New data released by food pre-ordering service TellTheChef shows that more people are identifying themselves as gluten and lactose intolerant when dining out, but guests identifying themselves as vegetarian seem to be on the wane. The data is drawn from all dishes ordered through TellTheChef - a start up that makes it simple for restaurants to process group bookings and … [Read more...]
Brits forget sustainability concerns when dining out
Restaurant booking service Bookatable.co.uk in partnership with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) polled over 1,000 consumers who regularly eat out, and has revealed that, in spite of great individual efforts at home, which includes many the vast majority recycling (97 per cent) and reusing plastic bags (95 per cent), most are not as sustainably conscious when they … [Read more...]
Celebrity Chef Ken Hom becomes a ‘GREAT’ campaign ambassador
Ken Hom OBE was invited to become an ambassador for the GREAT Britain campaign in recognition of his personal support and contribution to the UK’s most ambitious international promotional campaign ever. The GREAT Britain campaign showcases the very best of what Britain to offer to encourage the world to visit and do business with the UK, to deliver jobs and growth at … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Recipe, Philadelphia and oven dried tomato salad
Ingredients for 4 12 large very ripe plum or vine tomatoes (cut in half across from stalk to nose) 6 tsp soft brown sugar 50 ml red wine vinegar 2 tsp dried thyme 2 tsp dried chilli flakes 25 g bunch of parsley 24 Kalamata olives, pitted 50 g tin salted anchovies in oil drained 150 g Philadelphia Original 0.5 medium red onion very finely sliced 2 cloves … [Read more...]
Sodexo Chef of the Year 2015 to be crowned at The Hospitality Show
Sodexo has revealed the eight successful chefs who will battle it out at the Sodexo Chef of the Year grand finale. This takes place at one of the world’s premier culinary competitions, Salon Culinaire, during The Hospitality Show at NEC Birmingham this coming January (19th-21st). Grand Final The grand final of Sodexo Chef of the Year 2015 – sponsored by Unilever Food … [Read more...]