Twice Michelin Starred Chef Philip Howard will be creating an exclusive menu for one of Ascot’s most important race meetings this year, the King George Weekend (25-27 July). The menu will showcase modern British classics reflecting the spirit of the King George Meeting, and feature Howard’s famous Cornish mackerel dish that was awarded first place in the starter category in the … [Read more...]
Shipping containers for restaurant spaces: food for thought
Mobile Mini has partnered with the University of Huddersfield to explore creative uses for shipping containers as restaurant spaces. For prospective restaurateurs – also food and drink service operators - this looks like an approach worth checking out. Zoe Brookes of Mobile Mini comments: "Shipping containers are really versatile; not only can they be used for storage, but … [Read more...]
Chef Stagiaire Award won by Emily Greenough
In a final separated by just a few points, young chef Emily Greenough won The Chef Stagiaire Award final at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. She will now travel to San Francisco and Oman to stage with two acclaimed restaurants. The Chef Stagiaire Award aims to celebrate technical ability, attitude and cooking techniques of young chefs from across the country, and offers chefs … [Read more...]
Carnaby Street Eat – free Food Festival on 20 July
Carnaby Street Eat, an international, free Food Festival will run from 11am to 6pm on Sunday 20 July and will feature: 30 of the area’s best restaurants, bars and cafés bringing their dishes and concepts out onto the streets of Carnaby £5 taster dishes and on-the-day offers Over 15 global cuisines A series of expert cooking demos, led by presenter and foodie Hardeep … [Read more...]
Tandoori-style whole guinea fowl
Mridula Baljekar's Tandoori-Style Whole Guinea Fowl, from her new award-winning cookbook 'The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook' published by Lorenz Books, winning the best in the world indian cookbook at this year's prestigious Gourmand Awards (priced £14.99, 9780754827238) The word mussallam means ‘whole’, and fabulous dishes using whole game birds regularly graced the … [Read more...]