Ingredients for 12 140 g oaty biscuits, crushed 30 g low fat spread, melted 400 g Philadelphia with Cadbury 250 ml light crème fraiche 8 g powdered gelatine (about three-quarters of a sachet) dissolved in 60 ml hot water 250 g mixed fruits i.e. redcurrants, blackcurrants, blueberries, raspberries lightly crushed or sliced strawberries Instructions Mix the … [Read more...]
The Great British Cookbook: 200 to raise £200k
The Great British cookbook was launched last month at Nottingham City Castle during an evening filled with speeches, networking and merriment, accompanied by a hog roast from Nottingham’s Famous Butcher Johnny Pusztai (featuring in the butchery section of the book) and The Cake Duchess who brought along some of her stunning creations (Featured in the Baking section of the … [Read more...]
CH&Co chefs’ got talent!
With four chefs in national competitions - two in two national finals - Chefs at CH&Co have been showing off their talents and achieving high level recognition for their cooking skills in competitions across the country. After seeing off 650 others, Ranjit Salian, Head Chef at 113 Chancery Lane (The Law Society) was a finalist at the highly prestigious national South … [Read more...]
Chef Stagiaire Award 2015 launches
The Chef Stagiaire Award is back by popular demand, with the launch of the 2015 competition looking for the next top young Chef to expose them to some the world’s finest restaurants. Ten of the most pioneering entrants will battle it out in the Award, each one taking part in a 1 week Stage at one of ten of the most highly recognised restaurants in the UK [details … [Read more...]
Food and drink prices: lessons from 2014
In 2013, predictions for UK food and drink prices in 2014 were for continued inflation at around 3.5% - as the graph above indicates, the reality was a very different deflation of up to 1.5%, though this is more like 0.5% inflation for foodservice (see explanation in Summary below). So what at was it that caused the disparity between the forecast and the actual performance? … [Read more...]