Hélène Darroze of Hélène Darroze in Paris, France and of Hélène Darroze at the Connaught in London, UK has been named the 2015 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef. She will be honoured at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, in London on the 1st June. French-born Hélène Darroze is a fourth generation chef who, after … [Read more...]
Shoryu Ramen opens in Broadgate Circle
The Shoryu Ramen Restaurant Group, who specialise in authentic Kyushu cuisine, are to launch their fourth restaurant in the Broadgate Circle Development in April 2015, located close to Liverpool Street Station. Their first east London ramen bar will continue to offer their signature Hakata tonkotsu ramen, Shoryu buns and royal warrant sake, but with the addition of a … [Read more...]
Annual Awards of Excellence 2015: the Finalists
The AAE is the most prestigious award available to young professionals in the hospitality industry today, recognising and encouraging the most talented ambitious Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Waiters. Since it began in 1983 over 480 young professionals have achieved the award, setting them off on highly successful career paths. Following nine semi-finals around the UK, in which an … [Read more...]
People 1st: halt falling numbers of new chefs
26% of hospitality businesses with chef vacancies believe them to be hard to fill and recent research by People 1st has revealed that this is being exacerbated by a sharp decline in the number of students opting for full-time chef programmes. 51% of colleges report a fall in interest. Devastating effect of changes to the curriculum Talking about the research, People … [Read more...]
Gilafi Seekh by Mridula Baljekar
Makes 12 Gilafi Seekh is a delicious variation of Lamb Seek Kebab. It has the added flavours of red and green peppers and they are combined with fresh mint and coriander. These ingredients are folded into the meat mixture at the very end to retain their colour and texture, making the kebabs visually more appealing. Ingredients 50g/2 oz raw cashews 1 large … [Read more...]