Russell Bateman from Colette’s in Hertfordshire has claimed the title of the prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2014, following an intense two hour cook off at The Restaurant Show. Daniel Morgan from The Square London was runner up, and Nick Edgar from Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons took third place. The chefs topped an impressive line-up of … [Read more...]
Mists and mellow fruitfulness from Chop’d
Fresh food specialist, Chop’d, is launching a new menu for autumn and winter. Full of seasonal ingredients and bold flavours for these cooler months, the menu will be available from all nine stores across London from 8 October. Soups, stews, flatbreads and wraps Chop’d also serves a wholesome range of soups, stews, flatbreads and wraps. Warming new dishes include … [Read more...]
PizzaExpress introduces Autumn menu
On 7 October, PizzaExpress launched its Autumn menu including three new pizzas and a mouth-watering calzone as well as two low-calorie Leggera dishes. Along with new starters and four tempting desserts, the Autumn menu also sees the return of cheesy Dough Balls. New drinks are also joining the menu including Bollinger Champagne. STARTERS Melanzanine V GF N £5.45 A … [Read more...]
Pan roast pigeon breast, braised leg, celeriac puree, parsnip
Ingredients 2-3 pigeon crowns 1 celeriac 100ml double cream 50g butter 1 parsnip 1 onion 1 carrot 1 celery Sprig of thyme 250ml red wine 1 bayleaf Salt and pepper to taste Olive oil Method Ask your butcher for some pigeon crowns this saves plucking and gutting the pigeons yourself Remove the legs and set aside, remove the breast from the … [Read more...]
Price warning over changing menu trends
The boom in popularity of dishes such as pulled pork is moving the goalposts for operators when it comes to effective menu planning, buying specialist Lynx Purchasing is warning. Demand flattening out pork pricing peaks and troughs The growing consumer appetite for US-style hot dogs and BBQ dishes such as ribs and pulled pork has largely flattened out the seasonal peaks … [Read more...]