Hotel on Thursday 10th September 2015, The Culinary Ability Awards has joined the Zero Barriers Project, … [Read more...]
Chefs Vegetarian Recipe of the Week, Lettuce Cups with Meat Free Mince Larb
Time 35 mins, Serves 4 Ingredients 1 box FRY’S MEAT FREE MINCE 15ml olive oil 30ml freshly grated ginger 1 stalk lemongrass 250ml vegetable stock 2 fresh red chillies, chopped chopped for garnish 4 cloves garlic, crushed 45ml fresh lime juice 1 tsp. brown sugar 3 spring onions finely sliced + 1 sliced for garnish 2 heads baby gem lettuce, … [Read more...]
Rajkumar Holuss wins Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire UK Final
Rajkumar Holuss, 1st Sous Chef at The Waterside Inn, Bray, was announced as the winner of the UK final of the 49th Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International competition last weekend. Following a closely fought final of the competition at Roux at Parliament Square, UK Presidential Judge, Michel Roux Jr, and Champagne Taittinger’s Marketing Director, Vitalie Taittinger, revealed … [Read more...]
Recipe: Cajun Battered Straw Chicken with Louisiana Coleslaw
Top chefs from Dine Contract Catering were tasked with creating an innovative recipe with a maximum – and frugal - food cost of just £2 per person as part of its first ever ‘Cooked Well’ National Chefs competition. Alan Richardson, Catering Manager at Allied Bakeries West Bromwich, took home the winning prize for his recipe for Cajun Battered Straw Chicken with Louisiana … [Read more...]
John Burton Race appointed Guest Chef at Otterburn Castle Hotel
Celebrity chef John Burton Race has been appointed Chef-in-Residence at the Otterburn Castle Hotel in Northumberland. The 58-year-old chef will take over as Head Chef at the Grade II listed hotel’s Oak Room Restaurant this month introducing a new seasonal a la carte menu as well as daily specials. Burton Race, who has worked with some of the world’s top chefs in a career … [Read more...]