‘Thanks so much you have made my year’ was the sign off from John Harding in reply to our email advising him that he had won our Northcote - Villeroy & Boch competition. Having spoken with John a little earlier, it was a real joy to hear his delight at winning lunch or dinner for two and an overnight stay at Northcote. The competition details can be seen here. The … [Read more...]
What chefs can learn from #SMWFoodPysch
Food, psychology, science and social media recently in a unique experiment from Artizian Catering and Digital Blonde, designed to explore the relationship between social media and food. With so many images of food shared and engaged with each day online, the experiment sought to understand how these reactions, emotions and experiences compared to the real thing. Food themed … [Read more...]
Meet the Truffleman
H&C News meets with suppliers regularly to keep up to date with the latest product and service innovations, aiming to get the inside track on what companies offer to the market and how it is delivered. This week, we met with James Painter, Managing Director of Sybaritic at their offices in ‘the beautiful Chilterns’ to gain a better understanding of the business. Sybaritic … [Read more...]
Christmas excess with Byron’s Holy Cheesemas
Christmas brings with it many traditions, but surely none as enjoyable as the fine art of festive over-indulgence. This year, Byron’s contribution is a festive double bacon cheeseburger fit for a king: the Holy Cheesemas, available from 11 November to 5 January only. Byron’s Head Chef, Fred Smith, explains: “Cheesemas has become an annual tradition for us, and for its third … [Read more...]
Mridula Baljekar’s Halloween Recipe – Pumpkin and green beans in spiced coconut milk
We are delighted to bring our reader’s another recipe from Mridula Baljekar, Mridula Baljekar is well known in the international culinary circuit as a highly respected cookbook author. Her latest scoop is the ‘Best Indian Cookbook in the World’ awarded by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, considered to be the Oscars of the cookbook world. With Halloween in mind, I have … [Read more...]