With less than a month to enter the British Pie Awards, producers from across the country have been entering their pastry creations in the hopes of winning a renowned pie award. Entries have been coming in from Scotland, Devon, Wales, Kent and the Midlands to name but a few. This year there has even been an entry from a company in the Netherlands, as the awards build their … [Read more...]
New Head Chef as Three Chimneys reaches 30 years
For only the third time in 30 years, a new Head Chef is to take over the kitchen at the Michelin starred restaurant on the Isle of Skye. Scott Davies has made a name for himself working at a number of high-end Scottish restaurants throughout his career and recently, as a member of the team that opened The Adamson in St Andrews. He was a finalist in BBC’s Masterchef The … [Read more...]
20 Chefs from world’s best restaurants pledge for ocean conservation
At the first ever gathering of the chefs from 20 of the world’s best restaurants on behalf of ocean conservation, the chefs pledged to support Oceana’s “Save the Oceans and Feed the World campaign” and committed to serve anchovies and other small fish – like anchovies, sardines and herring – at their restaurants starting on World Oceans Day, June 8 2015. The chefs will cook … [Read more...]
Holger Jackisch returns to The Savoy as Executive Chef
German born, Holger Jackisch re-joins The Savoy, a Fairmont Managed Hotel, as executive chef from March 2015. Commencing his first stint at the hotel in 1999 as executive sous chef, Jackisch returns to lead the culinary team, now with over a decade’s experience garnered in the Middle East and Russia. A man who believes cuisine speaks its best through fresh ingredients, … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Antibiotics Policy and Menu Sourcing Initiatives
McDonald's USA recently announced new menu sourcing initiatives including only sourcing chicken raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine. In addition, McDonald's U.S. restaurants will also offer customers milk jugs of low-fat white milk and fat-free chocolate milk from cows that are not treated with rbST, an artificial growth hormone. "Our customers … [Read more...]